Tools needed for this job.
How to cut a lock into a door.
Use a bevel edge chisel and hammer to square the corners of the mortise if the faceplate has square corners.
Measure the thickness of your door before starting and use the marks supplied on the template for a door of that.
How to cut a mortise for a deadbolt lock.
Close the door and look for where the lock bolt or latch bolt contacts the doorjamb.
This marks the center of the face bore on the door.
7 use hammer and chisel to cut a shallow mortise for the latch.
Using a router attachment remove the wood between the pencil lines drawn on the door edge to create a mortise for the.
Measure and mark a line along the center side to side of the jamb strip intersecting the line made in.
5 unscrew template from door.
How to chisel out a door lock plate.
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.
Make a series of.
This video is about how to fit a door latch and door handle in an interior door.
Use the chisel to deepen the outline marks.
Pull the handles apart so the blades open.
Lightly tap the chisel with a hammer to remove the waste between each of the cut lines inside the mortise.
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 precise center top to bottom of the bolt.
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.
Do the same to the template s edge bore to mark the center of the edge bore on the door.
Fit the latch and faceplate into the 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.
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.
The outer face of the strike plate should be flush with the edge of the door frame.
Wrap the cardboard template supplied with the lockset around the door s edge.
Trace the outline of the area.
Be careful not to cut deeper than the hinge thickness.
Put the lock s shackle between the blades of the bolt cutters.
Align its centerline with the line drawn in step 2.
Mark the area around the strike plate that you want to install flush with the wood.
