Install a deadbolt lock to a steel door with help from a home improveme.
How to install a chain lock on metal door.
Also if possible use minimum 10 screws butit s always best to take the latch to the hardware store to get the correctscrew sizing.
For the door side screws with a length1 8 to1 4 shorter than the thickness of the doorwill give the most strength.
Position the lock with the swinging arm portion on the door frame near the edge with the arm extending over the door.
If you do not have a deadbolt on the door place it about three to six inches above the door handle.
As da01 mentioned a good 12 volt drill should manage this just fine if you are using a drill bit designed for metal.
Adding a deadbolt lock can be a great way to improve the security of your steel door.
A door chain lock is an additional lock to the standard deadbolt and door handle locks that may already be on your door.
I m tring to install a chain lock on the inside of my home.
The locks consist of two sides the secured side where the chain is firmly bolted and permanently set then the sliding side where the knob at the other end of the chain can be inserted and slid into place.
I ve tried millions of things to get a hole in the steel door.
Move the fixed peg portion on the door face where the swinging arm easily.
I have had metal doors on my last three houses and all were easy to drill.