How to Change Your Door Knob with Security

As people often open home door locks by holding the door knob, they may be broken by strong force. So, for home door security, it is time for you to change the door knob. While, changing the door knob is not easy for normal people. You need know the basic procedures to fix the problem.

 

How to Change Your Door Knob with Security

To change a door knob there are three main processes. You begin by buying a new door knob based on your needs. Then you can remove the existing door knob. And finally, you install the new door knob with locksmith tools. That is the gist of the process, but there is more to know about the more specific generalities involved with each.

 

Buy New Door Knobs

In order to change a door knob, you need to purchase your replacement hardware. Based on the considerations above you will have figured out what you need in terms of brand and key code. These things may not matter, or they could be the most important aspect of buying depending on your goals with your door knob replacement.

 

Perhaps the door knob you change doesn’t need to be keyed. This is the case with bathroom door locks, which only need to provide privacy. Bedroom door knobs can go either way, but interior doors provide very little security due to their construction. And door knobs have spring-loaded latches, which have inherent security vulnerabilities.

 

In the case of front door knob replacement, your door knob should be keyed. However, if your door uses a euro cylinder or mortise lock it is more common that an unkeyed handle will fit the door. And the fit is extremely important. If you want to change a door knob and lockset, and your existing door does not have the properly sized pre-cut holes, you likely need a new door.

 

Disassembly the Door Knob

Once you have the new lock in your possession, it is time to begin the work of installing the new door knob. And if the door is already using a door knob, this will require taking existing hardware off the door. If the door knob is jammed or stuck, you will need to do a bit more to get it open. To remove your current door knob follow these basic instructions:

 

Open the door.

Locate the door knob set screws on the interior side of the door.

Remove all set screws.

Pull the door knob hardware from the spindle hole.

Remove the latch hardware from the door.

 

Optional step:

Remove set screws from the strike plate.

If you are putting a door knob onto a new door, then you do not have to worry about these steps. The door frame should still have an existing strike plate, so in the next section, the strike plate replacement should still be optional. Changing the strike plate too often will result in striping the holes for the set screw, making it less secure.

 

Install the New Door Knob

The final part of the door knob replacement process is essentially reversing the disassembly steps. However, there is more that needs to be finessed in order to put the door knob hardware together. There should be detailed installation instructions included with your new door knob parts, but the process should break down into these steps:

 

Keep the door open.

Install the latch hardware.

The latch may need to be extended to reach the center of the main hole.

Locate the spindle hole on the latch that the door knobs will connect through.

Feed the exterior door knob with the spindle rod, through the latch’s spindle hole.

Exterior door knobs can be differentiated by having a keyed cylinder or by their lack of a thumbturn/push button actuator.

Line up the interior door knob with the exterior spindle rod. 

Check that rotating both sides retract the latch.

Secure the door knob with set screws.

 

If you are going to place your home door knob, you can consider the mentioned procedure in the guidance. And you had better do this with the help of professional locksmiths who can deal with emergency situation by accident.