Benefits of Back-to-Back Pull Handles over Face Mount Pull Handles

"Are you doing back-to-back mounting or surface mounting?" This is a common question that door handle suppliers ask customers with double swinging doors. It is a strange question especially if you are buying pull handles for the first time. If you find yourself in such a dilemma, it is usually a good idea to find out the benefits of one option over the other. However, you should research before going shopping so that you have a good idea of what to expect from a door handle supplier. While the face mount option might seem more economical since you are buying one pull handle for each door, the benefits of a back-to-back mount outweigh the cost saving. Read on to find out why.

Equal Aesthetic Effect on both Sides -- Pull handles come in many elegant designs that you can choose from. Therefore, depending on your taste and preferences, your options for a design that fits the style of your home are limitless. Since surface mounting requires that you install the pull handles on only one side of a door, the only practical option is to mount the handles on the outside. However, back-to-back mounting ensures that you get maximum value from the pull handles, especially if you have decorated doors. It is because both outsiders and the occupants of your house get to enjoy the aesthetic value that pull handle adds to your doors.

Handle Security -- Whichever door handle you purchase, you want to make sure it is secure and cannot be taken off quickly. Such protection is difficult to ascertain with the surface mounting option, mainly because the pull handles are secured on the outside with a set of screws. Therefore, it is easy for some to unscrew the handles from the door frame. With back to back-to-back mounting, however, the screws securing the pull handles are fastened on the section of the door that is facing the interior of the house. It means that the outside pull handles don't have any screws, thereby bolstering the security of your home.

Mix and Match -- If you choose the surface mounting option, then you will find it difficult to change the design or colour of your handle from time to time. The reason is that you will not derive any aesthetic value from such changes. Therefore, you are most likely to stick with one type of pull handle for its entire service life or until it is damaged. However, with back-to-back mounting you can easily change the interior pull handles with a new design or colour without affecting the outside handles. Moreover, the ability to change pull handles in back-to-back mounting helps to prolong the service life of your pull handles.