How To Cut A Door Handle Hole

Setting the door handle 1.

How to cut a door handle hole.

You want to drill part way into one side of the door stop and then start to drill from the other side. Measure and mark a line along the center side to side of the jamb strip intersecting the line made in. Place the chisel at a 45 angle and begin to chisel the. Chisel out the faceplate outline with a chisel and hammer.

Close the door and look for where the lock bolt or latch bolt contacts the doorjamb. Trace the handle s faceplate with a pencil. Take your time so you keep the drill perfectly. Screw the faceplate into the.

Mark with an x the center spot for the doorknob. How to chisel out a door lock plate. Screw a 2. Fold the template around the edge of the door at the height you want the knob which is usually in the center of the.

Drill a pilot hole with a inch bit straight through the door. This ensures you don t splinter the wood on the face of the door as you blast through drilling from just one side. 1 transfer lockset location from old door to edge of new door. Using a router attachment remove the wood between the pencil lines drawn on the door edge to create a mortise for the faceplate.

How to cut a hole for a door knob in a metal door 1. Mark the centers of the holes unpack the installation instructions that came with the lockset and cut out the template with a pair of scissors. 3 bore the doorknob hole through the face of door using a 2 1 8 inch hole saw. Once the center bit protrudes through the door stop and switch sides.

Mark the precise center top to bottom of the bolt. Drill halfway through from each side. 2 screw hole boring template to door for drilling out the lockset holes. Tape the template to the.

Place the template that comes with the lockset on the metal door. Set the latch of the door handle into its hole and make distinct marks to. Apply firm pressure as you drill the hole into the door making sure the hole saw is flat and not angled as it goes through the door. With the large hole cut it s now time to drill the small 1 inch hole in the edge of the door.

Fit the latch and faceplate into the door. Continued drilling through the opposite side until you complete the door knob hole in the door.