Step 2: Mark the face

marking the face
Photo: David Carmack
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Wrap the cardboard template supplied with the lockset around the door's edge. Align its centerline with the line drawn in Step 1.

Punch a nail (or awl) through the center of the template's face bore. This marks the center of the face bore on the door.

Do the same to the template's edge bore to mark the center of the edge bore on the door. Remove the template.

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      Electric drill or cordless drill-driver
    • spade bit
      7/8-inch spade bit
    • keyhole saw
      2 1/8-inch hole saw
    • 3/16 masonry bit
      3/32-inch drill bit
    • Phillips screwdriver
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    • 16-foot tape measure
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    1. RADIUS-CORNERED LATCH PLATE

    for factory-mortised doors



    2. LATCH ASSEMBLY WITH SQUARE-CORNERED LATCH PLATE

    3. CARDBOARD TEMPLATE

    included with lockset



    4. RADIUS-CORNERED STRIKE PLATE

    for factory-mortised jambs



    5. SQUARE-CORNERED STRIKE PLATE

    6. DOORKNOBS

    7. WOOD SHIMS