How To Install Antique Door Locks

Mark center holes on face and edge.

How to install antique door locks.

Drill edge hole with spade bit. Trace the lock mortise onto the door rail and mark the hole for the doorknob. Use a combination square to mark the mortise outline onto the edge of the door. Chisel out mortise for deadbolt.

Fit the lock over the projecting cylinder post and put the knob s spindle and rosette assembly on the thumb latch post. Position paper template on door edge. A commonly asked question here in hippo land is how do i put beautiful antique hardware on my modern doors to support antique hardware lovers everywhere we d like to offer you a step by step guide to replacing your unwanted modern hardware with stunning antiques. Hold the lockset s escutcheon plate on the door and mark the doorknob hole onto the vertical rail approximately 36 inches from the door bottom.

To steady the base of the handle insert a mounting screw and hide its head with the decorative cover supplied. Drill from both sides to prevent splintering. Insert deadbolt into edge hole and mark its outline. How to install a deadbolt in 15 steps.

Ty the tasmanian tiger 2 music 2. Fasten both with mounting screws. Screw deadbolt to edge of door.