Pull Handle Guide
Pull Handles, you would think, are a fairly simply type of handle. Generally, you would be correct. The handle is just installed onto the door and that is that.
There are however a few common questions we get asked regarding pull handles.
Installing Pull Handles 'Back to Back'
Door Pull Handles can always be installed back to back (one on each side of the door), however it does depend on the type of screws on how this is done.
Some pull handles are designed to be installed back to back and will therefore be supplied with screws to make this very simple.
Other pull handles are designed to be 'face fix' which means they are supplied with wood screws and are attached with these screws to the face of the door.
This doesn't mean that the handles cannot be installed back to back, just that some consideration need to be taken when installing the handles.
Most door pull handles with wood screws are supplied with 19-25mm screws. Most doors are 35-40mm thick.
As you can imagine, if you are trying to install these handles back to back, the screw from one side of the door would 'hit' the screw already installed on the other side of the door. This simply means that you need to install the handle on one side of the door a few millimetres higher or lower than the handle on the other side of the door. Problem solved.
On Restoration Online, we will always specify the fixing type of our handles under the product details. If you are concerned about installing your handles back to back, you can check this or feel free to contact us.
Installing Pull Handles on External Doors
A question we often get asked is 'Can I install this pull handle on my entrance door?'
The simple answer to this is 'Yes', however there are a few other bits of hardware that you will require if you wanted to do this.
Pull Handles with a Cylinder Hole
We have some pull handles in our range that have a cylinder hole in the handle itself.
These handles are designed to be installed on the outside only of an external door and used in conjunction with a dead or night latch. The common one used is a Lockwood 001 which can be purchased from any hardware store.
Regular Pull Handles
Standard pull handles can be installed onto an entrance or external door, however in order to lock the door and have something to hole the door in place when it is not locked, you will also require a Roller Lock.
A roller lock has a small ball roller in the place of a tongue on a normal lock. This roller has an adjustable tension and will hold the door in place when closed and not locked and when pushed with some force, will allow the door to open.
The roller lock also has a locking function when used in conjunction with a Euro Cylinder (which is the part where you put and turn a key and when installed into the lock, throws a bolt into the door frame to stop the door from opening) and Euro Escutcheons (which simply sit around the euro cylinder and cover the hole drilled through the door in order to install the euro cylinder).
With all of these parts installed, you have a fully functional entrance set using pull handles.
