How To Install Antique Door Locks

A commonly asked question here in hippo land is how do i put beautiful antique hardware on my modern doors to support antique hardware lovers everywhere we d like to offer you a step by step guide to replacing your unwanted modern hardware with stunning antiques.

How to install antique door locks.

To steady the base of the handle insert a mounting screw and hide its head with the decorative cover supplied. Ty the tasmanian tiger 2 music 2. Drill from both sides to prevent splintering. Mark center holes on face and edge.

Next fit the knob on the spindle and tighten its setscrew. Insert deadbolt into edge hole and mark its outline. Fit the lock over the projecting cylinder post and put the knob s spindle and rosette assembly on the thumb latch post. Chisel out mortise for deadbolt.

Hold the lockset s escutcheon plate on the door and mark the doorknob hole onto the vertical rail approximately 36 inches from the door bottom. Position paper template on door edge. Screw deadbolt to edge of door. Use a combination square to mark the mortise outline onto the edge of the door.

Drill face hole using hole saw. Fasten both with mounting screws. How to install a deadbolt in 15 steps.