Fitting A Lock To A Wooden Door

Then use a drill to make the necessary holes for installation of your doorknob door handle and lock.

Fitting a lock to a wooden door.

Different types of door bolt. Fitting a barrel or sliding bolt is one of the easier diy projects. First mark out the place where the strike plate has to be fitted. The best lock for a wooden door is a lock that meets the requirement of bs3621 the type of lock fitted can be a night latch mortice deadlock or mortice sash lock.

You will need to decide on what type of sliding bolt or barrel bolt you are going to use there are quite a few available. Turn the key so the locking bolt protrudes from the lock and hold the door against the door frame. A non tested night latch can be used for access but it must be supported with a tested lock so you would have two locks on the door. Drill holes on this centre line the same width as your lock fig.

These lines mark the edges of the recess you ll need for the lock to sit flush with the door. 8 and score a line down the door edge to mark the position of the lock. Create a mortise and holes for your lock and door handle. This process will vary somewhat based on the doorknob you are installing.

This is not a step by step instructional video. Create a mortise for the plate around the latch on your door using the technique described above. 3 once the space is ready sit the lock case in add the cover plate and draw around all four edges. Hold the lock up to the door and make a mark where the cylinder and fixing holes will be.

Use a chisel to smooth the sides of the slot and clean away any excess wood so that the lock will fit easily. Chisel away a small amount of wood at a time to open the drill holes into a clean rectangular hole to fit your lock. This will need to be no more than 3 4mm deep. Fitting the lock insert the lock into the mortise and mark around the faceplate.

The mortice lock was dealt with in a similar way but i made the disk slightly thinner and recessed the lock surround below the face of the door so that the key could be turned more easily. Remove the lock and carefully chisel out a recess for the faceplate to sit in. Enjoy this video of me installing a yale mortise lock in fast motion. After you ve fitted the lock in the door you need to fit the strike plate to the door frame.

Set a marking gauge to half the thickness of the door fig. This video is for information pur. After this i started fitting the insulation to the door.