Replacing the door handle: preparation and step-by-step process guide

It is hard to imagine a comfortable and high-quality door without a handle. This element allows you to use the door leaf with maximum convenience. Install a new or dismantle the old handle with your own hands. This process does not take a lot of effort and free time. Today we will look in detail at how to properly change the door handle, as well as find out what types of such accessories exist.

Do not think that absolutely all door handles are the same. In fact, these elements differ in design and installation method. Let us consider in detail what types of pens exist on the current market.

• Laid on (not cut). Such variants of handles are very common. They are considered simple and uncomplicated. Overhead pens are installed as quickly and easily as possible - even a beginner who has never done similar work can handle this task. These handles must be simply fixed on the door leaf itself.

• Mortise. These types of door handles are more complex and are more cunning. To fix these elements, you need to pre-drill a hole in the door leaf of suitable sizes.

Mortise types of door handles are divided into the following types.

• Rotary and model-knob. These options unlock the door leaf. All operations are performed due to the rotation of the holder. In this case, the pressure handle itself is not done, as many users think. In many cases, these devices are equipped with special locking mechanisms (lock), blocking the locking tongue.Due to the presence of such parts close the door is obtained from the inside. It should be noted that these pens can be called very convenient to use, because they have round shapes.

• Push or latch. The second most popular are these subspecies of door handles. Their names speak for themselves - the mechanism in such elements is driven by a light pressure on a special lever.

• Hidden type. Separately it is necessary to highlight the interesting door handles hidden. These devices are most often purchased specifically for all sorts of sliding systems. For example, these may be actual compartment doors in our time. In the process of movement of the valves, these products do not interfere in any way, do not harm either the walls or the wallpaper in the room.

Many users wonder at what height it is customary to install door handles. There is no definite regulation. There are no standards for the height of the handles. Usually in MDF or timber canvases, they are mounted at a distance of 1 m from the floor. Of course, the handle can optionally be lowered or raised a little - it all depends on the preferences of the owners.

If you have decided to install the door handle yourself, then you will need to stock up with all the necessary tools. These include:

• pencil;
• angle;
• roulette;
• chisel;
• screwdriver;
• drill;
• drill;
• crown.

If you stocked up with all the required tools, you can begin to replace the door handle yourself.You should not be afraid of doing such works with your own hands - they are very simple, even beginners can easily cope with them, who have never come across such cases before. All that is required of you is to strictly follow simple step-by-step instructions.

It is necessary to begin such works from a marking of an available interroom cloth. Having calculated the height at which the handle will be located, it will be necessary to place marks in those places where the necessary holes will be made later. It is desirable to use a simple pencil, tape measure and a corner. With these tools you will need to draw a horizontal line on a flat plane. Then transfer it to the front and opposite half of the sash.

The next step will be drilling the necessary holes for fixing the handle and the lock. It does not matter in what order you make holes.The main thing to remember is that you should not hurry in such matters. Be careful not to rush. Otherwise, you can seriously complicate the work. In order to cut the handle itself into the interior doors, it is necessary to drill a hole with a drill and a special crown. To make the hole even and aesthetic, it is required to make it inside and outside the sash, maintaining a depth of ½ the thickness of the door itself.

Next, the door will need to install a locking mechanism. It should be inserted into a specially drilled opening.Press the trim on the end base of the door leaf. Circle it with a simple pencil (required from all sides). Then you will need to clean, using a chisel, the base of the upper layer and make a notch under the thickness of the invoice. This step is required in order to push the cover into the door base. Next, the pad must be fixed with screws. Notches especially for them are made, of course, even before the installation of fasteners.

Models in which screws are present on the outside are not required to be disassembled. When mounting one of the parts of the structure into place, it is very important to try to get into the latch holes with two guide parts that have a thread specifically for bolts. Having inserted the second guide part, the device will need to be tightened with bolts. Screw fasteners required uniform motion, so that the handle worked correctly.

Properly installing the door handle, you need to do in the lootke a special recess for the tongue. For this purpose it will be necessary to transfer dimensions correctly. Carefully and carefully executed markup in this case will guarantee the proper functioning of the lock and door design. To place tags, you need to cover the door and then mark the gap from top to bottom of the tongue at the bottom. Find the center of the castle using the square. Put a mark in it. At the place of the marked marks should be done deepening, and remove excess material with a chisel.

Even before the moment you screwed the invoice component, you need to look again at how the interior door in the apartment closes. If there is no friction and other similar defects, it will mean that the groove under the tongue was made according to the standard and is correct. Then try to close the door structure and not strongly pull it.If the sash began to swing, this should indicate that there is a backlash in the design. Do not be afraid of this - there is nothing to worry about. When the groove is complemented by the strike plate, everything will be fine.

Changing the handle with your own hands is not difficult, but the procedures with this detail will not end there. This furniture will need to properly care for, so that it lasts as long as possible and does not cause problems during operation. It should be borne in mind that over time the door handles begin to wear out and age, which, of course, affects their quality and performance. In order to care for the door handles need to do the following.

• Wipe them away from dust deposits using specialized cleaners.Try to avoid formulations that contain aggressive acids, alkalis, and abrasives. These substances can cause serious damage to door fittings. Moreover, under the influence of such means the handles can rust. After completing the wash, the product will need to wipe with a dry cloth.
• It will be necessary to tighten the handles if they become loose. If you neglect the conduct of these simple procedures, the mechanism simply fails.
• Try to handle the door handles as carefully and carefully as possible so as not to cause them mechanical damage. Those can negatively affect not only the design of products, but also their functionality.

Do not forget that you will need to competently care not only for the handle itself, but also for the locking mechanism. In this case, you will need to regularly lubricate the existing mechanism using specialized means. In certain cases, such compositions as sunflower or vegetable oil are used to replace them. We must not forget that it will not be so easy to get to most of the details of the existing design, because when lubricating they often use a convenient nozzle made in the form of a long and thin tube.Some users for this purpose completely remove overhead elements or dismantle the handle.

Use the advice of professionals, to choose the right door accessories.

• Before going to the store, in order to buy a new door handle, it is advised to unscrew the old lining to take it with you.
• Experts recommend buying handles with internal armored cover. Such models are more expensive, but are more reliable and better protect against burglary.
• If you are looking for the most simple handles, then you can stop at any options, from plastic to metal. The scheme of their installation from this will not change and will be the same.
• If you pick up the handle on double doors, it is better to give preference to models designed for swinging canvases. If you buy simple options on the outlet, their installation may not be the fastest and easiest.

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