How Do You Install A Door Lock

Flip the door and finish from the other side.

How do you install a door lock.

Affix the template to the door. Remove the old door knob latch and strike plate. This technique helps prevents splintering. Choose a position on the door for the lock.

On a standard pre drilled door you ll be done installing your passage lock in just minutes using only a tape measure and a phillips screwdriver. I m joshua clement with lighty contractors and today i m going to show you how to install an entrance door lock. Mark the center of. If you have not already removed the old door knob and latch take it out before you begin installing the new one.

Step one is to go. How to install the door lock. Draw a horizontal line at this point on the interior side of the door and the jamb to mark them. For this we re going to be using a phillips head screwdriver.

How to install a deadbolt lock. You ll have to adjust the. Insert the new bolt into the opening on the edge of the door and fasten it to the door with the provided screws. Use this video to check that your door is properly prepared.

If the deadbolt comes with an interior plate and a decorative. The strike plate is a rectangular metal piece that. Cut only halfway through one side of the door. Depending on the door you may also need to remove the strike plate to take it out remove the top and bottom screws with a screwdriver and lift it carefully out of the door.

Typically we place them about six to twelve inches above the door handle or existing door deadbolt. Install the deadbolt lock about 44 inches above the bottom of 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. Set the new dead bolt to match the existing 2 3 8 in.

Backset measured from the door edge to the center of the dead bolt hole then install it in the deadbolt hole. Use a 2 1 8 inch hole saw to drill the hole for the lockset on the face of the door.