Tips for choosing handles, hardware and accessories for your doors

Choosing the handles , accessories and hardware for your doors is easier than it seems, and sometimes changing them will give a different look to your home. It must be taken into account that depending on the door we are referring to, that is, entrance door, window, closet or passage door, the variety and type of hardware that must be installed will be different. Even so, in this article we will guide you to know where to buy the best handles, accessories and hardware that all doors should have . In other articles that we will publish on the blog, we will help you choose and install more specific products and we will talk about more specific handles and accessories.

As a premise, you must know that all doors must have handles (with a plate or with a rosette), hinges or bolts and handles or locks and later it will depend on the type of door, it will be necessary to install a cylinder, a bolt or condemnation, a digital peephole and any other type of hardware. Follow our guide to know how to buy the handles, accessories and hardware that your door needs.

How to choose the best hardware and accessories for doors?

1º Choose the type of handles or knobs ideal for your doors

For all doors, the most attractive, aesthetic and functional element is the handle or knob. This is the hardware by which the door is opened and is needed to use the handle or lock . The handle is a lever that is lowered to operate the lock or handle and open the door.

There are three main types of handles.

• On the one hand, there are the rosette handles . These are small and elegant handles that have a round or square base depending on aesthetic preferences.

• On the other hand, there are the handles with a plate . These handles are larger and more attractive than the previous ones, although their function is the same. Likewise, the plate of these handles can be rectangular or more oval. This type of handle is usually used more for access doors and to replace old handles to hide the mark of the previously installed handle or rosette.

• Finally, there are the fixed and rotating knobs . The knobs are mainly gripping elements, without a rotating or door opening function. They are mainly installed on the outside of entrance doors to help you close the door or push it open. (photo)

2º Once you have chosen the handles, choose the locks or handles for your doors

To choose the locks and handles for your doors, you first have to think about what type of door you are going to install.

• A latch is usually installed essential; 70 or 47 between axles.
• The front of the handle can be chosen with a round edge or a square edge depending on taste and to match the handles and hardware that the door has.
• The handle can be centered, that is, the opening in the center, or off-center, that is, at the top.
• The measurements of the handle depend on the size of the box to install the handle that the door has. The 70 latch does not fit in the box of a 47 latch, so you will have to take measurements prior to installation.

• As a complement to the doorknobs, there are the crutches or condemnations. These are latches that are usually installed for bathrooms or rooms where you want to be able to lock the door. Crutches or sentences are a basic accessory for a passage door that is usually installed on toilet doors.
• There are usually 35 and 50 handles . If your doorknob is 70 you can install both types of handles, but if it is 47 you will have to install the 35 handles.

• A knob is usually installed on the outside of the door. And on the inside a handle with a plate or rosette.
• Locks are to restrict access to rooms.
• They are not locked manually like knob handles, but rather a cylinder or cylinder is required, which is installed in the lock and is locked or unlocked with a key.
• Locks are usually installed on entrance doors, but any other type of room door that you want to privatize can also have a lock.

3º Finally, hinges and hinges for doors

Arguably the most essential hardware for all doors is the hinge and bolt . A door without handles and without a handle, but with hinges, is already a door. On the other hand, if there are no hinges or hinges, there is no door. The hinge and hinge is what helps a door open and close with the help of the axis and support provided by the hinge and handle.

In principle, the entrance doors must have special security hinges to give them greater consistency and 'security'. The change, on the entrance doors you can install hinges or handles depending on tastes, preferences and aesthetics. To assemble a passage door, the truth is that it is easier to do it with hinges, although it is an optional hardware. Hinges are also an excellent option for such use.

Other hardware to install on doors

There are more hardware and accessories that can be installed on doors . There are peepholes, there are access controls, door stops, letter boxes, automatic door closers, etc. Even so, all of these are complementary and optional hardware that does not have to be installed. Despite everything, as it never hurts, you can take a look at our catalog of extra hardware here;