How To Install A New Front Door Handle

Line up the spindle on the back of the handle with the slot in the latch sliding any mechanisms up or down as needed to fit the handle onto the door.

How to install a new front door handle.

Fasten both with mounting screws. Here is the handleset i bought. If your new door knob is too small for the screw holes left by the old door knob purchase a hardening type wood putty or filler. Avoid damage to the screws by using a hand screwdriver.

Install the inside handle. Install a new door lock and door knob by inserting the latch through the hole for the new parts. Here s how i did it. Fill any screw holes with the wood putty and give it 30 minutes to a few hours to dry depending on the putty instructions.

Next you ll install the outside handle assembly. Insert the lockset tailpieces through the latch bolt and screw the handles together by tightening the retaining screws. Next fit the knob on the spindle and tighten its setscrew. My front door knob was broken and i couldn t open the door from the inside or outside.

I had to fix it. Mount the latch and deadbolt into the mortises with two screws each. To steady the base of the handle insert a mounting screw and hide its head with the decorative cover supplied. Slide the adjustable throughbolt up or down as needed and press the handleset onto the door.

The handle will stay in place leaving your hands free to secure the interior trim. Align the two long screws from the inside knob into the cylinders on the exterior door knob and tighten the screws. If your new door handle attaches to the door at a point below the lower borehole like ours you may need to drill another hole to accommodate. Remove the two screws holding the strike plate in place on the door jamb and install the new one in the same position.

Align the spindle on the back of the assembly with the throughbolt and the slot in the latch. Fit the lock over the projecting cylinder post and put the knob s spindle and rosette assembly on the thumb latch post. Add the interior lever rotating the chassis tabs so it slips through the latch and easily joins the handle. Apply caulk to the corners along the edges of the cap then install the self stick corner pads that were included with the door.

Once the door is drilled installation is a simple job. The door opening might be too tight for the pads. Then install the handle set according to the instructions aligning the spindle with the latch.