Pry it gently with a flat head and see if it moves.
Can t remove door handle.
Wedge a pin or the tip of your flathead screwdriver under the small opening between the rose and the surface of the door.
Try turning a round cover plate counterclockwise.
Step 1 unscrew the door lever handle in order to get at the screws that hold the handle to the door you need to expose them by removing the plate that surrounds the lever handle also known as a rose.
Check for any.
Remove the two screws on the interior faceplate using your phillips head screwdriver.
Turn the wrench to remove the fastener then pull the lever away from the door by hand.
Your faceplates are the two flat metal pieces on both sides of your door.
Look for these fasteners along the base of the lever then use an allen wrench that fits snugly into the head of the fastener.
Check around the plate where it meets the door for a small notch or.
In the first picture there is an indentation in the cover of the handle base.
Use that to pry the cover away towards the handle.
Usually the cover is simply held on with pressure points so you can pry it off to get to the screws.
This will loosen the set screw and allow you to pull the handle off.
Removing a handle with a cover plate 1.
Depending on the door handle design the faceplate may be able to slide completely off.
Remove the lever by pulling outward from the shaft.
If you don t see a notch and the cover plate is round try turning.
Best guess is it is painted to the door i e somebody put it on when the paint was still wet.
Pry off the cover plate if it has a notch.
You can usually twist or pry it off with a flathead screwdriver to expose the screws.
With screws inspect the lever and faceplate on both sides of the door and locate the single mounting screw on the lever shaft and.
If not rotate the faceplate until the underlying screws are accessible and use a phillips head screwdriver to remove them.
Remove the faceplate screws by.
Some lever handles have hexagonal shaped fasteners that require an allen wrench for removal.
Just pull on the opposite handle and it will come out of your door along with the barrel that holds the handles.
Use a philips head screwdriver to unscrew them.
The door handle will now slide off.
If the rose doesn t come off with the knob you ll need to remove it separately.
Remove the shaft screw by turning counterclockwise with a screwdriver or hex wrench.
Under it should be a metal frame of sorts where the screws are hidden.
Use an allen wrench to remove the lever.
Slide the cosmetic faceplate away from the door.
