How To Cut Door Lock Plate

Have a door out of alignment due to settling.

How to cut door lock plate.

How to refill a wood deadbolt latch hole. Mark the area around the strike plate that you want to install flush with the wood. Turn the chisel bevel side down and remove the waste working from the middle out. Measure and mark where the kick plate will need to be cut.

Make a series of closely spaced cuts into the mortise area. The plate should be flush with the door edge when inserted into the finished mortise. Screw the faceplate into place. Using a chisel cut along the outline as deep as the plate is thick.

Tape measure pencil flat drill bit for wo. Smear a little lipstick on the end of the deadbolt close the door and turn the lock. Snap out a line using a chalk box to ensure the straightest cut possible. When you open the door the position of the bolt will be evident on the jamb.

Use the chisel to deepen the outline marks. Cut the faceplate step 3. Measure and mark a line along the center side to side of the jamb strip intersecting the line made in. Mark the precise center top to bottom of the bolt.

Trace the outline of the area. 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. Remove door latch step 2. Need to drill a new hole really close to the original one.

Make a series of. Tools needed for this job. How to chisel out a door lock plate. This video is about how to fit a door latch and door handle in an interior door.

Create the mortise step 4. Close the door and look for where the lock bolt or latch bolt contacts the doorjamb. How to cut a mortise for a deadbolt lock. The lock cylinder leaves a hole over 2 inches in diameter completely through.

Then chisel to the same depth every 1 8 inch between the top and bottom of the plate outline. Entry door knobs step 1.