Installing the handle on the interior door with your own hands

It is difficult to imagine how to use an interior door without such an obligatory attribute, like a pen. At first glance, its installation may seem complicated. However, with a serious approach to the task, the availability of the necessary tools and materials and the correct organization of work with the task can be managed independently. In the material presented, let's look at how the handle is installed on the interior door.

Types of pens

There are several types of handles that are suitable for inserting into the interior door:

• Rotary;
• With the mechanism of pressure;
• Without the lock mechanism.

Stationary handles that do not have a mechanical part allow you to open the door under the effect of pulling on yourself. With regard to pressure systems, the latter have a shutter in the form of a lever. In the process of pressing such a handle, the lock tongue moves inward, which allows you to open the door.

What is a lock for an interior door with an oval handle? Installation of such a system allows you to open the door without pressing the lever. Due to the circular shape of the handle, the operation is performed by turning the holder. The design can be provided with a lock button, which allows you to lock the tongue of the locking mechanism. Thus, you can lock the interior door from the inside.

Tools and materials

What requires the installation of handles on the interior doors? During self-installation, the following tools may be required:

• Measuring tape measure ;
• pencil;
• Manual or electric drill with nozzle in the form of a feather drill;
• Screwdriver;
• Chisel for work on wood;
• a hammer.

Height of the handle of the interior door

Before you insert a lock in the interior door, you need to determine the optimal location for placing the handle. To do this, it is sufficient to simulate the opening of the door, to think which height is most acceptable for each individual user. As practice shows, the right solution is to install the handle on the interior door at a distance of at least 1 meter from the floor plane. The presented footage looks optimal for both adults and children.

Cutting the handle hole

Having found the necessary tools and determined the location of the structure, you can go directly to creating an opening for mounting the mechanism. First, mark the height of the future handle on the door plane and its end part. This is required to determine the exact location in which the hole will be pierced by a double-ended drill bit.

In order not to be mistaken in the calculations, it is enough to take the latch mechanism, after which measure the distance from its eyelet to the visible edge with the help of a roulette. The parameter must be noted at a pre-selected height on the door leaf. As soon as the corresponding marking is performed, you can proceed to selecting a suitable bit for drilling holes.

Having completed the openings you need a diameter on the plane and end of the door leaf, here you need to attach the opposite parts of the handle design. If the thickness of the plane does not allow the assembly of the product, the excess wood should be removed using a chisel. Next, you need to clean the cloth on both sides until the handle snaps into place.

Mounting the latch

After completing all the preliminary work, it is necessary to place the latch in the prepared hole. Installation of the lock of handles on the interior door assumes its screwing to the door leaf in the prepared opening with the help of fasteners that are supplied complete with the product. It is convenient to carry out the work using a screwdriver. However, in the absence of the latter, you can use a conventional screwdriver.

After strengthening the key part of the structure, a core is built into it, which is strengthened by means of a screw, long part. In order not to have problems with the installation of the core, it is necessary to insert the key in advance by moving the locking tongue of the mechanism to the closed position. Only after this it is necessary to tighten the screw.

Installing the door handle on the interior door

Directly inserting the handle into the previously assembled structure is the simplest stage of the work being done. Here it is enough to insert a square-shaped rod into the corresponding opening of the locking mechanism.

The next step is fixing the handle on the one side of the door. To do this, you can use self-tapping screws or use screeds. Once the first handle has been successfully assembled, it is necessary to perform similar operations with another part of the structure that will be placed on the back side of the door leaf. Thus, a connection will be established between both elements of the system.

Mounting the plate for inserting the key into the door frame

To install the handle on the interior door was considered complete, it is necessary to make a suitable hole for the entry of the locking part of the lock system into the door frame . Do not allow an error in the calculations will allow the application of the toothpaste mechanism to the tongue along its vertical edge. When closing the door leaf and releasing the handle, the locking element will dock with the box part. Remaining marks from the toothpaste will tell you where to make a hole under the tongue.

The application of the above method is the optimal solution for determining the correct location of a vertical plate. Despite the primitiveness of the method, even experts resort to it.

The formed imprint from the protruding tongue of the door latch should be guided by a stable contour using a pencil. Next, you should use a drill and a chisel, with which you will make a hole to enter the locking paw, and then a metal plate with a hole. Beforehand, you will also need to make openings under the fasteners to fix the plate on the box part of the door.

After creating all the necessary holes, it is enough to attach the plate to the corresponding section. To ensure that the door leaf fits snugly against the box, the metal element must be firmly screwed to the wooden surface.

Finally

So we looked at the installation of the handle on the interior door. In this material, an example of how to cut the simplest mechanism into a wooden plane is presented. Now you have enough knowledge to cope with the task yourself, without resorting to outside help.