Fixing Door Handles To Hollow Doors

Screws magically work themselves loose over the years.

Fixing door handles to hollow doors.

If you want to fix into a hollow door the plasplugs hollow door fixings are good but they depend on whatever is being fixed to the door having a surface which is flush with the door surface. If your doors have been fitted correctly there should be a lock block where the handles fit ie the door is not hollow where the lock and handles fit. The looseness of a door handle can be due to the prolonged use of a particular entryway. The screws have missed the lock block.

If the doors have been fitted wrong way round you will always have trouble with the handles as in most cases it is hollow on the hinge side. This will also be a desirable resolution should the door be hollow at the fixing point i e. Door marked at centre for coat hanger next measure the width of your hanging rail and again mark its centre. This is a natural part of a door handle s lifespan.

These plastic anchors fold flat to fit inside a pilot hole drilled into the door. If you want to remove the door from its hinges entirely press a nail against the base of each hinge pin and use a hammer to pop out the pins. You might need to remove the doorknob hinges or a strike plate near the base of the door. With a drill you re more likely to over tighten the screw and strip the screw holes or chew up the screwheads.

Make sure all the screws are tight. If your doors have been fitted correctly and the screws are baggy try getting some match sticks and pva glue and push them into the screw holes. To mount anything into a hollow door requires special hollow door anchors. Once inserted a small key is used to open the anchor which spreads out interior brackets to clamp the collar of the anchor against the door face like a toggle bolt.

Clamp stiff boards to both sides of the bottom as shown. Fixing to a hollow door using hollow door fixings the first job is to measure the width of the door near the top and find its centre and mark it with a pencil at the point on the door you want your hanger to be fixed. Cut the door to the right length. Fill the hollow door bottom with expanding foam insulation.

Exposed screw heads will likely be 6 gauge raised head countersunk screws where the face is rounded over instead of flat. The repair is quick and easy. If your door rubs near the top or drags on the floor use a screwdriver not a drill to tighten the screws. Every rotation of the handle applies torque to the hardware to fix door handles that are experiencing excessive torque you need to refasten them to the same degree the handle has been destabilized.

Leah demostrates how to repair a hole in a hollow core interior door using low pressure foam insulation and plastic wood putty.