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French Door Hardware

Bob meets with Ryley and installs the hardware trim on an Andersen French door.
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French Door Hardware

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" Well we're gonna get ready to talk about putting a lockset on the front door you know most folks really don't want a glass door at the main entry into the house. For security reasons privacy or whatever. But here the thinking was because we have that beautiful view of the lake now right now there. We wanted to be able to have visitors come to the front Dorsey -- the house which I think it's a very good idea. I like this door. A lot of the -- terrific and it's. Railing yeah nice and safe because it's got this. Built in one piece. Lockset and deadbolt system and it goes right from the top of the bottom so there's actually rods behind the plate here that. Then at the bottom. Go right into a hole in the threshold and at the top in the header right in it comes to us that way yeah nicely get a real solid. Set up what I like about these -- as. You think there -- set of double doors that would open wide and in fact this is stationary. And then the single patio doors changed in the middle and one thing that I like about that is that you don't have to worry about an -- ago or about a draft breaking through in the middle of the door to time ago so you have the hardware opposite to go in Kansas that put this together in that main thing is that. -- and understand these directions -- Germany."

" What's the first step first step is that the put the us cylinder assembly together with the key cylinder -- OK and that's make sure get that. Correct. OK and this is the outside here and a and that slips in just like that you can put that -- outside -- has to fit in right there. And the next thing I have him. Is the job -- actuators. She's just a little. That square piece of metal 1000 okay that's right in place. And now this plate they -- a retainer plate. This whole -- that together. And then two screws to screw right. And the next thing is for us to put on the escutcheon plate."

" Yeah the escutcheon plate is really shield -- is solid brass. And it goes like left here and it's a shield that protects the works of the lock. Not not only from the weather but from anybody trying to Jimmy the lock."

" On both sides on both sides and corners together. And line them up pretty good because there's not a lot of tolerance with us. -- pretty slim profile and very very simple lockset. Yeah and that --"

" Good."

" OK we're almost there. Now we've got to figure out how to get the handles yes the next thing we're gonna do is put these spindles into the handles. And we have from the Allen wrench that comes with that we use that this is them. The census two sets room set that right there -- it's insurance in the directions. Can handles always want to be pointed towards the glass. Opens up."

" These OK now there's a little block that comes from the factory and its gonna --"

" Good let's test the keys -- that is. This and this correct -- who will handle what's up and that activates. The top and the bottom blocks OK and then. The deadbolt and then the digital comes through threats on -- the works all right the shutter up. From."

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