Mount the keeper to the door casing door jamb.
How to install a thumb latch door handle.
Mount the latch bar on the room side of the door.
How to install a gate latch on a wood fence post.
The door may be sagging and the latch isn t latching.
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The everbilt thumb latch offers simple security for inward and outward swinging gates and doors.
Features a self latching fingertip release.
In some cases door latch plate mortises might need to be cut or enlarged.
Use your drill and unscrew the screws in the latch as well as the screws on the inside door handle.
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The following instructions are only a guide to help you understand the basic installation.
How to install a thumb latch.
Cut a small slot for.
Insert the new latch into the opening with the tapered side facing the direction you will push the door to close it.
Each door set is a little different.
The set screw on the interior handle may be loose and the knob or lever.
All thumb gate latch installations will differ slightly mount the handle on the hall side of the door.
Remove the outside door handle.
The only object withstanding that force is actually the springlatch and it will fail faster under these circumstances.
Compatible with a padlock for extra security sold separately note.
There is then a lot of force against the door from the weatherstripping pressing against it.
Then remove the inside door handle.
If your new door handle attaches to the door at a point below the lower borehole like ours you may need to drill another hole to accommodate.