The center of this hole should be located 2 3 8 inches or 2 3 4 inches back from the edge of the door.
Door handle hole diameter.
Actually while there are deadbolts available that are made specifically for the smaller bore today s knob and lever sets are for the most part made to fit the standard 2 1 8 door preparation.
Backsets and 1 3 8 in.
It features two bi metal hole saws and a height alignment window for accuracy.
The last thing you want to use is a jigsaw.
Tape the template to the door and mark the centers of the lockset and barrel hole by making an indentation with the tip of a spade bit.
Measure from the center of the door knob hole to the edge of the doorway to find the size of the door set.
You need two different hole saws to create the perfectly round holes in the face of the door and the smaller hole in the edge of the door.
Choose the mark that corresponds to the door width.
Most of the current locks require the standard 2 1 8 bore.
In most cases the door set which is inside of the door and controls the door latch.
If one wants to replace their locks on doors that have smaller diameter holes there are 2 options.
The standard bore is 2 1 8.
The dewalt door lock installation kit helps you install door locks on wood and metal doors.
The latch will fit into the 1 inch hole.
Bore a 2 1 8 inch hole through the door.
Fit into the door prep shown above.
A common request we get around our shop is for door knobs or levers made for the small 1 1 2 or 1 5 8 bore hole.
This is the backset dimension bore a 1 inch hole in the edge of the door located on the centerline of the 2 1 8 inch hole.
Many older doors had bores that were been smaller.
Lock bore the diameter of the hole for the lock body.
The hole diameters are 2 and 1 8 inch and 1 inch respectively.