Installing Deadbolt Locks In Metal Doors

To prevent splintering in a wood door drill halfway through one side and then flip the door and drill through the other side.

Installing deadbolt locks in metal doors.

There is only a sheet of metal and it is hollow empty inside. I also need to drill the hole in the door jamb frame of the door so the bolt can go inside when locked. Use a 2 1 8 inch hole saw to drill the hole for the deadbolt lock assembly. The rest is just a matter of inserting and tightening.

Stop drilling when you intersect the hole you drilled in step 2. Install the deadbolt lock about 44 inches above the bottom of the door. Step 4 install the bolt assembly from your lock set into the one inch hole securing it with two small screws. The latches that are supplied in many new lock sets typically have a few face plate options for the strike bolts.

Place the template so the center of the deadbolt will be 6 in. Single cylinder deadbolts keyed on one side will work fine for most situations. Above the center of the doorknob. You ll have to adjust the position a bit if you have a combination storm door so as not to interfere with the storm doorknob or lock.

Mark the door for drilling by taping the template to the inside of the door wood doors have a bevel that will throw the measurements off if you use the exterior side. When it comes to installing deadbolt locks in metal doors it s important to line up the holes exactly where they need to be before drilling. I m installing a deadbolt to a metal steel door.