How To Install Mortise Door Lock

Easy to follow instructional video on how to install a mortice lock in a timber door.

How to install mortise door lock.

If you are not sure about the door you can ask any security expert. The lip screws onto the side. Before you actually begin the lock installation process there are a few things you need to check. Mortise locks may have wavered in popularity over the years but they remain a common way to secure a home.

First of all the door you have chosen needs to be compatible to install the mortise lock. Turn the chisel bevel side down and remove the waste working from the middle out. Note that all doors are not strong enough to take the pressure of this lock installation. The body of a mortised lockset is a rectangular box with a lip.

Using a router attachment remove the wood between the pencil lines drawn on the door edge to create a mortise for the faceplate. Fit the latch and faceplate into the door. Use a bevel edge chisel and hammer to square the corners of the mortise if the faceplate has square corners. Step 8 install the latch assembly photo by david carmack.

How to install a mortise lockset and door knob. The body fits into a slot on the side of the door. However many homeowners prefer the newer cylindrical type of lock set which doesn t require such a large pocket in a door. Reinsert the latch assembly and mark the latch plate s screw holes inside the mortise.