Handles are an excellent way to give your home a face lift, without needing to spend endless amounts of money on materials, paint etc....Handles come in various designs, shapes, lengths, there really is something to suit everyone.
2. Handles are an excellent way to give your home
a face lift, without needing to spend endless
amounts of money on materials, paint etc....
3. Sprung1
Sprung is a term used to
indicate that a door handle or
door knob id fitted with a
spring in the backplate or
rose. which means the door
handle will return to position
once released.
4. The Rose2
The Rose is a usually circular
plate to which lever handles
and knobs are attached.
Some will be face fixed,
whilst others have concealed
fixings under a separate rose
cover.
5. Escutcheon3
An escutcheon surrounds the
keyhole or lock cylinder.
They're incredibly useful as
they help to protect a lock
cylinder from being drilled out
or snapped.
6. Spindle4
The spindle is a square metal
bar that passes through the
door connecting the handles
or knobs together and
operates the latch or locking
mechanism.
7. The Latch5
A latch is a mechanism which
holds a door closed using a
sprung beveled mental
tongue. Operated by a door
handle or knob.
8. Backplate6
A backplate is a stamped or
forged plate onto which
levers and knobs are
attached to create a door
handle.backplate.