How To Drill A Door Lock

Most interior locksets have a 2 and 3 8 inch backset.

How to drill a door lock.

To get started hammer a center punch into a point just above the keyhole and take it out. To know where to drill this hole from the edge of the door you need to know the backset of the lockset. This video is due to a request from my previous post on how to replace a mailbox lock. Then using an 1 8 inch drill bit slowly drill through the point you made with the center punch.

If you re in a situation where you cannot or do not want to use a drill to install your lock there are a couple ways of installing an interior door lock without a drill. Look into keyed entry door knobs also called privacy knobs portable door locks or top of door locks. In this video i show you how to drill out a deadbolt in less than 2 minutes. Exterior locksets commonly have a 2 and 3 4 inch backset.

When a replacement lock can be found then the lock can be drilled open. Drilling without replacing the hardware will result in an unacceptable gap in home security. How to drill different cylinder locks including very poor footage of one being drilled. There were many who requested this video due to not having access to t.

That is unless you want to spend 150 callin. Tape the lock template to the door positioned so that it is square or. Before you attempt to drill a lock keep in mind that you won t be able to drill locks that have a center pin made of steel or a ball bearing in the middle pin. The backset is the distance from the edge of the door to the center of the giant hole you drill in the face of the door.

This room happened to have a key ed lock on it that. Drilling a door lock opening in a wooden door requires a hole saw and a spade bit both of which are used with a drill.