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Screen Door Handle Repositioning

For unknown reasons, the handle on the porch screen door was installed less than one finger width from the frame, so I conjured a pair of plastic plates shifting it far enough to prevent finger pinches and avoid the screws for the outside handle:

Porch door handle repositioning
Porch door handle repositioning

The original holes now have M4 threaded wood inserts and the holes in the ¼ inch acrylic have M4 heat-staked brass inserts, mostly because I had everything on hand.

This was part of a project to trim the bottom of the door to clear the porch floor boards, which evidently continued warping after they trimmed the door to fit:

Porch door trimming
Porch door trimming

That thin blue line suggests the highest part of the floor was once near the bottom of the picture, but it’s now the lowest part. The highest part is now near the hinge side near the top of the picture, firmly jamming the door in place.

Works great now!