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Handing
Handing is a term used to describe which way a door handle turns. Many handles now are available with adjustable handing, but knowing the handing of your door will keep you from being limited in your shopping. Luckily, it’s relatively easy to figure out. To determine the handing of a door, stand on the outside of the room you are going to enter. For example, if you are entering your house, stand outside the house entirely; if you are considering your bathroom door, stand in the room that connects to the bathroom. Face the door. Notice which side the hinges are on.

Latches
When you’re choosing the latch for your new door, you will need to know two different things – the type of faceplate you’re looking for and the backset measurement. The backset describes the length of the latch itself. To determine this, start at the edge of the door and measure out to the borehole drilled in your door. This is your backset measurement. For your faceplate, look at the groove cut into the edge of the door for the faceplate. If it has rounded corners, you will need a round corner latch. Similarly, square corners on your groove will need a square corner latch. If there is no groove, you need a drive-in latch that does not come with a faceplate at all. Some of our latches come with adjustable backsets and both faceplates. This can be a simple option, but if you get an adjustable backset, make sure your backset is one of the two most common sizes (2^3/8” or 2^3/4”).

Center to Center
Center to center is an important measurement when shopping for handlesets. This measurement makes sure that your new Handleset will fit into the holes pre-drilled in the door. To determine this measurement, take a look at the two holes drilled in the side of the door for the deadbolt and the latch. Measure from the center of the top hole to the center of the bottom hole. This is your door’s center to center measurement. Read Entire Article