At what height do door handles fit?

Regardless of the modification, each door is considered to be the most complex structure with its own individual elements that perform certain functions. When installing the unit, all component parts are equipped with fittings, each individual product has its own special place. You need to decide at what height to install the door handle.

The difficulty in making a decision in a particular case is influenced by several factors at once, which will be discussed below.

• Variety of door construction. On the interior door, made of solid wood, the door handle can be placed anywhere. Only one criterion will remain important - convenience for households. If we talk about framed models of doors, then things are more complicated, because such an interroom door is a frame with inserts that are often made too thin.For example, such inserts can be plastic or glass. And in this case, there is no sense in attaching the door handle to elements made of such material, because, firstly, it simply will not hold on for a long time, and secondly, it may be absolutely impossible. The handle can be fixed only to the frame and will have to be placed above the door lock. Here are just locks incised in different ways - it all depends on the location of the horizontal lintel on the frame.

• Type of door handle. All opening fittings may differ in type of construction, method of attachment, shape or size. This is another reason why there can be no specific standards for calculating the height for fastening such an element, given the huge range of door designs.
• Family members. During the installation of the door handle, you must take into account the height of each person living in the house, and even the youngest children, because the handle, which is too high, the baby is unlikely to reach.
• Pets. For some reason, such an indicator as the presence of pets is not taken into account when installing the door handles.And this, of course, in vain, because if the handle is set at the correct height, the dog, for example, can always open the door. The question here is different - is it permissible for animals to enter all the rooms in the house?

As it turned out, there is no certain standard for height at which the handles should be attached to interior doors. Simply, they must be installed in such a way that at the time of opening or closing the interior door there would be no inconvenience. Therefore, for each door, the place of attachment must be chosen individually, taking into account all the features of the opening and the leaf itself, where the door handle will be mounted.

An exception is the finished models of door designs with already produced and applied marking for each element of the fittings. In this case, it remains only to fix all the necessary elements in a special sector.

In the first variant, the possibility of orientation to family members is considered, that is, the growth of a household who is considered the average of all those living in the house.Having decided on who in the family is of medium height, you need to put this family member right next to the casement with your arms down. Right at the wrist level, plus an additional 200 mm upwards and a point of acceptable height should be placed at which the handle will be installed on the interior door.

The second option to solve the issue of mounting the door handle, will be the following: it is necessary to do the same actions that were described above for the first option (you need to choose from all the household one with an average height and attach it to the door leaf). However, this time it is necessary to carry out the mark not at the distance from the floor to his wrist, but to the level of the elbow joint. In this case, there will be no additional shift from the resulting markup.

Usually, a handle is placed on the door to the children's room a little lower in order to make it easier for the kids to use the door. However, children grow up rather quickly, and it is not economical and practical to replace the doors every 3-4 years.In addition, high-quality interior design is not cheap, and nobody constantly wants to drill fresh holes to reinstall accessories. In some cases it is more expedient to install a push-button door handle, and then attach some beautiful decorative cord to it - this is how you can solve the problem of opening the door for a small child. After 5 years, the cord can be removed - the child will grow up and will be free to reach the door handle.

When, for any reason, the area for fittings, as defined by the manufacturer, is completely inappropriate, it is necessary to move the door handle lower, higher or sideways. Here one should take into account the standard width of all frame laths of framed door construction (its size is 100 mm). It is for this reason that it is absolutely impossible to drill holes in such a web.

You should also consider the features of fasteners door design. Sometimes the interior door is specially lifted. For example, it is necessary in the case when you need to increase the intensity of ventilation or, on the contrary, to install a decorative flag. Such an upward shift should be taken into account at the time the height index is calculated for the future attachment of door handles.

The entire process of installing the door opening hardware produced in several stages.

1. The work should begin with the implementation of the marking points, which after drilling will turn into the necessary holes for installation. The first height that needs to be measured is for the future mounting of fittings on the interior door construction. Carry out the marking of horizontal lines and very carefully. But with vertical lines they usually mark the center, where the fittings themselves will be placed. In the area of ​​the intersection of lines drill holes for mounting the lock mechanism and door handles.
2. Immediately after drilling go to the installation of fittings. Usually, the manufacturer’s instructions indicate all the necessary steps to make the installation correctly and efficiently.

After fixing the handle, you should make sure and check the reliability of the installed hardware. The result of the manipulations done - the lock should easily close and open, like the door itself, without any problems.

As practice shows, when all the necessary nuances are taken into account, it is absolutely easy to calculate the correct height for fixing the handle.

In more detail about at what height it is necessary to establish the door handle, you learn from the following video.