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How To Make Deadbolt Hole Bigger In Door Frame. As an added bonus, your efforts will. As long as you have the wood depth on the door frame, there's no way to really screw it up. When enlarging a lockset hole, mark the centerlines of the old hole on the door. Then mark centerlines on the plywood block. Learn how to install a deadbolt lock on a door, including how to chisel out the wood for the strike. Please tell us the size of the existing hole, the size hole you want to make, and the distance (on center) from the edge of the door to the middle of the existing hole. Do you have an older deadbolt or doorknob that needs to be replaced, only to find out the existing hole is too small for that new. For this scenario, since it's a hollow core door, i'd get your plywood templates aligned on the outside, and drill in from each side of the door. If you had a solid core door, i'd worry. Lay the block on the door and align the two sets of center. A dremel will do the job, but when faced with a 7/8 bore, i use a 1 hole saw and start it into the existing hole on a slight angle.

Please tell us the size of the existing hole, the size hole you want to make, and the distance (on center) from the edge of the door to the middle of the existing hole. For this scenario, since it's a hollow core door, i'd get your plywood templates aligned on the outside, and drill in from each side of the door. Do you have an older deadbolt or doorknob that needs to be replaced, only to find out the existing hole is too small for that new. Then mark centerlines on the plywood block. Lay the block on the door and align the two sets of center. As an added bonus, your efforts will. If you had a solid core door, i'd worry. When enlarging a lockset hole, mark the centerlines of the old hole on the door. A dremel will do the job, but when faced with a 7/8 bore, i use a 1 hole saw and start it into the existing hole on a slight angle. Learn how to install a deadbolt lock on a door, including how to chisel out the wood for the strike.

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How To Make Deadbolt Hole Bigger In Door Frame Do you have an older deadbolt or doorknob that needs to be replaced, only to find out the existing hole is too small for that new. As an added bonus, your efforts will. Do you have an older deadbolt or doorknob that needs to be replaced, only to find out the existing hole is too small for that new. Please tell us the size of the existing hole, the size hole you want to make, and the distance (on center) from the edge of the door to the middle of the existing hole. Then mark centerlines on the plywood block. When enlarging a lockset hole, mark the centerlines of the old hole on the door. If you had a solid core door, i'd worry. Learn how to install a deadbolt lock on a door, including how to chisel out the wood for the strike. As long as you have the wood depth on the door frame, there's no way to really screw it up. Lay the block on the door and align the two sets of center. For this scenario, since it's a hollow core door, i'd get your plywood templates aligned on the outside, and drill in from each side of the door. A dremel will do the job, but when faced with a 7/8 bore, i use a 1 hole saw and start it into the existing hole on a slight angle.