How to Install a Lockset
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Shopping List
Supplies You Will Need
1. RADIUS-CORNERED LATCH PLATEfor factory-mortised doors
2. LATCH ASSEMBLY WITH SQUARE-CORNERED LATCH PLATE
3. CARDBOARD TEMPLATEincluded with lockset
4. RADIUS-CORNERED STRIKE PLATEfor factory-mortised jambs
5. SQUARE-CORNERED STRIKE PLATE
6. DOORKNOBS
7. WOOD SHIMS -
Tools List
Tools You Will Need
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Electric drill or cordless drill-driver
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7/8-inch spade bit
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2 1/8-inch hole saw
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3/32-inch drill bit
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Phillips-head screwdriver
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Tape measure
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1-inch chisel
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Utility knife
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Hammer
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Combination square
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Awl
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Photo: David Carmack
1. Prep the door
Open the door halfway and tap two shims (one from each side) between the floor and the door bottom to hold it steady.
Measure up from the finish floor 36 inches (or the height of other knobs in the house) and mark the door's edge.
With a square, extend this mark across the door's edge and 3 inches onto one face.
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