How To Install A New Front Door Handle

Add the interior lever rotating the chassis tabs so it slips through the latch and easily joins the handle.

How to install a new front door handle.

Avoid damage to the screws by using a hand screwdriver. Next fit the knob on the spindle and tighten its setscrew. 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. Apply caulk to the corners along the edges of the cap then install the self stick corner pads that were included with the door.

The door opening might be too tight for the pads. Use wood putty to secure any loose screws. My front door knob was broken and i couldn t open the door from the inside or outside. Fit the lock over the projecting cylinder post and put the knob s spindle and rosette assembly on the thumb latch post.

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. Install a new door lock and door knob by inserting the latch through the hole for the new parts. 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.

Fasten both with mounting screws. Align the spindle on the back of the assembly with the throughbolt and the slot in the latch. The handle will stay in place leaving your hands free to secure the interior trim. Here is the handleset i bought.

Next you ll install the outside handle assembly. Mount the latch and deadbolt into the mortises with two screws each. Insert the lockset tailpieces through the latch bolt and screw the handles together by tightening the retaining screws. Here s how i did it.

I had to fix 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. Install both knobs by sliding the spindle through the slot in the latch. 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.

If so just seal the corner of the cap and don t install the pads. Install the inside handle. Then install the handle set according to the instructions aligning the spindle with the latch.