How To Install Antique Door Locks

A commonly asked question here in hippo land is how do i put beautiful antique hardware on my modern doors to support antique hardware lovers everywhere we d like to offer you a step by step guide to replacing your unwanted modern hardware with stunning antiques.

How to install antique door locks.

Insert deadbolt into edge hole and mark its outline. Fasten both with mounting screws. Hold the lockset s escutcheon plate on the door and mark the doorknob hole onto the vertical rail approximately 36 inches from the door bottom. Trace the lock mortise onto the door rail and mark the hole for the doorknob.

How to install a deadbolt in 15 steps. Drill edge hole with spade bit. Next fit the knob on the spindle and tighten its setscrew. Position paper template on door edge.

Drill from both sides to prevent splintering. Chisel out mortise for deadbolt. 1 a tube latch with face plate an. Screw deadbolt to edge of door.

Mark center holes on face and edge. Ty the tasmanian tiger 2 music 2. Use a combination square to mark the mortise outline onto the edge of the door.