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How to Add or Change Door Handles on External Oak Doors

With purse strings tighter than ever before, more homeowners are trying their hand at DIY. However, even deceptively simple tasks can come across to the inexperienced as completely bewildering. This is particularly true with external door handles for oak doors, as the job needs to be decent, because a poor job could compromise the security of your home! The same is true, however, if your existing door handle has started to wear, so if this is the case, it might very well need replacing and here we've compiled a simple guide to persuade even the most hapless wannabe DIY experts that adding or changing external door handles is not a job you'll need to call on your local handyman to get …show more content…

Place your latch and trace the outside of it with your pencil, making measurements with the set square and tape measure. Use your hammer and chisel to even out the hole and make sure your plate sits flush with the door frame and secure the latch plate with the screws that should be in your kit. Finally, mark where the middle of your latch plate will go into the door frame, remove the plate a final time and chisel it out. Screw the latch plate on a final time and test it. If it feels secure and tight then you're all done!

Types of Handle

Now that you know how to install your door handles, we'll explore a few options available to you. Please be aware that some of these handles will require slightly different installation methods to the steps detailed above. As such, different handles, especially more unconventional designs, might require you to make alterations to the steps above. Many manufacturers might include instructions with your handle purchase too, so make sure you study them intently before you get started.

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Installation, however, should be largely identical. Generally speaking, any handle or knob CAN be used, but you're going to want to make sure the build quality is of a higher standard than the handles and knobs used inside your home, not only due to the increased security of better quality hardware, but because it will be exposed to the elements, so it will wear faster than an interior handle or knob after being whipped by the wind and the rain over a number of months and years. It's also worth mentioning that your exterior handles and knobs will make a greater impression visually on your guests, which is definitely something for the house proud to consider.

Style

There are many styles and designs to consider, with your local DIY superstore undoubtedly offering up a dazzling array of options that might initially put you off. Nobody enjoys TOO much choice. Generally speaking though, there are only really three or four basic styles and variations on those styles. Also, if you're feeling daunted and confused, you can always trust your own feelings, so just try them out and see which ones feel the most responsive and comfortable.

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