How to hang a door Bring privacy to a room by installing a door. We’ll teach you how to hang one yourself. How To Install a Door Handle Watch our easy step-by-step guide and learn everything you need to know about how to install a door handle. Installing a door handle is a relatively easy DIY project. Watch our step-by-step guide and learn how to make sure the handles are at the right height, how to safely drill holes in the door and how to chisel out the recesses so that the door’s hardware sits flush. Continue to Step-by-step instructions.Measure the height for the door handle There are a number of ways to work out the height for your door handle. You can measure the height of the handles on the other doors in the house and use that. Alternatively, you can read the instructions that come with the door handle kit and use that height. Or you can use the standard height for a handle, which is 1050mm off the floor. After deciding the height of your door handle, measure and mark it on the side of the door.
Before you start installing the door handle, place a door wedge under the door to stop it from moving while you’re working. Move the wedge as you change the side of the door you’re working on.Mark where the door handle will goDrill pilot holes in the doorDrill into the pilot holes Before starting this next step, read the instructions in the door handle kit, every kit may be slightly different. After drilling the pilot holes, insert a larger drill bit in the cordless drill. Use this to make all of the pilot holes on the front, back and side of the door larger. Don’t let the drill bit go through the other side of the door because it can make the wood splinter.Drill a hole for the spindle Attach the 25mm spade bit to the cordless drill. Make sure the door is properly wedged and won’t move, drill the spade bit into the centre hole on the front of the door. Repeat this drilling process on the other side of the door. These holes are where the spindle for the door handle will be inserted.
Drill a hole for the barrel Using the spade bit in your cordless drill, make a hole in the side of the door. This is where the barrel will be inserted. Before you start drilling, make sure you are square to the side of the door, so that the hole that you drill is at the correct angle.Mark around the faceplate Insert the latch from the door handle into the hole you’ve drilled in the side of the door. Use a pencil to draw around the faceplate. Remove the latch and faceplate from the door. Use a sharp utility knife to cut around the outline of the faceplate.Chisel out a hole for the latch Use the sharp chisel and the hammer to chisel out a hole for the latch. The cuts made with the utility knife are your guidelines as to where to stop chiselling. Also, chisel inside the hole for the latch to fit. Insert the latch into the side of the door to see if its faceplate sits flush to the door. If it doesn’t, chisel some more until it does sit flush.Attach the latch to the door
Insert the latch into the side of the door. With a 2mm drill bit, drill pilot holes where the screws will attach the latch to the door. Use the cordless drill to drill in the two screws at the top and bottom of the latch.Install the striker plate To work out where to install the striker plate, almost close the door and mark on the door frame, where the middle of the barrel is. Hold the striker plate against the door frame, so that it’s in the centre of the latch. Mark the top and bottom of the striker plate on the door frame.Drill a hole for the striker plate Using the mark where the middle of the barrel is, drill a pilot hole in the centre on the inside of the door frame. Then attach the 25mm spade bit to the cordless drill and drill into the pilot hole.Draw around the striker plate Hold the striker plate up against the hole you drilled on the inside of the doorframe. Line it up with the top and bottom lines you drew on the side of the door frame. Use a pencil to draw around the striker plate.
Remove the striker plate from the door. Use the utility knife to cut around the outline of the striker plate.Chisel the recess for the striker plate After cutting around the outline of the striker plate, use the sharp chisel and the hammer to chisel out a recess for the striker plate. The cuts made with the utility knife are your guidelines for where to stop chiselling. Insert the striker plate into the recess to make sure it sits flush. If it doesn’t, chisel out some more wood.Attach the striker plate Hold the striker plate against the inside of the door frame. Using a 2mm drill bit, make two pilot holes for the screws to attach the striker plate. Then use the cordless drill to secure the two screws at the top and bottom of the striker plate. Remove the faceplates from the two handles. Insert the two grub screws into the smaller holes in the door and insert the bolt into the larger hole. Put a faceplate on one of the handles but before attaching it, make sure the handle turns in a downward motion.
Insert a screw into one of the holes in the faceplate and slip the handle over the barrel, making sure the screw, goes into the grub screw. Repeat this procedure to attach the other handle. Tighten the grub screws on both handles. Tighten the screws at the top and bottom of the handle to secure it to the door. Please make sure you use all equipment appropriately and safely when following the advice in these D.I.Y. videos. You need to be familiar with how to use equipment safely and follow the instructions which came with the equipment. If you are unsure, you may feel it is safest to consult an expert, such as the manufacturer or an expert Bunnings team member. Bunnings Group, trading as Bunnings Warehouse, is Australia's largest household hardware chain.[2] The chain has been owned by Wesfarmers since 1994, and has stores in Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. Bunnings was founded in Western Australia in 1887, by two brothers who had emigrated from England. Initially a limited company focused on sawmilling, it became a public company in 1952 and subsequently expanded into the retail sector, purchasing several hardware stores.
Bunnings began to expand into other states in the 1990s, and opened its first warehouse-style store in Melbourne in 1994. The chain currently has over 300 stores and over 30,000 employees.[4] Bunnings has a market share of around 20 percent in the Australian retail hardware sector, with competing chains including Home Timber and Hardware, Mitre 10 and various independent retailers. Bunnings Warehouse store in Wagga Wagga, NSW. Being a former Hardwarehouse store, the building retains the trademark device of three columns topped by coloured balls. In 1886 brothers Arthur and Robert Bunning left London to settle in Perth, Western Australia, and soon gained a government building contract, which led to them founding a group of building companies which later became 'Bunning Bros Pty Ltd'. They purchased their first sawmill the following year in the south west of Western Australia,[6] and over the next few years they concentrated more on sawmilling and timber distribution and less on building.
The company expanded to include several new mills around Western Australia. In 1952, Bunnings Limited became a public company, expanded into retailing and purchased several hardware stores.[7] In 1970, Bunnings bought the merchandising and sawmilling operations of the Hawker Siddeley Group. In 1983, they bought out Millars (WA) Pty Ltd and, in 1990, the Alco Handyman hardware operations. The Victorian stores McEwans, owned by James McEwans Limited and the South Australian stores, Harry's & Lloyds were acquired by Bunnings in 1993, with many branches subsequently closed, leaving only the best performing sites. Bunnings Limited was then bought out by Wesfarmers in 1994. In late 1995, the 'Red Hammer' symbol was introduced and in June 1996, its trademark slogan "Lowest Prices Are Just The Beginning" was established. Both are still in use today. After the acquisition of Bunnings by Wesfarmers, the first Bunnings Warehouse was opened in the Melbourne suburb of Sunshine by Victorian premier Jeff Kennett and Joe Boros, the managing director of Bunnings.
This was quickly followed by three other Melbourne stores. Subsequently, new warehouses have been opened, on average, every three months across Australia. Development in Sydney and Brisbane proved more difficult than in other areas, as large blocks of land in the metropolitan area were limited.[] In 1997, the remaining smaller-format McEwans stores were renamed "Bunnings".A converted industrial building and former Hardwarehouse. In August 2001, Wesfarmers bought the Howard Smith Group, owner of BBC Hardware and big-box offshoot, Hardwarehouse. This supplemented the Bunnings national network by several dozen stores, many of them large Hardwarehouse stores in Sydney, Brisbane and New Zealand. Hardwarehouse had been dominant in New South Wales and Queensland, but the purchase complemented Bunnings' prior domination in Victoria, where Hardwarehouse had only seven stores to Bunnings' twenty at the time of the buy-out. The market leader at the time of purchase was Mitre 10 with 12% market share but inclusion of the Hardwarehouse and BBC Hardware stores brought Bunnings market share to 13.5%.
A Bunnings Warehouse store built in 2009. Hardwarehouse and BBC Hardware stores retained their branding for a year, while television advertisements were tagged with each of Bunnings Warehouse, Hardwarehouse and BBC Hardware during this transition period. Lower-volume stores were closed and, in 2002, remaining Hardwarehouses were renamed Bunnings Warehouse. From 2004 to 2008, Bunnings purchased and re-branded Mitre 10 stores in Griffith, Kempsey, Randwick and Wodonga, Magnet Mart in Griffith and a Mitre 10 MEGA store in Modbury. In 2008 the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) looked into its acquisitions of five Mitre 10 stores, as it deemed the purchases would be anti-competitive. In February 2009, the ACCC allowed the purchases, finding that "the acquisition of the Mitre 10 stores did not significantly alter the level of competition in the relevant market." Since the development of the Bunnings Warehouse stores, two general operational formats exist: Bunnings and Bunnings Warehouse.
The smaller "Bunnings" stores stock a more limited range of hardware, whereas the larger "Bunnings Warehouses" contain a more comprehensive hardware range and, often, garden supplies including plants. Over time, some smaller-format Bunnings stores have gradually been closed. However, 2015 saw six new stores open in Victoria, mainly in smaller regional markets and inner-suburban areas. The "big box" format comprises 167 stores of the network of 280. In February 2016, Bunnings' parent company Wesfarmers bought the United Kingdom-based hardware chain Homebase for £340 million. The chain's 265 stores in the UK and 15 in Ireland will be rebranded with the Bunnings name within five years.[11] The first Bunnings store in the UK was opened at the end of January 2017, four months later than planned to ensure the adopted format was suited to the UK public. The company plans to use that store as a test model prior to fine-tuning and expanding in that region A Bunnings sausage sizzle operated by the Rotary Club of Nelson Bay
On weekends, Bunnings outlets regularly host sausage sizzles and cake stalls for community groups and causes.[12] Having become a ubiquitous part of the Bunnings Warehouse brand, its sausage sizzles have reached iconic status within the Australian public. Bunnings also provides gardening, craft, and woodwork Do it yourself (DIY). workshops for children in store, as well as for other groups in schools, nursing homes, and hospitals. The Bunnings staff is available to community groups for assistance with DIY projects. ^ 2014 Annual Report ^ "Bunnings' gain is Masters' pain", The Sydney Morning Herald, 20 August 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2016. ^ "Arthur and Robert Bunning migrated from London to Perth in 1886 and in 1887 they purchased their first sawmill in the south west of Western Australia, marking the formation of Bunning Brothers Limited. They purchased several more sawmills throughout Western Australia.": Battye Library, MN 2701, Bunnings Limited records, ACC 7471A