Set the depth of cut on the router attachment to match the thickness of the faceplate.
Door frame latch hole.
It s no small task to repair a wood door after removing a dead bolt latch.
Remove the door latch.
When you adjust the strikes the metal plates that surround the bolt or latch pocket in the door frame it is important to first determine where the bolt is catching.
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For every doorknob or deadbolt lock installed in your home a hole was drilled in the door jamb and covered with a perforated strike plate.
Mark the precise center top to bottom of the bolt onto the inside edge of the jamb using a pencil.
The strike is installed on the door frame and contains a hole that catches the latch or bolt that extends from the lock.
How to refill a wood deadbolt latch hole.
The hole diameters are 2 and 1 8 inch and 1 inch respectively.
But if you look at the last door that i installed you will quickly see that i am not a professional carpenter.
Slide the door latch into the latch hole and trace the outline of the faceplate onto the edge of the door with a pencil.
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Close the door and look for where the lock bolt or latch bolt contacts the doorjamb.
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The last thing you want to use is a jigsaw.
If weather stripping is the culprit behind your lock struggles try changing to a thinner weather strip or adjusting the strikes.
But i don t know of any corresponding term for the hole in the door frame.
The hole on the other side that is the hole in the door that the bolt slides through is called the edge bore.
The strike will hold the bolt in place keeping the door locked until the bolt is retracted using a key or thumb turn.
To allow proper clearance for the lock to operate most strike plates are recessed into the door frame.
Slowly lock and unlock the deadbolt several.
The lock cylinder leaves a hole over 2 inches in diameter completely through.
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How to fill holes left when a door strike was moved.
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.