Most interior locksets have a 2 and 3 8 inch backset.
How to drill a door lock.
Tape the lock template to the door positioned so that it is square or.
Look into keyed entry door knobs also called privacy knobs portable door locks or top of door locks.
Certain locks are not going to open as easily as others even with drilling.
Before you attempt to drill a lock keep in mind that you won t be able to drill locks that have a center pin made of steel or a ball bearing in the middle pin.
This video is due to a request from my previous post on how to replace a mailbox lock.
To get started hammer a center punch into a point just above the keyhole and take it out.
The backset is the distance from the edge of the door to the center of the giant hole you drill in the face of the door.
In this video i show you how to drill out a deadbolt in less than 2 minutes.
Understand the lock well enough to drill it properly.
There were many who requested this video due to not having access to t.
If you re in a situation where you cannot or do not want to use a drill to install your lock there are a couple ways of installing an interior door lock without a drill.
Drilling without replacing the hardware will result in an unacceptable gap in home security.
Exterior locksets commonly have a 2 and 3 4 inch backset.
Drilling a door lock opening in a wooden door requires a hole saw and a spade bit both of which are used with a drill.
That is unless you want to spend 150 callin.
This room happened to have a key ed lock on it that.
To know where to drill this hole from the edge of the door you need to know the backset of the lockset.
How to drill different cylinder locks including very poor footage of one being drilled.