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Should it have a privacy lock? If you have lever-style handles and a locking handle, you will need to get a right- or left-handed handle appropriate to the door direction. Buy a doorknob with a pawl the same length as the one you are replacing. Remove the two screws on the face plate. Remove the two screws on the knob plate. Pull the handles off both sides. Push the faceplate and pawl out through the opening. Loosen the two screws on the strike plate and remove the strike plate. Some doorknobs come with a choice of face plates. Size up the new strike plate and pawl mechanisms with the holes in your door and door jamb. Use a hammer and chisel to adjust the openings in the door and door jamb, if necessary. Push the new pawl mechanism and face plate into the door. Screw down the pawl mechanism, making sure it is as level as possible. Insert the handles into the door so that the square peg fits through the square opening and the screw holes align with the threaded cylinders on the other side.
Insert and tighten the screws that hold the handle. Install the strike plate. Check that everything fits and closes properly, and make any necessary adjustments. Show more unanswered questions Sitting on a low stool or chair can make it easier to work at this height, especially if you're doing any chiseling. A doorstop or other object to keep the door still can help, too. If the old wood screws have left mangled wood that will not take a screw, fill those holes with a hard Spackle or car bonder. Wait until dry, drill pilot hole, and place your new screws. Read the instructions that come with your replacement doorknob, too. They may have tips specific to that model. If the old strike plate is okay and matches, you could just let it be. It's not a part that wears out or gets much attention. A rotary tool, such as a Dremel tool, can be used with an end-cutting bit to shave off excess wood and adjust the slots, if you're careful. A hammer and chisel are usually faster, safer, and more accurate, though.
Once each pair of screws is snug, try tightening them both a final time. Sometimes one will loosen a bit as the other tightens. Don't over-tighten, though, especially on the wood screws. DO NOT LOCK YOURSELF IN! Wear safety glasses when working with a chisel or rotary tool. Follow manufacturer's instructions and keep long hair, loose clothing, and fingers clear of a rotary tool. Proceed slowly when removing wood. It is much easier to remove a little wood than to add some. Check to make sure that knobs are on securely and work on both sides before closing the door! Follow basic chisel safety rules: never chisel towards your hand, always use a very sharp chisel, and use the correct sized chisel. Do not use a chisel if you do not know how. Most interior doors have hollow cores, which means you will not have much wood to work with. If your pawl is too long, for example, there will be little wood to drill out, so work carefully: measure twice and cut once.Hi, I am trying to replace a standard (round) doorknob with a level doorknob and would appreciate HELP.
I removed the "old" lock and handles and installed the lock (stem) and then installed the first level handle (that doesn't include the lock mechanism), "pushed" it into the door and their still is about a 1/2 in of space between the door and the lock so my question is what do I need to do to place the lever handle flush against the door? Not what you were looking for ? It sound like you might need to adjust the latch. Most door handle can be used for either a 2 3/8” or 2 ¾” backset. Measure from the edge of the door to the center of the hole and this will confirm what backset you need the latch to be at. Adjust the latch and re-install the handle set. Let me know if this fixes the problem. If not post a couple of pictures and we can go from there. Thanks again for using the community for your DIY questions. Thank you for your help SheCandoit, the length from the edge of the door to the middle of the opening is 2 3/8" and the lockset is set ON the 2 3/8" reading, thank you for pointing this out to me.
The problem that I am having is that I can't get the level "flush" against the door (theirs about a 1/4" gap) so what I thought that I would do is take everything OUT of the door and try and fit the lock into the lever (as I was trying to do with the door) to see if it fits/ it works and am NOT able to get the lever (part of the handle) through the lock (part of the mechanism) any further than the length of the screws the (approximately) 1" metal cylinder where the screw screws in does NOT appear to "fit" through the circular hole in the lock segment of the device (I will take a photo if I am not making myself clear / you can't understand, follow what I am saying). Do you have any advice / suggestions of what I should / could try to get the long screw AND the cylinder that holds the screw thread THROUGH the hole? Thank you for trying to straighten me out SheCandoi.Bob So I think I got it now. Here are a couple more things that I think might be the issue. Sorry I didn't think to mention them before.
1. Make sure that the curved part of the inside of the handle is facing the same way as the curved part in the latch. 2. Make sure that you are holding the latch in while you are inserting the handle through it. I hope that helps you get your handle installed and working like a charm. If one of these don't fix the problem post a picture and I will try and figure it out. Otherwise I will make a video and show you what it should look like. Just in case something is incorrect with your handle set. Let me know if this works. If not we will keep trying. You are helping me so their is NO need to apologize SheCandoit, I greatly appreciate ALL the help that you have provided to me and would like to advise you that you HAVE succeeded, the last diagram did the trick, I had the lock-set Upside down and would like to THANK YOU for your Help. I may come back and ask you for additional help but at the moment, I've got things under control; thanks to YOUR HELP. Good morning SheCandoit, not surprisingly I am back for MORE help.
You got me all straightened out in installing the "non lock" lever handle (which I had it upside down) and now am having all sorts of problems with the last step, installing the handle that locks/unlocks.I have been able to get the handle in place but noticed 2 things, the lock knob (that you turn to lock/unlock the door) does NOT lock and the lever does not appear to be flush against the door (I see just a little wiggle room).Is their a diagram that you can send me that demonstrates the PROPER way to install this lever (handle) and/or if another screw is required to securely tighten the lever (handle) to the lock?And while I am at it, the very last step would be to install the cover plate and actual lever.I believe that the cover needs to be turned clockwise, is their a "click' or some indicator that it is in place?And the very last step would be to place the finished lever (handle) in place.Is their anything that needs to be tighten / turned to lock the lever into place?Thank you again for ALL your help SheCandoit, this is the first of TWENTY handles that I am going to replace but I believe that once I understand the steps for the first one, the other 10 will be a piece of cake (or at least I HOPE that they are).
Hello SheCandoit, if you give me enough time I sometimes figure out what to do which is what happend in this case, I have 5 of the 20 installed and believe I can handle the rest thanks to YOUR help. I do have one other question, the circular sleve (I am not sure what to call it), that is flushed to the door around the hole operning on the side of the lock, that has a hole in the center where the lever handle goes, is stuck. I put in to place and needed to make an adjustment but could not remove it from the "lock part of the lever handle" that it fits around. Any suggestions as how to remove it?Thank you for LL you help SheCandoit.Bob I’m glad to hear that you figured it out. I knew you could do it. Wow that is a lot of handles to install. By the time you’re done you’re going to be able to do it in your sleep. Now for your next question. All you need to do is find the indentation on the edge of the cover plate and pop it off. The easiest way to do this is by taking a screw driver and pushing it under the cover plate and slightly turning it.
Be careful not to damage the door or cover plate by using too much pressure or digging into the door. I normally use an old chisel. It has a thinner edge so it’s easier to get under the cover plate and pop it. But a screw driver works just fine too. This should solve your problem. Let me know if you have any other questions. I would love to help. One last and hopefully simple question SheCandoint, one of the locks is not working properly, when I turn/push the lever down to open the door, the lever handle stays in the down position (it doesn't pop right up to the "ready position").Is their a simple fix for this or is the lever handle defective?Thank you again for ALL your help,Bob Normally when the handle doesn't pop back up it indicates that the latch is not operating smoothly. Push the latch in to make sure that it pops right back when you let it go. My guess is that it won't. If it doesn't find out why and that will fix your problem. The latch is what makes the handle pop back up so once you fix the latch the handle will be fixed also.