Advice reattaching an internal door handle

Submitted by yanyan1989 t3_10h6ku0 in DIY

As title suggests, I’m looking for advice on how to reattach a door handle to an internal wooden door. Whoever has attached the door handle previously has been very slapdash and there’s not much wood left to bite into on the right hand side.. I’d normally glue a dowel into the screw holes but this isn’t an option on one side. I’ll try attach a picture after I post

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real_b_man t1_j56uca2 wrote

This shouldn't be necessary. The handle usually is sandwiched between the door with machine screws. Only the latch plate on the edge of the door is screwed in.

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yanyan1989 OP t1_j56ugs2 wrote

I’ve uploaded a picture that should show the issue

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real_b_man t1_j56yndq wrote

Is your issue that the hole is so big that the handle almost falls through it?

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yanyan1989 OP t1_j56z7wu wrote

the handles on all my doors are attached with wood screws into the doors themselves, rather than the opposite handle - the square bar is the only bit that runs through the entirety of the opening and physically connects the two together. The issue I have is there’s not enough wood left in the door to attach the wood screws to the door.. it’s as though whoever installed this has drilled too big a hole through the door

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real_b_man t1_j570080 wrote

You could attempt to screw a scrap piece of wood inside the radius of the cover plate, we could give you something to screw to.

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yanyan1989 OP t1_j56zdwm wrote

this is the other side, which is attached

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fatherlyadvicepdx t1_j58pcqa wrote

There should be a threaded hole on the bottom of the ring for a set screw. But the screw is probably gone.

Replace the hardware. $45 at any big box home improvement depot.

Edit: Now I see the other picture. Blast off and nuke the door from orbit. Holy hell! I'm angry for you. Do what the other commenter said, re-bore the hole. You'll need to buy a jig and a proper sized bit.

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