How To Widen A Door Lock Hole

Step 3 position the strike plate on the jamb so it is centered on both lines.

How to widen a door lock hole.

You want to use a drill bit approximately 0 016 smaller than your reamer to ensure that you don t oversize the hole. Cut through the base of the cuts to empty the mortise of excess wood. Cut two pieces of scrap plywood several inches larger than the diameter of the hole. When enlarging a lockset hole mark the centerlines of the old hole on the door.

Because a reamer is an enlarging tool and not a cutting tool you must drill out the hole with a standard drill bit before reaming it. At the line intersection use a spade bit to drill a hole for the bolt as directed by the lock manufacturer. Clamp a piece of plywood to each. The plywood will hold the pilot bit on track until the saw starts cutting.

Why won t that new doorknob fit in your old door. Home improvement expert danny lipford shows you how to enlarge an existing hole in a door or. The result will be to remove these cuts. Tap the chisel at sharp angle to cut through the base of the chisel cuts.

Instead of paying big bucks for a new door wi. Mark the center of the existing hole on the edge of the door. Then bore into the plywood and through the hole behind it. Then mark centerlines on the plywood block.

Because there s a new larger standard size for doorknobs. Draw a center line on the plywood and mark setback of the hole from one edge of the plywood. To overcome this problem fasten a piece of 1 2 inch plywood over the existing hole. Otherwise the saw will just spin and gnaw its way across the door how to.

Starting at the top of the faceplate outline make a series of closely spaced chisel cuts about 1 8 inch deep inside the marks.