Fitting A Mortice Lock To A Door

The fitting instructions supplied with a mortice lock will normally specify the thickness of door it is designed for problems will arise if a mortice lock is fitted to a door thinner than it is designed for.

Fitting a mortice lock to a door.

A mortise lock will normally specify the thickness of door it is designed to fit problems will only normally arise if an attempt is made to fit a lock to a too thin a door. A mortice latch or lock or tubular latch as they are also known is a fairly simple item to fit to door but does require some basic carpentry knowledge in order to cut the latch and keep into the door and door frame. Establish the handle height and mark the door. Step by step guide to fitting a mortice latch door handles.

If you want to fit one yourself you ll need to be capable of woodworking as well as using the tools required to fit the lock. Fitting a mortise lock is quite straightforward but does need accurate measurements to ensure everything fits correctly. Position a mortice deadlock about halfway up the door and fit a night latch on your front door one third of the way down. When possible fit two locks on your front door both to bs3621 standard.

A mortice mortise deadlock is a strong form of lock that is embedded within a cut out pocket space inside the door or furniture structure as well as having external components. The body of the lock can be used as a template which you should hold against the correct position on the door and mark with a pencil draw around it carefully always keeping it central to the mark that you made. The normal height for fitting a mortice latch is a metre up from the floor around 3 feet but you can either match existing handle heights ask the client how high they want them or check the drawing schedule to find out which height to drill the handles. To prepare the mortice slot for the lock start by marking the centre of the thickness of the door.