Fixing Door Handles To Hollow Doors

Use a screwdriver to remove the hardware from the door.

Fixing door handles to hollow doors.

Door marked at centre for coat hanger next measure the width of your hanging rail and again mark its centre. Make sure all the screws are tight. If you want to remove the door from its hinges entirely press a nail against the base of each hinge pin and use a hammer to pop out the pins. 3 screw heads are exposed on the handles and any fixings need to match the finish.

Fixing to a hollow door using hollow door fixings the first job is to measure the width of the door near the top and find its centre and mark it with a pencil at the point on the door you want your hanger to be fixed. Exposed screw heads will likely be 6 gauge raised head countersunk screws where the face is rounded over instead of flat. Once inserted a small key is used to open the anchor which spreads out interior brackets to clamp the collar of the anchor against the door face like a toggle bolt. Cut the door to the right length.

With a drill you re more likely to over tighten the screw and strip the screw holes or chew up the screwheads. The screws have missed the lock block. After the foam dries trim off the excess with a utility knife and rehang the door. Fill the hollow door bottom with expanding foam insulation.

Clamp stiff boards to both sides of the bottom as shown. Screws magically work themselves loose over the years. The looseness of a door handle can be due to the prolonged use of a particular entryway. The repair is quick and easy.

This will also be a desirable resolution should the door be hollow at the fixing point i e. These plastic anchors fold flat to fit inside a pilot hole drilled into the door. You might need to remove the doorknob hinges or a strike plate near the base of the door. If your doors have been fitted correctly there should be a lock block where the handles fit ie the door is not hollow where the lock and handles fit.

Every rotation of the handle applies torque to the hardware to fix door handles that are experiencing excessive torque you need to refasten them to the same degree the handle has been destabilized. Leah demostrates how to repair a hole in a hollow core interior door using low pressure foam insulation and plastic wood putty. If your door rubs near the top or drags on the floor use a screwdriver not a drill to tighten the screws. This is a natural part of a door handle s lifespan.

If the doors have been fitted wrong way round you will always have trouble with the handles as in most cases it is hollow on the hinge side.