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Once you've hung a new
door, you need to fit it with a lockset.
Some doors come predrilled for standard-size locksets. Other
doors require you to drill the holes yourself, using a template provided by the
lock manufacturer. With any door, you need to cut mortises, or holes, in the door
edge for the lockset and in the frame for the strike plate that engages the
lock's bolt.
What You'll Need
Here are the tools you'll want to have on hand to install a
lockset:
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Lockset
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Tape
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Pencil
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Power drill with hole-saw
attachment
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Combination square
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Sandpaper
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Chisel
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Screwdriver
Here's how to install a lockset:
Step 1: Wrap
the paper or cardboard template that comes with the new lockset around the edge
of the door according to manufacturer's instructions. If necessary, use tape to
secure the template. Template will be used to locate two holes: one hole for
lock cylinder and the other for edge of door for bolt. Mark centers for these
two holes on door.
Step 2: Use
a power drill with hole-saw attachment to drill hole the size specified for
lock cylinder. Be careful not to damage the veneer on the opposite side of
door. When you see the point of the drill coming through, stop and finish
boring from other side.
Step 3: Drill
a hole the appropriate size for the bolt into the edge of door until you reach
the cylinder hole. Use the combination square against the edge of the door and
the drill bit to keep the bit at a right angle to the door. Smooth edges of
holes with sandpaper.
Step 4: Insert
the bolt into the hole, and place the bolt plate in position over it. Trace the
bolt plate's outline on the edge of door. Follow the manufacturer's
instructions to remove the bolt and mortise edge for the bolt plate so it will
be flush with the surface.
Step 5: Use
a chisel to cut the mortise. Insert the bolt and plate in the mortise, and
drill the pilot holes for mounting screws. Install the screws to secure the
bolt in place.
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Step 6: Insert
the outside lock cylinder so the stems or connecting bar fits into the bolt
assembly. Attach the interior lock cylinder, and secure it with the screws.
Step 7: Locate
the proper spot for the strike plate on the jamb, and drill the proper-size
hole in the jamb. Using the strike plate as a pattern, mark the jamb for
mortising, and cut the mortise. Install the strike plate with screws so it fits
flush with the jamb.
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