I recently bought a house my wife thought it would be a good idea to shut the door to one of the rooms.
How to drill an entryway door lock.
With a square extend this mark across the door s edge and 3 inches onto one face.
With the large hole cut it s now time to drill the small 1 inch hole in the edge of the door.
How to install a door lock door knob deadbolt.
This room happened to have a key ed lock on it that.
Aim the drill into the area just above the keyway.
Cut only halfway through one side of the door.
Pressure from the client should not be a valid excuse for attempting destructive entry on an unknown lock.
Measure up from the finish floor 36 inches or the height of other knobs in the house and mark the door s edge.
The goal is to drill through the pin tumblers not the keyway itself.
Insert the new bolt into the opening on the edge of the door and fasten it to the door with the provided screws.
A lock that is drilled unsuccessfully is a waste of materials and time.
Do not be afraid to drill a lock but know when doing so will not be help full.
Flip the door and finish from the other side.
This technique helps prevents splintering.
How to install a door lock door knob deadbolt.
This destroys the pins inside the lock cylinder.
Once you ve drilled through and broken the pins you may need to insert a flat screwdriver to retract the latch and open the door.
5 drill the latch hole with the spade bit by setting the point on the spade bit on the mark and drilling a hole that is 1 inch deep or.
Use a sharp drill bit that is designed for metal drilling.
If the deadbolt comes with an interior plate and a decorative.
Open the door halfway and tap two shims one from each side between the floor and the door bottom to hold it steady.
Without understanding the locking mechanism it is counterproductive to drill the lock.
Drill out the lock cylinder.
Drill a hole through the lock cylinder through the guidance point.
This ensures you don t splinter the wood on the face of the door as you blast through drilling from just one side.
Feel the drill work and try not to work too quickly or press too hard as this may jam or break the drill bit.
You want to drill part way into one side of the door stop and then start to drill from the other side.
Insert the exterior part of the lock into the door by feeding the long metal piece through the opening in the center of.
Drill the lock hole into the door faces with a hole saw.