How To Change A Screen Door Handle
To remove the broken handle simply unscrew the screws and take off the broken handle.
How to change a screen door handle. If the handle is old and the screws don t want to come off you can spray the handle and the screws with something like wd40 to loosen them up. The handle spindle and lock tumbler are attached to the outside plate and will pull away with it. Installing an optional deadbolt. The spindle should project through the inside of the door a.
You can buy a good handle here. Reattach the handle assembly on the opposite side of the door frame at the same height and same distance from the edge of the screen door. Unscrew both interior latch mounting screws pull the interior and exterior handles apart and remove the center spindle. As with the handle you may need to cut your spindle to suit your door thickness.
Replacement handles will fit most aluminum steel and some wood doors. Grasp the handles on either side of the door and pull out gently. Insert the deadbolt spindle from the inside through the center hole into the key lock. Push the striker and lock bolt from the door by sticking the screwdriver into the door face hole and pushing it toward the edge of the door.
Step 5 remove the screen door latch from the old position on the door frame. This video is how to install a screen door handle on a standard screen door. Then tilt the screen door until it is straight and slide it into place. The inside handle will drop away.
Discard the old handle. To put the screen back in place lift it up with both hands and line up the bottom with the door track. Place the deadbolt on the inside. If you removed the door handle screw it back into place with a flathead screwdriver.
Remove the door hardware on screen doors where the handles have a distinct up or down orientation.