How to install door hardware?

Before You begin

Here's what basic cylindrical interior door hardware looks like.It consists of a latch assembly,a handle attached to the cylinder,a second handle and face plate.

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Installing an interior Door Handle is a pretty easy task and doesn't require any fancy tools.Here's all you will need:Door hardware,screwdriver,cordless drill,chisel.Lock Body,Lock cylinder.

Step 1:Installing the latch assembly

The only trick here is to make sure the beveled side of the latch faces the jamb,so that it pushes the latch back when you close the door.If you do this backwards,you will have to turn the handle to get the door closed each time.Most doors come with space romoved to accommodate the face plate.If not,you may need to trace the size of the plate onto the door and then remove some of the wood with a chisel so the face plate sits flush.Once the latch assembly is in place,wait intil the rest of the handle is installed to screw the face plate in place.

Step 2:Installing the handles

With the latch assembly in place,slide the door handle with the attached cylinder into place.It must line-up with the holes in the latch assembly to funtion properly.When in place,position the opposite handle to secure the connection.The handles can now be fastened with two screws;generally located on the locking side of the door.With lever style handles,like these,you may need to swap handles so that they are facing the correct direction.Most models can be released with a small button on the base of the handle.

Step 3:Fastening the face plate

Bringing our exciting adventure in door hardware installation to a close,just a few screws into the face place.

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