How To Install Glass Door Handle

You can swap out the handle in about 10 minutes.

How to install glass door handle.

Remove the screws and discard the old handle photo 1. Install the handle set and associated hardware of the new door lock. Line up the interior glass shower door handle with the exterior one and screw them both into place. This project is basically as simple as how to replace a door handle.

To replace the handle you will remove the end caps using pliers. The handles are either single knobs or a handle with multiple connection points to the glass door. Remove the masking tape. Position the sweep so its weather stripping touches the sill and screw into place.

The end caps are the short. Place the corresponding doorknob or lever on the interior side of the door fitting the two parts together. Once the exterior door handle is in place you ll want to keep it secure using masking tape. Slide the expander off the bottom of the door and install the sweep.

Position the inner handle on the inside of the shower door opposite the outer handle. It s also easy to replace your sliding patio door handles with a lock and handle system. Place the exterior handle on the door by inserting the spindle or axle on the handle through the latch cylinder at 90 degrees. Complete the installation by installing the door closer.

Using a screwdriver and screws provided in the handle kit screw the inner and outer handles together. Loosen or tighten as necessary. You ll see three vertically spaced mounting holes in the screen door wood doors may require different hardware. You can then remove the masking tape.

It should feel slightly snug when the two parts join. For a single handle the same principles apply but you will be attaching an end cap in place of an inner handle.