Retrofitting handles to an existing door can be a challenge particularly when the doors are glass as it is not feasible to re-drill new holes in tempered glass or easy to cover up the existing holes. While this is true of any door, wood doors are less problematic as the existing holes can often be covered with a mounting bracket or the holes can be plugged when the door is stained or painted. Metal doors require some planning as welding a patch on site to cover holes requires access to someone skilled in using a portable MIG welder.
In the last month I have received 4 enquiries from people looking, not for a specific style of door grip but for anything tasteful and readily available with a center-to-center distance of 24”. The enquires covered both exterior and interior doors made either from tempered ½” glass or 1 ¾” metal. They were all tall doors spanning 8’ to 10’ so the door handles needed not only to fit but be proportional and visually appealing appearance.
MOUNTING METHOD - Post
A door grip that is attached using mounting posts that project the handle outwards offers the easiest solution when working with existing holes as the posts can often be ordered at a custom center to center distance.
The Morphic cylindrical door grip can be ordered at 26”H, 32” and custom ordered for sizes up to 60”. As a rule of thumb, a 24” center looks balanced for handles up to 40”in length but a 30” and 40” center to center works better for 50” and 60” handles.
Flush Mounting
The Morphic serpentine pull and Ergo Epic and Mega are curvaceous handles that project out from the door face. These designs require the piece to be attached at the top and bottom flat sections by means of proprietary mounting brackets and through bolts which have some range of flexibility. While the Serpentine pull can be ordered at a 24” center the Ergo Epic and Mega are better suited for very tall doors with a 34” and 44” distance between centers.
34” and 44” distance between the centers of the mounting bracket