How To Cut Door Lock Plate

How to cut a mortise for a deadbolt lock.

How to cut door lock plate.

Screw the faceplate into place. Smear a little lipstick on the end of the deadbolt close the door and turn the lock. The lock cylinder leaves a hole over 2 inches in diameter completely through. It s no small task to repair a wood door after removing a dead bolt latch.

How to chisel out a door lock plate. Create the mortise step 4. How to refill a wood deadbolt latch hole. Measure and mark a line along the center side to side of the jamb strip intersecting the line made in.

The plate should be flush with the door edge when inserted into the finished mortise. Trace the outline of the area. Remove door latch step 2. Close the door and look for where the lock bolt or latch bolt contacts the doorjamb.

Using a chisel cut along the outline as deep as the plate is thick. Cut the faceplate step 3. When you open the door the position of the bolt will be evident on the jamb. Entry door knobs step 1.

Have a door out of alignment due to settling. Use the chisel to deepen the outline marks. Tape measure pencil flat drill bit for wo. Turn the chisel bevel side down and remove the waste working from the middle out.

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. Mark the precise center top to bottom of the bolt. Measure and mark where the kick plate will need to be cut. Center the strike plate over the.

Mark the area around the strike plate that you want to install flush with the wood. Snap out a line using a chalk box to ensure the straightest cut possible. Then chisel to the same depth every 1 8 inch between the top and bottom of the plate outline. The stripped hole repair kit from king s original ha.

Make a series of closely spaced cuts into the mortise area. Need to drill a new hole really close to the original one.