How To Add A T Handle To A Garage Door

Locate the flat vertical panel down the center of your garage door.

How to add a t handle to a garage door.

Both locks can be supplied in a front or rear fix and are key locking. These t handles are very popular for canopies. Replacement t handles for your garage door are available at hardware stores or where garage doors are sold. Use a pencil to mark where the screw holes should be placed on the garage door.

Decorative garage door hardware comes in a wide variety of styles sizes materials colors and components. The dunn watson t handles are available in black and chrome finishes. Garage door lock dummy t handle assembly non locking door hardware kit without keys chrome plated prime line gd 52121 t latching handle non locking 5 16 shaft pack of 1 prime line gd 52122 door t handle lock keyed die cast zinc chrome plated. Hold the handle or handles up to where you want it located.

Install the t handle or its replacement in the reverse order of removal. It s easy to add hardware to dress up a door but it is also easy to overdo it in ways that don t add visual value. Ensure the loop of the small helper spring on the lock bars is placed over the end of the bottom lock box retaining screw before it is tightened.