How To Notch A Door Jam For New Door Lock

Use utility knife to mark mortise outline for strike plate.

How to notch a door jam for new door lock.

Use a bevel edge chisel and hammer to square the corners of the mortise if the faceplate has square corners. Mark the precise center top to bottom of the bolt onto the inside edge of the jamb using a pencil. Using a router attachment remove the wood between the pencil lines drawn on the door edge to create a mortise for the faceplate. It s no small task to repair a wood door after removing a dead bolt latch.

You ll need to cut a mortise a small shallow recess in the wood of the door and doorjamb for the latchbolt and strike plate to rest. Then place 1 of your hinge s wings flush against the spot where you want it to sit. Use a combination square to transfer this center mark across the face of the jamb that is onto the flat strip between the inside edge of the jamb and the. Knowing how to cut a mortise is essential for installing a deadbolt lock.

Drill deadbolt hole in jamb with spade bit. To allow proper clearance for the lock to operate most strike plates are recessed into the door frame. Fit the latch and faceplate into the door. Cut strike plate mortise with chisel.

Typically middle hinges go in the exact center of the door top hinges sit 7 in 18 cm below the top of the door and bottom hinges rest 11 in 28 cm above the bottom of the door. Close the door and look for where the lock bolt or latch bolt contacts the doorjamb. Close the door throw bolt to leave mark on doorjamb. Have a door out of alignment due to settling.

Use strike plate to mark deadbolt hole on doorjamb. The stripped hole repair kit from king s original ha. The strike will hold the bolt in place keeping the door locked until the bolt is retracted using a key or thumb turn. Need to drill a new hole really close to the original one.

Close door and test deadbolt. The strike is installed on the door frame and contains a hole that catches the latch or bolt that extends from the lock. Fortunately cutting out this mortise isn t nearly as difficult as it sounds. How to refill a wood deadbolt latch hole.