Cut the door header.
How to create lock socket in door frame.
Wayne lennox cottage life s trusted handyman shows us how to build a custom door frame.
You will need to add 1 2 of plywood between the 2x4 s to get the right wall thickness of 3 1 2.
2 screw hole boring template to door for drilling out the lockset holes.
4 use a 1 inch hole saw to bore latch hole in door edge.
Drill halfway through from each side.
To make the door header the top of the door frame cut two 2x4s to the same length as the width of the original opening and nail them securely together.
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Step 1 close the door and look for where the lock bolt or latch bolt contacts the doorjamb.
Understanding door lock parts.
1 transfer lockset location from old door to edge of new door.
3 bore the doorknob hole through the face of door using a 2 1 8 inch hole saw.
This is the actual thickness of a 2x4.
Mark the precise center top to bottom of the bolt onto the inside edge of the jamb using a pencil.