How To Install A Mortise Door Lock

Hang the door on the jamb.

How to install a mortise door lock.

First you need to make sure the door stays steady. Draw a line centered through the tracing of the. Step 1 steady door. Step by step instruction to install a mortise lock.

How to install a mortise lockset and door knob 1. Measure up the side of the door from the bottom. Make a mark on the side of the door at 36 inches. To install a mortise lock into a wood or composite door requires a pocket drilled into the edge of the door with the centerline of the door prep at 39 3 16 above the finished floor.

In the early days the pocket was cut out using a brace and bit. With a square extend this mark across the door s edge and 3 inches onto one face. Measure up from the finish floor 36 inches or the height of other knobs in the house and mark the door s edge. A mortise lock is generally a bit more involved as you will need to cut out the mold in the door itself.

Of course if your door already has a mortise lock then upgrading to an electronic mortise lock is super straightforward you can just replace the existing one with an electric one of similar dimensions and there is no need to change anything else. Tap a wedge under the door to steady it. Using a router attachment remove the wood between the pencil lines drawn on the door edge to create a mortise for the. Step 2 mark lock position and outline.

Use a bevel edge chisel and hammer to square the corners of the mortise if the faceplate has square corners. Fit the latch and faceplate into the door. Since you are going to do a lot of hammering and drilling ensuring. Place the lock faceplate in line with the markings already made on the door edge to determine where.

Trade expert michael demonstrates how to quickly fit a 5 lever security mortise 5 lever mortise lock and handles in this easy diy video by studhawk. Begin by determining the height of the lock on your door. Easy to follow instructional video on how to install a mortice lock in a timber door. The brace is a u shaped steel hand tool that has a wood cap on one end and a bit chuck on the other.