To install a mortise lock into a wood or composite door requires a pocket drilled into the edge of the door with the centerline of the door prep at 39 3 16 above the finished floor.
How to install a mortise door lock.
Measure up from the finish floor 36 inches or the height of other knobs in the house and mark the door s edge.
Measure up the side of the door from the bottom.
Use a bevel edge chisel and hammer to square the corners of the mortise if the faceplate has square corners.
Fit the latch and faceplate into the door.
Draw a line centered through the tracing of the.
Since you are going to do a lot of hammering and drilling ensuring.
Open the door halfway and tap two shims one from each side between the floor and the door bottom to hold it steady.
How to install a mortise lockset and door knob 1.
Tap a wedge under the door to steady it.
Step 1 steady door.
The brace is a u shaped steel hand tool that has a wood cap on one end and a bit chuck on the other.
A mortise lock is generally a bit more involved as you will need to cut out the mold in the door itself.
Hang the door on the jamb.
In the early days the pocket was cut out using a brace and bit.
Using a router attachment remove the wood between the pencil lines drawn on the door edge to create a mortise for the.
First you need to make sure the door stays steady.
Hold the lock against the door with the.
Begin by determining the height of the lock on your door.
With a square extend this mark across the door s edge and 3 inches onto one face.
Make a mark on the side of the door at 36 inches.
Step 2 mark lock position and outline.
Easy to follow instructional video on how to install a mortice lock in a timber door.
Place the lock faceplate in line with the markings already made on the door edge to determine where.
Step by step instruction to install a mortise lock.