Every exterior door in your house, even the one leading to the garage, should have a deadbolt lock. Deadbolts come in different styles and various finishes, including brushed bronze, pewter and polished brass. Choose the most secure lock you can afford. Materials:
Drill, with drill bits, spade bits and driver bits
Hole saw
Wood chisel
Deadbolt lock
- Most deadbolt-lock manufacturers provide a template to help you install the lock (figure A). The template is designed to work with doors of different thicknesses and has reference points that can be marked with an awl onto the door.
- After you mark the reference points from the template, use the hole saw (figure B) to begin cutting the hole for the deadbolt. When the pilot bit on the hole saw comes through the other side of the door, stop cutting. Finish the hole from the other side of the door to prevent splinters (figure C).
- Use a spade bit to drill the hole for the bolt (figure D).
- Dry-fit the bolt into the hole, and trace around the face plate. Use a wood chisel to mortise the area around the face plate so that it will be flush with the door (figure E). When using the chisel, keep the beveled side in toward the mortised area, and tap the tool deep enough to recess the face plate. You may need to use a smaller chisel to mortise the rounded corners.
- Continue mortising until the face plate fits properly. Then drill pilot holes, and secure the bolt to the door with screws.
- Dry-fit the cylinder and thumb plate so you'll know how the pieces fit together. Fit the exterior side onto the door first, making sure that the writing is upright. Then set the interior piece in place, and align the screw holes with the mounting holes inside the lock. Fasten the deadbolt in place with screws.
- Mark the end of the bolt with lipstick or paint (figure F). Close the door, and turn the deadbolt several times to mark the doorframe. Use a spade bit to drill the hole in the doorframe for the deadbolt. Mortise the area around the hole so the striker plate will fit flush with the doorframe. Drill pilot holes, and secure the striker plate to the door with screws.
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Schlage deadbolt lock
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