What in life you just don’t have to face, and those who start repairs should prepare for the unexpected. If you started a major overhaul of the house, then get ready for the fact that the tie-in locks will also fall on your shoulders, unless you put this matter in the hands of an experienced craftsman. Considering that the cost of work in the workshop is not cheap, and the price of inserting a lock into a wooden door starts at 3,000 rubles, it is better, after experimenting on an old door, to make the door leaf functional on its own. We will talk about how to implement this later.
Inventory for cutting the lock into the door leaf
Determining that such work is beyond your control, prepare the necessary set of tools. The choice of inventory depends on the lock insertion technology: professional - using a high-speed tool, amateur - using a hammer and chisel. You can choose any or even give preference to cutting locks into wooden doors in the workshop, where the work will be done faster, more reliably andbetter quality.
To work from home you will need:
- hand milling cutter - used for high-quality and high-precision sampling of the seating recess for the lock bar in the end part of the door leaf. Working at high speeds, the tool effectively copes with the task without damaging the decorative coating of the door;
- hammer is useful in any case, regardless of the choice of type of processing;
- a set of chisels of different widths. Used to cut the mounting hole of the lock bar. The quality of inserting a lock into a wooden door in this case directly depends on the experience and skills of the master;
- screwdriver or drill - for drilling holes;
- a set of screwdrivers - useful for screwing screws and fastening the lock;
- fountain drills for wood, which are selected for a drill when drilling mounting grooves;
- roulette.
This is all that is needed to make the insertion of a lock into a wooden door successful and of high quality. Now you have to familiarize yourself with the rules for working with the tool and the steps for installing the lock in the door structure.
Do-It-Yourself Door Lock Installation Instructions
Check out the step-by-step work on inserting a lock into a wooden door with your own hands. Detailed instructions are provided below.
Preparation
- Decide on the location of the door, figure out which side will be mountedloops, and with which one - a lock.
- Place the door leaf in a convenient position, mark the installation location, stepping back from the bottom edge of the leaf 850-900 mm.
- Mark the center of the end of the door - put two marks and draw a line indicating the axis of installation of the lock core. This is your guide.
Markup
- Take the lock and measure its length, more precisely the part that cuts into the canvas. Apply the formula according to which divide the length of the lock in half and set aside the resulting number in centimeters from the mounting point of the handle (850-900 mm from the lower end of the door) in both directions, along the transverse center line. This gap is the area where the lock is inserted into the wooden door.
- Carefully drill a hole for the lock structure in the end of the door leaf.
- Measure the width of the incised part of the lock with a tape measure.
Inset lock
- Choose a drill of the required diameter and install it on a drill or screwdriver. The diameter of the drill should be 1 mm larger than the width of the cut-in part of the lock.
- Drill the landing pad for the lock. Set the tip of the drill to one of the extreme points, then, moving it higher, go deeper to 1 cm. After that, step back about half the diameter of the drill and make a hole 1 cm deeper than the previous one. Deepen the holes in a straight line until you reach the highest point. The procedure is repeated until the recess for the lock is completely drilled out.
Inset melting
- Then the lock is inserted and the secret for the decorative strip of the structure is marked by circling it with a pencil. Remove the lock.
- Cut out the bottom. Using a manual milling cutter, you will get a neat, even recess. If there is no such equipment in the house, arm yourself with a hammer and chisel. Install the latter in a position perpendicular to the end of the door, and make notches around the entire perimeter of the sweat. Hollow out a recess in the end equal to the thickness of the decorative strip of the lock structure.
Do not forget about accuracy when cutting a lock into a wooden door with a router. The coating of the door leaf is thin and delicate - it is very easy to damage it.
Preparing holes for the door handle
Now the master is faced with the task of preparing holes for the handle and the secret of the lock (if any).
- First markup. Transfer the centers of the holes from the lock to the door leaf, using a measuring tape and a pencil for marking.
- Install the pen on the drill, choosing a larger diameter drill, and drill through holes.
- As soon as the tip of the drill appears on the opposite side, turn off the screwdriver and move to the other side. Repeat this procedure in reverse.
Remember that when drilling holes on only one side, there is a high risk of damage to the exterior finish of the door leaf. Therefore, it is better to follow the instructions above and perform these works in stages.
Onthe cost of inserting a lock into a wooden door can be significantly saved by doing the work yourself. If a man has the skill of handling wood, and this is not the first time repairs in the house are taking place, then this is a great chance to make your own contribution and at the same time save the family budget by spending the proceeds on something useful and more pleasant.
