Fixing Door Handles To Hollow Doors

You might need to remove the doorknob hinges or a strike plate near the base of the door.

Fixing door handles to hollow doors.

If you want to fix into a hollow door the plasplugs hollow door fixings are good but they depend on whatever is being fixed to the door having a surface which is flush with the door surface. The looseness of a door handle can be due to the prolonged use of a particular entryway. Once inserted a small key is used to open the anchor which spreads out interior brackets to clamp the collar of the anchor against the door face like a toggle bolt. 3 screw heads are exposed on the handles and any fixings need to match the finish.

Every rotation of the handle applies torque to the hardware to fix door handles that are experiencing excessive torque you need to refasten them to the same degree the handle has been destabilized. Clamp stiff boards to both sides of the bottom as shown. This is a natural part of a door handle s lifespan. After the foam dries trim off the excess with a utility knife and rehang the door.

If your doors have been fitted correctly there should be a lock block where the handles fit ie the door is not hollow where the lock and handles fit. To mount anything into a hollow door requires special hollow door anchors. The screws have missed the lock block. Door marked at centre for coat hanger next measure the width of your hanging rail and again mark its centre.

With a drill you re more likely to over tighten the screw and strip the screw holes or chew up the screwheads. The repair is quick and easy. If you want to remove the door from its hinges entirely press a nail against the base of each hinge pin and use a hammer to pop out the pins. Leah demostrates how to repair a hole in a hollow core interior door using low pressure foam insulation and plastic wood putty.

If your door rubs near the top or drags on the floor use a screwdriver not a drill to tighten the screws. These plastic anchors fold flat to fit inside a pilot hole drilled into the door. 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. Exposed screw heads will likely be 6 gauge raised head countersunk screws where the face is rounded over instead of flat.

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. Make sure all the screws are tight. Cut the door to the right length. Screws magically work themselves loose over the years.

This will also be a desirable resolution should the door be hollow at the fixing point i e.