For an entry door handle with screws that are not exposed.
How to tighten door handles without screws.
Expose hidden set screws.
Try twisting or pulling the rose away from the door to expose the screws.
With round doorknobs though you may need to remove the knob in order to make the faceplate mounting screws accessible to your screwdriver.
How to take off a door knob with no screws.
Examine the edge of the door handle s metal plate on the interior side of the door looking for a hidden recessed screw.
When you first look at this style of door knob.
When this occurs it s an easy matter to simply tighten these screws to snug up the door again.
It may be hidden behind a circular plate around the lever.
Unlike exposed screws on door hardware found on older homes modern door hardware is clean looking and consumers like the look of hardware that uses concealed screws to hold the lockset to the door.
This plate is known as a rose and can almost always be removed by hand.
Use an allen key to loosen the set screw on the side and remove the door handle.
On lever style handles you can almost always access the mounting screws easily.
I show how i tightened my loose door handle that is made by kwikset.
To reassemble snap the rose back on the chassis depress the release button and slide the knob back on until the button pops through the hole.
This screw holds the plate in place and it is usually sunk into the side of the plate making it difficult to see at first glance.
A set screw is typically installed along the base of the lock on the interior side of the door.
Take a phillips screwdriver to tighten the screw on each side this will secure the handle.
Use a flat head screwdriver to carefully remove the cover plate which will expose the two phillips screws.
