How to cut a mortise for a deadbolt lock.
How to cut a lock into a door.
Make a series of closely spaced cuts into the mortise area.
Punch a nail or awl through the center of the template s face bore.
6 set latch into hole and mark its outline on door edge.
Do the same to the template s edge bore to mark the center of the edge bore on the door.
Tilt the lock to the side so you can easily cut the side of the shackle or the metal clasp that holds the lock together.
You usually need a 2 1 4 inch hole saw to install a lockset and a 1 inch spade bit for the barrel assembly but yours.
Mark the area around the strike plate that you want to install flush with the wood.
Close the door and look for where the lock bolt or latch bolt contacts the doorjamb.
How to chisel out a door lock plate.
Hold the chisel at a low angle to the door parallel to the door s length with the flat side of the chisel against the wood.
Tape measure pencil flat drill bit for wo.
The depths of the recesses in the door frame must be equal to the lengths of the latch and locking bolt.
7 use hammer and chisel to cut a shallow mortise for the latch.
Use a bevel edge chisel and hammer to square the corners of the mortise if the faceplate has square corners.
Align its centerline with the line drawn in step 2.
Use the chisel to deepen the outline marks.
Measure and mark a line along the center side to side of the jamb strip intersecting the line made in.
This marks the center of the face bore on the door.
Tools needed for this job.
Fit the latch and faceplate into the door.
Make a series of.
Pull the handles apart so the blades open.
Measure the thickness of your door before starting and use the marks supplied on the template for a door of that.
Using a router attachment remove the wood between the pencil lines drawn on the door edge to create a mortise for the.
Put the lock s shackle between the blades of the bolt cutters.
This video is about how to fit a door latch and door handle in an interior door.
Lightly tap the chisel with a hammer to remove the waste between each of the cut lines inside the mortise.
Be careful not to cut deeper than the hinge thickness.
4 use a 1 inch hole saw to bore latch hole in door edge.
Make a cut out for the strike plate make a cut out of about 3 mm deep into which the strike plate fits neatly.
Trace the outline of the area.
Wrap the cardboard template supplied with the lockset around the door s edge.
Hold the bolt cutters in a comfortable position near your waist.
