How To Fit a Suffolk Latch The traditional height for fitting the thumb latch is about 1300mm from floor. Drill a row vertically of 6mm holes one above the other, then with the use of...
Fitting Hinges It is essential when fitting door hinges that the door frame is vertically and horizontally plumb, especially the hinge side as the pivot point of all hinges requires to be the same for...
More Handles stocks a huge range of screws to suit all applications. Supplying the industry-leading TIMco Brand of screws, along with a wide range of screws from our ironmongery suppliers designed specifically for fitting their...
Technical Guides: “I live by the sea. What is the best material for external door handles? How can I prevent salt-spray marine corrosion?" Approximately 3 million people in the UK (out of 60 million) live on the coast. For them...
Architectural Ironmongery can be a confusing place - filled with different terminology and jargon that can quickly become confusing. The More Handles Technical guides series of articles aims to break down confusing industry jargon, and help explain...
A Rebate Kit is an ironmongery accessory that is used to allow a lock or latch mechanism to be fitted correctly on a pair of double opening rebated doors. The term ‘rebated doors’ is used...
The beautiful, traditional, Sash Window. A classical English design used in countless Georgian and Victorian buildings and still a popular choice today. These might be the most famous Sash Windows in the world but of...
Part of the More Handles 'How To Guide...' Series. This week we have a useful Troubleshooting Workflow for if your door lock is not working properly. Sometimes a door lock will stop working correctly. Perhaps...
When choosing new door handles it is always recommended to measure your door to ensure that the handles will fit perfectly. How to Measure Internal Door Handles There are a few different measurements that will...
How do I fit a door handle? This week we have a very useful DIY Video Guide courtesy of Carlisle Brass. The video gives a step-by-step guide of round rose door handle fitting instructions which applies...
How do I fit my new door handles? Another really useful DIY Video Guide Tutorial courtesy of Carlisle Brass. This video is another step-by-step guide of how to fit door handles on a backplate. These...
Fitting a mortice lock to a door is straightforward when you follow the More Handles guide. If you’ve recently bought a mortice lock or are adding one to a new door, our step by step...
Guidance on Window Restrictors All healthcare buildings will have received a guidance document issued by the Department of Health. This was issued as a result of an incident where a patient died following a fall...
How To Update Your Front Door? As a member of the More Handles team, it would be deemed a very poor show if the first thing you would see as you approached my house, was...