Removing A Front Door Handle
In addition my handle was in need of some serious care.
Removing a front door handle. Make a good impression on guests by swapping out your old beat up lockset for a new handle set. With a few extra steps removing your seemingly screw less door knob is something anyone can do. Just recently i was encountered with the issue of removing my handleset. I needed to refinish my front entrance doors and that requires taking all the hardware off the door.
There are four types of door knobs used in the home. Removing a cylinder door lock. Fortunately you should be able to take out even the trickiest design in just 10 or 15 minutes. Removing a door handle isn t always as straightforward as it seems.
As you can see it had accumulated a lot of tarnish and dirt. Depending on the door handle design the faceplate may be able to slide completely off. Your front door is the first thing people see when they enter your home. This will help you purchase the right type of door knob for your exterior or interior door.
Entrance or keyed entry knobs used on exterior doors dummy door knobs used on shallow closet doors privacy door knobs used in bedrooms and bathrooms and passage door knobs. Finally grab the remaining exterior door knob and pull. While most handles are secured with exposed mounting screws you might need to check for a slot in the neck of the knob or lever. Removing the cylinder from a door lock is a simple way of keeping the lock handle that you have while changing the cylinder lock inside of it.
Slide the cosmetic faceplate away from the door. A lever door handle is used in place of a traditional doorknob on many modern locksets. If not rotate the faceplate until the underlying screws are accessible and use a phillips head screwdriver to remove them. Most homeowners will find that these devices are easy to remove if they are broken or damaged or if they simply want to replace it with a new style.
The door handle will now slide off.