Door Lock Strike Plate Install

Whether you re installing a lock plate also called a strike plate for a deadbolt lock or a standard lockset you first must install the lock or lockset onto the door following the manufacturer s instructions.

Door lock strike plate install.

A mortise or recess must be made in the door jamb to accept the strike plate. Next a hole must be drilled in the jamb to accept the door lock bolt. To install a door strike plate you must first mark the location of the plate on the door jamb. Then reattach the strike plate.

Unfortunately as you will see at th. Tips for how to repair the door frame if there have been other door knobs used. Just a video of mortising the latch strike plate on a door that had been cut down on the edges to make it fit in frame. Install the strike plate and test that the deadbolt is working properly and that the hole in the door jamb is deep enough to accept the entire bolt.

So take the time to mark and cut carefully. Have a door out of alignment due to settling. Need to drill a new hole really close to the original one. The mortise needs to be as deep as the strike plate is thick.