Remove the door hardware on screen doors where the handles have a distinct up or down orientation.
How to change a screen door handle.
If the handle is old and the screws don t want to come off you can spray the handle and the screws with something like wd40 to loosen them up.
If you removed the door handle screw it back into place with a flathead screwdriver.
Then tilt the screen door until it is straight and slide it into place.
As with the handle you may need to cut your spindle to suit your door thickness.
Insert the deadbolt spindle from the inside through the center hole into the key lock.
To put the screen back in place lift it up with both hands and line up the bottom with the door track.
Replace your screen door and handle after you install the screen.
Installing an optional deadbolt.
The handle spindle and lock tumbler are attached to the outside plate and will pull away with it.
This video is how to install a screen door handle on a standard screen door.
Place the deadbolt on the inside.
Trade in the broken shabby push button handle on your screen door for a shiny new easy opening lever handle.
Reattach the handle assembly on the opposite side of the door frame at the same height and same distance from the edge of the screen door.
Unscrew both interior latch mounting screws pull the interior and exterior handles apart and remove the center spindle.
The spindle should project through the inside of the door a.
Remove broken storm door handle your storm door handle is attached and secured using two screws.
You can buy a good handle here.
Replacement handles will fit most aluminum steel and some wood doors.
Grasp the handles on either side of the door and pull out gently.
To remove the broken handle simply unscrew the screws and take off the broken handle.
The inside handle will drop away.