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Front door lock height standard.
All handles pulls latches locks and other operable parts of the door should measure between 34 inches and 48 inches above the floor.
The two most common are 5 1 2 and 6 from the centers of the two holes.
The height of the door handle is not so much the problem as the door handle itself.
Installers typically drill the hole centered 36 inches above the floor if not specifically instructed to do so differently.
When boring deadbolt locks in a door there are two standards for spacing between the bottom lock and the deadbolt.
There are other combinations of spacing which are used on specialty locks however.
Locks used only for security purposes and not used for normal operation are permitted at any height.
Door handles pulls latches locks and other operating devices shall be installed 34 inches 864 mm minimum and 48 inches 1219 mm maximum above the finished floor.
Use an average adult eye level height approximately 5 5 feet or slightly higher as a starting point for your door knocker placement decision.
Measure from the ground level standing position outside of the door such as from the porch floorboards upward.
The international building code has established doorknob height between 34 and 48 inches above a finished floor.
Door handles pulls latches locks and other operating devices shall be installed 34 inches 864 mm minimum and 48 inches 1219 mm maximum above the finished floor.
Lock spacing the distance between two locks.