Cabin hooks and eyes are designed to safely keep windows and doors open. However, they can also be used to secure them closed, offering little security. They are usually used on French doors, gate doors, cottage doors, barn doors, among other doors.
At Ironmongery Experts, we supply a wide range of cabin hooks for sale which come complete with their hook plate and all required fixing screws ready to be installed, including our best-selling cabin hooks, the 300mm galvanised steel cast cabin hook and eye and the 300mm black japanned cast cabin hook and eye.
Materials
- Pencil
- Screwdriver
- Tape measure
- Spirit level
- Cabin hook and eye
Firstly, you need to choose the ideal placement for your cabin hook and eye. There are no rules to where to install a cabin hook, it comes down to personal preference and where you are placing it. On French doors, cabin hooks are usually positioned on the bottom of the door. While on front door, cabin hooks are preferably installed just above the door lock.
Then, position the eye (where the hook will fit into) on the door and mark where it will sit with a pencil. Ensure that the position is level and screw in the fixings.
Use your tape measure to measure where the hook part will be fixed in order to fit comfortably into the eye. Once you’ve done this step, mark the position of the screws on the hook. Then, double-check that everything is level and finally, when you are happy with the positioning of the hook, screw in the fixings.
And there it is! Your double doors or gate doors won’t swing open and hit the wall anymore. We hope that this guide has helped you successfully install a cabin hook and eye. If you have any questions regarding our ironmongery products, feel free to email us at info@ironmongeryexperts.co.uk or give our team a call on 01376 557 561.
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