Give your new or existing home the
luxury feel with door lever handles. The door lever handle is not the
usual pull handle. Rather, this handle, as the name suggests, has a
lever mechanism which when pulled down will open the door and when the
handle comes back to its original position, the door closes. That is
door handle lever handle is a horizontal handle for operating the latch
bolt of a lock. There are various types of door lever handles made of
various metals and given different finishes.
Types of Door Lever Handles
- Entrance Lever Handles: These handles have keyed
cylinders and hence lockable and are generally used on exterior
doors.
- Privacy Lever Handles: These handles are generally used
on bedrooms and baths. These handles are lockable but do not have a
keyed cylinder but they can be unlocked with a generic tool that is
provided.
- Passage Lever Handles: These handles , also known as Hall
or Closet Lever Handle sets do not lock. They are usually used on
closets or other doors where a lock is not required.
- Lever Handles: These handles are just one handle that
mounts through the back of the door with a single screw. This is the
perfect solution for ball catch doors or other applications where a
latch mechanism is not needed, but the look of a door handle is
required.
Materials used in Door Lever Handles
- Brass
- Aluminum
- Steel
- Bronze
- Iron
Finishes on Door Lever Handles
- Antique Bronze
- Antique Nickel
- Satin Nickel
- Black Finish
- White Metal finish
- Chrome Plated
- Lacquered Finish
- Burnished Gold Finish