Instructions for installing different locks

The most common types of locks

The lock in the front door carries a protective function, preventing outsiders from entering your apartment. To ensure that your house is safe, you need to install not one but two locks, and the distance between them must be at least 350 mm. By following these rules, you seriously complicate the task of "uninvited guests."Well, the lock of the interior door is more a means of decoration than security. The most common types of locks are:

• Surface locks( mainly used in wooden doors, do not always look harmoniously on the inside of the door)
• Mortise locks( Mortise locks are located inside the canvas, which serves as protection and reinforcement)
• Magnetic locks( used in doorsentrances, large enterprises and offices)

Tools required for installing the lock

To install the lock yourself, you will need the following tools:

• Screwdriver
• Electric jigsaw
• E
• ektrodrel chisels with width of 20 mm and 40 mm
• line
• Roulette
• Screws Screws
• Scotch

Installation Instructions

Rim locks Rim locks used in entrance doors made of different materials, as it is quite reliable and convenient form of locks. The instruction will help you to install such a lock yourself.

1. First, carefully read the installation instructions, if any.
2. Next, put the lock on a sheet of paper and draw its outlines.
3. On the template, note the location of the keyhole and the holes for fasteners.
4. Apply this pattern to the door, using adhesive tape, and in pencil, we specify the attachment points and the cut of the borehole.
5. Attach the key guide to the key housing and install it on the door using self-tapping screws for wooden doors, or pins for metal.
6. If the castle has one decorative applique, it is installed on the outside of the door, if two are on both sides.
7. Turning the key twice, install and scroll the locking bar.
8. To find out the location of the answer bar, it is necessary to grease the ends of the crossbars with coal or paint. Then, with the door closed several times, turn the key. When you open the door on the counter plate will remain a trace.
9. Carefully note the centers of the holes and drill them to a depth equal to the length of the crossbars. After, it is desirable, sometimes to apply a response bar to control the placement of the lock.
10. After all the previous items are completed, set the response bar and check the operability of the lock. If the bolts enter freely when the key is turned, the work can be considered complete, if not, then it is necessary to sharpen the edges of the holes on the counter plate with the file.

Instructions for installing a lock in the interior door

The main materials for making doors between rooms is wood or materials similar in quality. Using this instruction, you can install the lock in the interior door without any problems and costs.

1. First you need to install the door leaf on the end.
2. Next, you need to note the location of the castle. Basically it is 1000 mm from the floor, but you can choose any height that is convenient for you.
3. We mark up, starting with the point we noted earlier. It is advisable to use a square to make the line even.
4. Draw the lower and upper boundaries, using a triangle, transfer the marking to the end of the door and glue the paint tape to limit the work place of the router.
5. Next, using a router, we cut out the wood by marking. For the lock we prepare a nest, using a drill, drill the holes as close as possible to each other.
6. Remove the extra tree with the help of a hammer and chisels of the right size. To begin with, you need to use a chisel larger, and then small.
7. Focusing on the already marked markings, it is necessary to note the place of installation of the handle, as well as the wells for the lock.
8. In the pre-drilled socket we install the lock and fix it with screws. Install the pads and attach the handle.

Mounting the magnetic door lock with your own hands

Installing the magnetic lock guarantees high safety and convenience. It is used in the entrances of residential buildings, as well as in various enterprises and offices.

Tools required to install this lock:

• electric drill
• drill set for metal
• grinder
• tape measure
• screwdriver or screwdriver

1. At the end of the door we outline the lock case and use a grinder to cut out the hole where to insert the lock. Along the edges we drill holes for self-tapping screws for metal.
2. Mark hole for the handle, using a marker or a felt-tip pen, and drill them from two sides. Also we drill a place under the keyhole.
3. Next, note the holes for bolts in the counter plate and cut them out with a bulgarian, sharp edges are sharpened with a file. The holes must always be below the entrance level of the crossbars by a few millimeters, otherwise your door might jam.