How Do You Install A Door Lock

Use this video to check that your door is properly prepared.

How do you install a door lock.

Insert the new bolt into the opening on the edge of the door and fasten it to the door with the provided screws. You ll have to adjust the. How to install the door lock. Set the new dead bolt to match the existing 2 3 8 in.

Depending on the door you may also need to remove the strike plate to take it out remove the top and bottom screws with a screwdriver and lift it carefully out of the door. For this we re going to be using a phillips head screwdriver. Use a 2 1 8 inch hole saw to drill the hole for the lockset on the face of the door. Step one is to go.

Draw a horizontal line at this point on the interior side of the door and the jamb to mark them. Choose a position on the door for the lock. If the deadbolt comes with an interior plate and a decorative. Install the deadbolt lock about 44 inches above the bottom of the door.

On a standard pre drilled door you ll be done installing your passage lock in just minutes using only a tape measure and a phillips screwdriver. Backset measured from the door edge to the center of the dead bolt hole then install it in the deadbolt hole. If you have not already removed the old door knob and latch take it out before you begin installing the new one. Mark the center of the holes for both the lock cylinder and latchbolt.

The strike plate is a rectangular metal piece that. Remove the old door knob latch and strike plate. Flip the door and finish from the other side. Start by removing the old dead bolt and the handle if you re replacing it.

Mark the center of. Marking a center line on door and frame decide where you want the lock to be placed. Cut only halfway through one side of the door. Insert the exterior part of the lock into the door by feeding the long metal piece through the opening in the center of.

This technique helps prevents splintering. Typically we place them about six to twelve inches above the door handle or existing door deadbolt.