New Door Handle Project

I know I mentioned in my last post that we got around to replacing the door handle on the front door.  There were a few reasons why we wanted to do this project, not the least of which being that THERE IS NOT DEADBOLT! Granted, our neighborhood is pretty nice, but seriously, are we advertising that it's easy to break in? Secondly, the lock on the knob that was there....well, let's just say that at least it looked like it worked. We decided to go with the Kwikset Ventian Bronze Smartkey Arlington Handleset With Lido Lever (sponsored link) from Lowes, since we had a gift card that needed to be used. The lever style handle seems much easier to use than the old style. We also picked up a hole saw kit while we were there, since we're planning on replacing some of the doors upstairs. So, now that we've gone ahead and replaced the handle, we're feeling much more secure.

That being said, here's the before and after!

 

 This was the original door handle. Note the complete lack of a deadbolt...

 



 Here's a shot of the new inside handle, with deadbolt!

 

And this is what it looks like from the outside.