How To Install Mortise Door Lock

The lip screws onto the side.

How to install mortise door lock.

Before you actually begin the lock installation process there are a few things you need to check. Step 8 install the latch assembly photo by david carmack. Using a router attachment remove the wood between the pencil lines drawn on the door edge to create a mortise for the faceplate. Turn the chisel bevel side down and remove the waste working from the middle out.

The plate should be flush with the door edge when inserted into the finished mortise. Fit the latch and faceplate into the door. If you are not sure about the door you can ask any security expert. The body of a mortised lockset is a rectangular box with a lip.

Mortise locks may have wavered in popularity over the years but they remain a common way to secure a home. Use a bevel edge chisel and hammer to square the corners of the mortise if the faceplate has square corners. How to install a mortise lockset and door knob. Reinsert the latch assembly and mark the latch plate s screw holes inside the mortise.

First of all the door you have chosen needs to be compatible to install the mortise lock. Trade expert michael demonstrates how to quickly fit a 5 lever security mortise 5 lever mortise lock and handles in this easy diy video by studhawk. If you re moving from a mortise lock to a knob set you ll need to first remove the mortise lock. The body fits into a slot on the side of the door.