How to Install a Lockset - This Old House
Hold the strike plate over the mortise and score its outline with a utility knife. Using the technique described in Steps 6 and 7 chisel out a mortise as deep ...
How to Install a Door Strike Plate | eHow
To install a door strike plate you must first mark the location of the plate on the door jamb. Next a hole must be drilled in the jamb to accept the door ...
How to Install a Door Knob 13 Steps - wikiHow
If you are installing a new latch you will likely need to remove the old strike plate. Most latches come with their own strike plates.
Installing a Door Knob Latch with Attached Mortise Plate
1. First place the latch or just the mortise plate in place on the edge of the door. Make sure it is centered on the cross bore ...
How to Install a Lockset in a Door - Fine Homebuilding
Close the door and transfer the top and bottom edges of the latch plate to the door jamb. Now measure the space between the edge of the latch plate and the ...