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Door handle height for victorian doors

11 months ago

Hi . I am having some hollow core doors fitted but I would like the handles put at where the crossbar would be if it was a victorian door as i am going to be adding mouldings later . Can anyone with a victorian door please tell me how far the middle of their crossbar is from the ground ?

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Jonathan
11 months ago
I think the height is irrelevant because every door is different.

So I think you have to buy a long spindle and place the knob or handle in the centre of where the cross bar would be (if it were a solid door rather than hollow)

This picture of an old door shows the traditional placement
Jonathan
11 months ago
This picture of a modern door looks atrocious in my opinion. The handle is far too close to the edge and I suspect they have simply measured a metre up from the floor or placed the handle at the same height as the previous door.
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