5 unscrew template from door.
How to cut a lock into a door.
Pull the handles apart so the blades open.
Use a bevel edge chisel and hammer to square the corners of the mortise if the faceplate has square corners.
Measure and mark a line along the center side to side of the jamb strip intersecting the line made in.
The depths of the recesses in the door frame must be equal to the lengths of the latch and locking bolt.
6 set latch into hole and mark its outline on door edge.
Lightly tap the chisel with a hammer to remove the waste between each of the cut lines inside the mortise.
Mark the precise center top to bottom of the bolt.
This marks the center of the face bore on the door.
Measure the thickness of your door before starting and use the marks supplied on the template for a door of that.
Make a series of closely spaced cuts into the mortise area.
How to cut a mortise for a deadbolt lock.
7 use hammer and chisel to cut a shallow mortise for the latch.
Make a cut out for the strike plate make a cut out of about 3 mm deep into which the strike plate fits neatly.
Put the lock s shackle between the blades of the bolt cutters.
Align its centerline with the line drawn in step 2.
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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.
Make a series of.
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 area around the strike plate that you want to install flush with the wood.
Tools needed for this job.
How to chisel out a door lock plate.
Trace the outline of the area.
This video is about how to fit a door latch and door handle in an interior door.
4 use a 1 inch hole saw to bore latch hole in door edge.
Close the door and look for where the lock bolt or latch bolt contacts the doorjamb.
Wrap the cardboard template supplied with the lockset around the door s edge.
Be careful not to cut deeper than the hinge thickness.
Fit the latch and faceplate into the door.
Punch a nail or awl through the center of the template s face bore.
Do the same to the template s edge bore to mark the center of the edge bore on the door.
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.
