How To Cut Door Lock Plate

How to cut a mortise for a deadbolt lock.

How to cut door lock plate.

Remove door latch step 2. Tape measure pencil flat drill bit for wo. Center the strike plate over the. Create the mortise step 4.

Smear a little lipstick on the end of the deadbolt close the door and turn the lock. Screw the faceplate into place. The stripped hole repair kit from king s original ha. Tools needed for this job.

How to chisel out a door lock plate. Entry door knobs step 1. Using a chisel cut along the outline as deep as the plate is thick. Cut the faceplate step 3.

Need to drill a new hole really close to the original one. Snap out a line using a chalk box to ensure the straightest cut possible. Turn the chisel bevel side down and remove the waste working from the middle out. How to refill a wood deadbolt latch hole.

Make a series of. Close the door and look for where the lock bolt or latch bolt contacts the doorjamb. Mark the precise center top to bottom of the bolt. Step 3 slide the kick plate so that when you are cutting it with the saw the blade of the saw will not cut the surface under the kick plate.

Then chisel to the same depth every 1 8 inch between the top and bottom of the plate outline. Trace the outline of the area. Make a series of closely spaced cuts into the mortise area. Use the chisel to deepen the outline marks.

Mark the area around the strike plate that you want to install flush with the wood. This video is about how to fit a door latch and door handle in an interior door. Have a door out of alignment due to settling. When you open the door the position of the bolt will be evident on the jamb.

Measure and mark a line along the center side to side of the jamb strip intersecting the line made in. Measure and mark where the kick plate will need to be cut.