How To Attach A Handle To A Hollow Metal Door

Insert anchor into hole up to collar.

How to attach a handle to a hollow metal door.

Hold the bracket against the door and measure the vertical space occupied by the bracket. Insert key into anchor to spread open toggle brackets inside door. Insert the screw into to the anchor for a secure hold. Cut the board length equal to the shade.

Mark with an x the center spot for the doorknob hole on each side of the door. We recommend hiring a licensed contractor or experienced handyman to install the doors we supply as certain applications may prove to be too complex for a novice. Tighten the screw securely against the collar of the anchor. Watch this step by step video guide from bunnings warehouse and learn how to make sure the handles.

Cut a piece of 1 2 inch thick board to this width plus 1 inch. Since there is little material to screw or nail into securing items to a hollow door requires a special anchor. Choosing the right kind of anchor will offer strength and support. If your doors have been fitted correctly and the screws are baggy try getting some match sticks and pva glue and push them into the screw holes.

Installation instructions are provided with most hardware products but not frames and doors as commercial door manufacturers do not provide print instructions with their products. Expansion and hollow wall. In this case i was screwing a mirror clip to the door. 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.

Place the template that comes with the lockset on the metal door. While there are a few subtypes anchors can be divided into two main classes or types.