How To Install A Door Lock

These instructions provide steps for using a drill guide.

How to install a door lock.

Part of the series. Install an entrance door lock. 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. The two important variables when installing a lockset are the height of the knob above the finish floor and the backset the distance from the center of the knob to the near edge of the door.

Door window maintenance. Look into keyed entry door knobs also called privacy knobs portable door locks or top of door locks. A lockset typically includes a paper template to help you accurately drill the latch and lockset holes in a new door but an optional door lock installation kit also known as a drill guide pictured at the right can make the project easier. How to install an entrance door lock.