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
10. Install the Strike Plate
Hold the strike plate over the mortise and score its outline with a utility knife.
Using the technique described in Steps 5 and 6, chisel out a mortise as deep as the strike plate is thick.
Drill pilot holes for the strike plate's two screws with a 3/32-inch bit, then screw the plate in place.
TIP: If the mortise is too deep, cut a cardboard shim to bring the face of the plate flush with the edge of the door.
- Helpful Info
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