How To Install New Front Door Locks

For this we re going to be using a phillips head screwdriver.

How to install new front door locks.

Step one is to go. To steady the base of the handle insert a mounting screw and hide its head with the decorative cover supplied. The most comprehensive method of ensuring security it involves removing the existing lock from the door including the handle if it s a handle lock combo and then installing. Fit the lock over the projecting cylinder post and put the knob s spindle and rosette assembly on the thumb latch post.

How to put a new lock on the front door 1. I m joshua clement with lighty contractors and today i m going to show you how to install an entrance door lock. Use a 2 1 8 inch hole saw to drill the hole for the lockset on the face of the door. Complete the installation.

Use the long screws to attach the doorknobs to the door and two short screws to secure the latch piece onto the door. Pull both the interior and. Remove the screws. Flip the door and finish from the other side.

Next fit the knob on the spindle and tighten its setscrew. Insert the lockset tailpieces through the latch bolt and screw the handles together by tightening the retaining screws. This technique helps prevents splintering. Fit the new doorknobs on the door placing the doorknob with the screw holes on the inside of the door.

Tighten the screws so that all parts are flush against 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. If the deadbolt comes with an interior plate and a decorative. Cut only halfway through one side of the door.

Install a new door lock and door knob by inserting the latch through the hole for the new parts. Open your door and remove the mounting screws securing the doorknob with a screwdriver. Loosen and remove the screws from the deadbolt faceplates which are located on the inner edge of your door.