door handles

[reybec]

i was wondering if anybody knows if there is a standard height for a door handle on an internal door

if so what is it?

thanks

[bitingmidge]

There is no standard.

In the old days, they were 1200 or higher.

Many are at 900 these days (or 1000), but I like to stick them exactly half-door height, and light switches to match.

At half height, you can fit all the doors off the same, so no chance of getting one upside down!

Cheers,

P
:D :D :D

[silentC]

'pends on whether or not you want the midgets to be able to open them or not ;)

[bitingmidge]

'pends on whether or not you want the midgets to be able to open them or not ;)

Just use lever handles and fit the latches upside down.... that fixes the little buggers.

P

:D :D :D

[Ashore]

Maybe not midgets but when children and or grandkids having the handles a bit higher will stop them from opening entry doors and toilet doors until they are old enough.

Oh how they love to drop keys , mobils, walletts in toilets



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[reybec]

thanks for the help
the handles on the old doors was 1350 high which i thought was a bit high
so i've made the new ones 1200 high

[journeyman Mick]

Gotta disagree (partly) with Midge on this one :p . There is a standard of sorts for:
a) hollow core doors, and
b) doors hung in steel frames.

For (a) it's whatever height they put the miniscule lock mounting block in at. They used to give you a fair size block in the doors which allowed you to place the handle anywhere up to 150mm either side of the centre. Nowadays you get a block that gives you about 20mm of play either way. :mad:

For (b) it's whatever height the striker recess is moulded in at. ;)

Obviously this doesn't help you with your question, but I thought I'd throw it in anyway. On doors with midrails, even the cheap hollow core doors with the moulded mdf faces that are meant to look like a frame and panel door, I reckon the handle should be in the centre of the mid rail.

Mick