Drill the lock hole into the door faces with a hole saw.
How to drill an entryway door lock.
Switch to a slightly larger bit.
Feel the drill work and try not to work too quickly or press too hard as this may jam or break the drill bit.
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Open the door halfway and tap two shims one from each side between the floor and the door bottom to hold it steady.
Insert the exterior part of the lock into the door by feeding the long metal piece through the opening in the center of.
Pressure from the client should not be a valid excuse for attempting destructive entry on an unknown lock.
Once you ve drilled through and broken the pins you may need to insert a flat screwdriver to retract the latch and open the door.
If the deadbolt comes with an interior plate and a decorative.
This ensures you don t splinter the wood on the face of the door as you blast through drilling from just one side.
5 drill the latch hole with the spade bit by setting the point on the spade bit on the mark and drilling a hole that is 1 inch deep or.
Drill out the lock cylinder.
Measure up from the finish floor 36 inches or the height of other knobs in the house and mark the door s edge.
Do not be afraid to drill a lock but know when doing so will not be help full.
Without understanding the locking mechanism it is counterproductive to drill the lock.
Use a sharp drill bit that is designed for metal drilling.
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This destroys the pins inside the lock cylinder.
Flip the door and finish from the other side.
Aim the drill into the area just above the keyway.
Drilling the lock 1.
Drill a hole through the lock cylinder through the guidance point.
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This technique helps prevents splintering.
A lock that is drilled unsuccessfully is a waste of materials and time.
Use a 2 1 8 inch hole saw to drill the hole for the lockset on the face of the door.
The goal is to drill through the pin tumblers not the keyway itself.
You want to drill part way into one side of the door stop and then start to drill from the other side.
Cut only halfway through one side of the door.