How To Install A Thumb Latch Door Handle
How to install a thumb latch.
How to install a thumb latch door handle. The everbilt thumb latch offers simple security for inward and outward swinging gates and doors. Features a self latching fingertip release. Then remove the inside door handle. Remove the outside door handle.
As you remove the pieces make sure you keep them all together they are pretty small and can disappear quickly. Insert the new latch into the opening with the tapered side facing the direction you will push the door to close it. Use your drill and unscrew the screws in the latch as well as the screws on the inside door handle. The set screw on the interior handle may be loose and the knob or lever.
All thumb gate latch installations will differ slightly mount the handle on the hall side of the door. Cut a small slot for. Mount the keeper to the door casing door jamb. The following instructions are only a guide to help you understand the basic installation.
How to install a gate latch on a wood fence post. There is then a lot of force against the door from the weatherstripping pressing against it. Each door set is a little different. Mount the latch bar on the room side of the door.
Product may vary by store. Compatible with a padlock for extra security sold separately note. Check that the new latch plate fits the recessed area and is flush with the surface of the door. 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.
The door may be sagging and the latch isn t latching. Installation of a national manufacturing post mount gate latch n199 158.