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How to Install a Lockset

Laying out the strike-plate mortise

Photo:  David Carmack




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8. Layout the Strike-Plate Mortise

Close the door until the latch touches the edge of the doorjamb. Mark the jamb at the latch's midpoint.

With a square, extend this mark across the jamb to the doorstop. Mark the midpoint of this line.

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