Close the door and look for where the lock bolt or latch bolt contacts the doorjamb.
How to install door lock strike plate.
Select a door without pre drilled holes when you need.
Mark the precise center top to bottom of the bolt.
Have a door out of alignment due to settling.
When a slab door is not pre hung you ll likely need to drill the holes in the door and cut the mortise for the strike plate in the door jamb.
Lastly screw the strike plate into place on the doorjamb.
How to chisel out a door lock plate.
Measure and mark a line along the center side to side of the jamb strip intersecting the line made in.
If nails are present use the nail set and the hammer to drive them.
Close and open the door to be sure that the latch is catching properly.
Look for any nail heads in the scribed area.
Trace the hole on the strike plate onto the door frame with a pencil.
Center the hole on the plate over the lipstick mark.
Install both knobs by sliding the spindle through the slot in the latch.
Place the strike plate against the frame.
Drill pilot holes for the strike plate s two screws with a 3 32 inch bit then screw the plate in place.
Mark the strike plate location.
How to install a door strike plate step 1.
Once you have reached the necessary depth remove the tape.
Remove the two screws holding the strike plate in place on the door jamb and install the new one in the same position.
Using the technique described in steps 6 and 7 chisel out a mortise as deep as the strike plate is thick.
Step 6 mounting the new strike plate.
Align the two long screws from the inside knob into the cylinders on the exterior door knob and tighten the screws.
Score around the edges of the plate with a utility knife.
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Just a video of mortising the latch strike plate on a door that had been cut down on the edges to make it fit in frame.
Mark the locations of screw holes with your pencil as well.
Drill a hole.
Need to drill a new hole really close to the original one.
The stripped hole repair kit from king s original ha.