Some blank doors have a specific swing.
How to install a bathroom door handle with lock.
If you re installing a pre hung door make sure you get the correct swing determined by the placement of the hinges and doorknob.
Open the door and stand with your back to the hinges.
Look into keyed entry door knobs also called privacy knobs portable door locks or top of door locks.
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.
Screw both halves together with the door in between using the long screws provided with the hardware.
If you re installing a door knob or lever that locks properly line up the locking mechanism the long tip that comes through the centre of the face hole.
Me installing kwikset tustin door handle or knob.
There s a few things you will need to.
If the doorknob is on the left you need a left handed door.
Removing the door lever itself rotating it 180 degrees and installing it on the other side of the door will cause the lever to be inverted yet it will still operate the latch mechanism in exactly the same manner.
If you re in a situation where you cannot or do not want to use a drill to install your lock there are a couple ways of installing an interior door lock without a drill.
This video will show you how to replace a lockable bedroom bathroom doorknob or door handle.