How To Install Glass Door Handle

You ll see three vertically spaced mounting holes in the screen door wood doors may require different hardware.

How to install glass door handle.

While it is much easier to replace your sliding patio door handles with handles that are exactly the same you can also try using different replacement handles which may need a few holes drilled in the door to improve it. This project is basically as simple as how to replace a door handle. Remove the masking tape. For a single handle the same principles apply but you will be attaching an end cap in place of an inner handle.

You can swap out the handle in about 10 minutes. Place the corresponding doorknob or lever on the interior side of the door fitting the two parts together. The end caps are the short. Remove the screws and discard the old handle photo 1.

Line up the interior glass shower door handle with the exterior one and screw them both into place. You can then remove the masking tape. Install the handle set and associated hardware of the new door lock. Position the inner handle on the inside of the shower door opposite the outer handle.

Place the exterior handle on the door by inserting the spindle or axle on the handle through the latch cylinder at 90 degrees. Slide the expander off the bottom of the door and install the sweep. Using a screwdriver and screws provided in the handle kit screw the inner and outer handles together. It s also easy to replace your sliding patio door handles with a lock and handle system.

Typically two mounting screws hold the old handle together. To replace the handle you will remove the end caps using pliers. It should feel slightly snug when the two parts join. Align the shanks of the inner handle to the holes drilled in the glass door and the shanks of the outer door handles.

The handles are either single knobs or a handle with multiple connection points to the glass door. Once the exterior door handle is in place you ll want to keep it secure using masking tape.