Tools needed for this job.
Fitting a lock to an internal door.
In this diy guide we show you how to fit a common mortice latch or tubular latch as it s also known to a standard internal door.
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Fit the wedge into the bottom of the door as close to the wall as possible.
Fit the lock back in the door so that the front plate is flush with the edge check the positions of the holes for the key hole and door handle spindle from both sides of the door if necessary remove the lock and adjust the size and or position of the holes so that they line up with the appropriate parts of the mortice lock body.
Then line up a combination square with the old door s hinge mortises and transfer their locations to the new door marking the edges with a utility knife.
Interior doors are usually fitted with a mortise lock with a latch operated by the door handle or knob.
Shake the door a bit to make sure it is secure.
Fitting a cylinder rim lock.
This video is about how to fit a door latch and door handle in an interior door.
Where the door is self closing the latch has an angled or rounded edge and is sprung so that it automatically locks when the door is closed.
Because of this cylinder rim locks are only really suitable for solid wooden doors.
Purchase a door stop or professional grade door wedge from a local hardware store or from an online retailer.
A euro cylinder lock is commonly fitted to upvc composite doors and is used with multi point locking systems and are also fitted to some mortice deadlocks and sashlocks on timber or aluminium doors.
Place a wedge at the bottom of the door to keep it in place.
Measure the distance as shown in fig 3 as a and transfer this measurement to the door frame position the latch plate in what will be its fixed position and mark out the door frame for the recess and any hole that will be required for the latch tongue when.
Type of front door lock back door lock sometimes internal doors.
The easiest way to do do this if the old door was a good fit is to lay the new door on top of the old door so the edges are flush.
Cylinder rim locks fit on the inside face of the door with the staple the part that the latch sits in when the door is closed sitting on the face of the door frame.
Close the door to and mark the centre of the latch tongue on the door frame.
The same lock can be used in doors that open both to the left and the right.