Before you learn how to change door locks measure the space where you ll install the replacement.
How to fit a bathroom door handle with lock.
Place the door lock against the face of the door on both sides and pencil in the hole on the door lock where the door handle has to be drilled into.
For convenience handles4doors offers several elegant styles of door handles which incorporate a thumb turn and release lock on the backplate usually it s found just below the handle.
The video step by step guide to showing how best to proceed with fitting a bathroom lock just remember there are very many different types and sizes of bathroom locks.
The process is simple given the right tools you should be able to install your new lock in around an hour or so.
However this all depends on whether you are replacing an existing handle or fitting it to a new door.
Measure the diameter of the holes currently cut out of your door so you can select a new door lock that fits those dimensions.
Remove the old striker plate and install the new one on the doorjamb the framed edge on the wall the door closes into if the door doesn t close completely using the old striker plate.
Test the door and the lock to make sure they are functioning properly.
Next fit the door lock in the hole and screw it into place.
Fitting the door handle.
Place the lock against the face of the door so that the locks face plate is flush with the door edge now take a pencil and make a mark through the locks spindle holes to the door face the locks spindle hole and the spindle that will lock the lock allow the handles to work the lock correctly after installation.
Take care to measure carefully as matching the size can be especially problematic in older homes.
A video guide for fitting bathroom locks.