All you need is an idea how to drill a hole in the door for new hardware on a old door.
How to make a door handle hole bigger.
To enlarge an existing hole.
Mark the centerline of the existing hole on the edge of the door.
Enlarging the lockset hole in a door can be difficult since there s nothing to guide the pilot bit.
Don t despair i.
Jam a wood plug into the existing hole haha show how to drill a hole.
Cut two pieces of scrap plywood several inches larger than the diameter of the hole.
Draw a center line on the plywood and mark setback of the hole from one edge of the.
This is a common problem when drilling a larger hole in a door for a new deadbolt or lockset.
To solve this problem.
Why won t that new doorknob fit in your old door.
Because there s a new larger standard size for doorknobs.