Use this video to check that your door is properly prepared.
How do you install a door lock.
Affix the template to the door.
Step one is to go.
Start by removing the old dead bolt and the handle if you re replacing it.
Marking a center line on door and frame decide where you want the lock to be placed.
Mark the center of.
Set the new dead bolt to match the existing 2 3 8 in.
Remove the old door knob latch and strike plate.
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.
Insert the new bolt into the opening on the edge of the door and fasten it to the door with the provided screws.
You ll have to adjust the.
This technique helps prevents splintering.
Cut only halfway through one side of the door.
Choose a position on the door for the lock.
The strike plate is a rectangular metal piece that.
Mark the center of the holes for both the lock cylinder and latchbolt.
Typically we place them about six to twelve inches above the door handle or existing door deadbolt.
How to install a deadbolt lock.
How to install the door 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.
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.
Install the deadbolt lock about 44 inches above the bottom of the door.
If you have not already removed the old door knob and latch take it out before you begin installing the new one.
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.
I m joshua clement with lighty contractors and today i m going to show you how to install an entrance door lock.