On some sliding glass door locks the door handles have long screws that go right through the steel mortised lock and there is usually a actuating lever that slides into a rectangular hole in the lock.
How to change sliding door handles.
First lift the rollers off the track by sliding a flat head screwdriver or putty knife under the roller and pushing up.
Grasp both sides of the frame and lift the door up off of its tracks.
Step 1 remove the old handle.
Use 120 grit sandpaper to scuff the sliding glass door handles.
I squirted it in the door handle holes as well as the side of the door where the lock comes out.
Here are some photos that show you what your sliding glass door hardware will look like after they re scuffed with the sandpaper.
Step 1 remove existing pull removing the existing handle and it s correlating hardware is a simple matter of unscrewing the existing fittings.
Place the screen doors safely off to the side until you are ready to put them back.
This will allow the primer to bond well to surface.
Usually you buy just the mortised steel lock assembly that fits within the door and reuse the old handles and actuating lever.
You just put the handles on either side of the door and screw them together.
Step 2 calculate the size needed.
Finally time to attach the new handle.
It was as simple as two screws.
Step 3 fit the new handle.
The long weekend is the perfect time to tackle all those odd jobs around the house that you ve been putting off.
You can do this by sliding it back but.
There are generally two screws that secure the pull to the door and two for the lock latch on the door frame.
Adam s showing us how to easily tackle one o.
Unscrew these using a drill or screwdriver and remove the hardware.