MAGNITI magnetic door holder — installation guide

MAGNITI · solid brass magnetic door holder

Installation guide · MAGNITI

Before you start

MAGNITI is for interior use only. Decide where the door should rest when it is open, and check that the holder can sit on the floor or the skirting there without being in the way. The magnet is strong: keep the head away from cards, watches and phones while you work. Keep this guide for the next owner.

In the box

One MAGNITI holder — solid brass body on a concealed base plate, 84 mm tall with a Ø 50 mm base — and its Ø 29 mm catch plate for the door. Fixings: three wall plugs and three long screws for the plate, two short screws for the catch plate, and one expansion anchor bolt for solid floors.

You will need

A drill with a bit to match the wall plugs (a masonry or tile bit and a bit to match the anchor bolt for concrete, stone or tile), a Phillips screwdriver, a pencil and a tape measure.

ORCONCRETE ·STONE · TILEWOOD · MASONRY + PLUGS1BASE PLATE23 SCREWS + 3 WALL PLUGS2ANCHOR BOLT (ALTERNATIVE)A · FIX THE PLATE DOWNDOOR84 mmØ 50 mmØ 293HOLDER · SCREWS ONTO THE PLATE4CATCH PLATE52 SHORT SCREWSB · FIT THE HOLDER AND THE CATCH
The plate is fixed down first and the holder screws on over it, so no screws show. The catch plate sits on the door face, centred on the magnet head.

Looking after the finish

Wipe with a soft, dry cloth. No polish, abrasives or solvents — they mark the finish. Satin brass darkens gently with time; that is the material, not a fault.

Six steps

  1. Choose the positionOpen the door to where it should rest. Stand the holder on the floor — or hold it against the skirting, head out — so the magnet head meets the flat face of the door, a little in from the door edge. Mark round the base with a pencil.
  2. Separate the base plateUnscrew the holder body from its base plate (turn the body anti-clockwise). The plate is what gets fixed down; the body screws back on over it and hides the screws.
  3. Fix the plate downHold the plate inside your pencil mark and mark through its three holes. Drill to suit the wall plugs, push the plugs in and screw the plate down with the three long screws. On concrete, stone or tile, use the anchor bolt instead: drill one hole at the plate centre to suit the anchor, tap it in flush and tighten the bolt down through the plate.
  4. Fit the holderScrew the body back onto the plate until it sits firm and flat, and turn it so the magnet head faces the door. Do not force it past tight.
  5. Fit the catch plateOpen the door onto the magnet head and mark where the centre of the head touches the door. Hold the catch plate centred on the mark and fix it with the two short screws.
  6. TestSwing the door onto the holder: the magnet should take the plate and hold the door; a firm pull releases it. The head pivots on its ball joint, so it settles flat against the plate even if the two are slightly out of line.

Floor, skirting or wall

Which fixing where

Surface Fixing Notes
Wooden floor The three long screws straight into the wood. No plugs needed. Avoid the gap between two boards — put the plate on solid timber.
Concrete, stone or tile floor The anchor bolt, through the centre of the plate. Drill one hole to suit the anchor with a masonry or tile bit. On tile, start the hole slowly with a tile bit, and keep the hole clear of the tile edge and grout line.
Skirting board or wall (holder horizontal) The three long screws with the wall plugs in masonry. Into a timber skirting, screws alone. Plasterboard will not hold the plugs on its own — fix into the timber behind it, or use plasterboard anchors (not supplied).
Door (catch plate) The two short screws, into the flat face of the door — not the edge. Centre the plate on the magnet head. On a glass or metal door, ask us before fitting.

Measurements are in millimetres. Specifications may change; ask us before installing if anything in the box looks different from this guide.