1/3 How to repair or replace your doorknob at home dvslocksmith.com /2022/02/08/repair-your-door-knob-at-home Repair or replace your doorknob at home can be difficult. Moreover, replace a doorknob without proper guidance can be a total waste of time. Changing the doorknob is a little bit tacky, but we got you. In this article, we will guide you about replacing the doorknob. Faulty door knobs can be a severe threat to our safety. You can either change your doorknob altogether or repair your faulty doorknob. Any of these requires proper guidance and skills. However, you or any other layman will be able to change your doorknob at the end of this article. Replace your doorknob in 11 easy steps: You can replace your old doorknob with a new one with a screwdriver and measuring tape only. It does not require any expertise. In addition, you only need some hardware tools and a new door knob set. You can replace your doorknob if you have a loose door handle. To change the doorknob, please follow the below-mentioned steps carefully: 1. Firstly, loosen all of the screws of the interior faceplates. These faceplates are located at the base of both doorknobs. 2. Secondly, mark the screw holes of the faceplates. It will help you in measuring the correct range. Moreover, it will also help you put the new latch in the right place. 3. After you have marked all the screw points of the faceplates, drill all the holes to be fixed. Make sure you drill the fixing holes all the way through. 4. Now that you have drilled a hole, look for a connection bolt from your new door knob set. Place this connector bolt in one of the openings of the internal faceplate. Make sure that this opening is of the short-screw division. 5. After that, fasten the shaft of the connecting bolt onto the short screw division. As a result, the short screw will stay in its place on the internal faceplate. You can perform steps no. 4 and 5 again. It depends on the number of connecting bolts you intend to use. 6. Afterward, put your internal faceplates on the new latch. Now, fasten the bolts into the holes you drilled earlier. 7. Similarly, take the second inner faceplates of the other doorknob and repeat the same procedure. 8. Now put your long connecting bolt and tighten it through the holes of the internal faceplate. It is used to hold both internal faceplates in their place.1 9. Firmly tight all the bolts you used in internal faceplates. 10. Now put your doorknob back in its place and tighten their screws. 11. Lastly, please test the doorknobs by locking and unlocking the door to ensure they are working now. What to do if your door knob rotates well but doesn't work?
