The installation of a good door should be accompanied by the installation of a no less solid lock. Often metal doors already contain one, and sometimes several locks in their structure. It will be necessary to mount it on wooden cloths separately.
Laid on - locks, mounted directly on the door leaf. The most common mechanisms among them are level and cylindrical.
The installation of a padlock on a wooden door and its proper functioning depend on the initial choice. To do this, you need to understand the differences.
Protection class
The first difference between overhead locks is the degree of protection. Her there are several classes that correspond to the degree of protection of the home from penetration. There are only four of them: from minimal and medium to high and special.
The first of them is the easiest for an attacker, such a lock opens in a matter of minutes, about five is enough. You will have to tinker with a lock with medium protection, but breaking it will take no more than 10 minutes. To a high degree include such accessories that are equipped with protection against drilling the bolt shank. The fourth, highest, class of protection includes locks for special rooms or safes. Such devices are selected individually.
According to this classification, locks of the second and third protection classes are suitable for domestic purposes and civil buildings.
Device
A padlock on a wooden door has another difference - a secret mechanism. Here it is divided into cylinder and level. The latter are used as auxiliary devices; when it fails, you will have to change the lock completely. The cylinder ones have in their design the so-called larva, which unlocks the lock.
The padlock on the wooden door can be one-sided and two-sided. It depends on which side the doors open it. One-way lock can be closed only on one side. At the same time, the rotary handle that opens the door will be located on the opposite side. The lock will be bilateral, which can be closed with a key on both sides.
Functions
According to the principle of functionality, two groups of locks are distinguished:
- With a spring latch. Opening occurs on the inside with a handle, with the outside with a key. At the same time, the latch is inserted into the housing or a special button is pressed located in the housing.
- With fixed latch. Such a mechanism completely blocks the door thanks to a triangular latch.
There are magnetic locks, which are advisable to install only in the place where a large flow of people. Often this is just a job of opening out. Such locks may require additional power or an autonomous energy carrier.
How to make the right choice of the padlock?
Protection for the door is primarily the protection of the entire home, so it is better to give preference to well-known brands that are responsible for quality and reliability. The main criteria are how to choose a padlock on a wooden door:
- Secrecy. It is better to give preference to cylinder rather than lever mechanisms.
They are cheaper to operate, but no less reliable. It is better to choose a cylinder overhead lock on a wooden door, the device and the repair of which will cost much less than a lever.
- The locking element. There is a difference in the crossbar and its absence. Latches in a crossbar can be up to five pieces, and without a crossbar only one monolithic tongue.
- The principle of opening. Mechanical, electronic or electromechanical. The first of them is the most common and easiest, since access is carried out with a regular key.
- Door configuration . How to install an overhead lock on a wooden door, depending on its opening? There are no special restrictions, the main thing is that the lock is chosen correctly - right or left. Each of them has a corresponding marking.
- Additional items. For example, a built-in latch that allows you to lock the door in the closed position, so that on the other hand it could not open.
Repairs
It often consists in replacing the larva. To do this, you must:
- Remove the pad.
- Unscrew the fixing screw at the end of the door.
- Remove cylinder.
Replace it with a new one and assemble everything in reverse order.
Compared to other types of locks, the waybill is easiest to repair, which is also a big advantage.
Installation: tools
Often, home craftsmen wonder: how to put an overhead lock on a wooden door? You need to start installation after the lock is selected in all respects. Often this is nothing complicated, so you can produce it on your own without resorting to the help of specialists. The only thing is, if the door is unique or very expensive, this method is better to sweep away because of the probability of damaging the canvas.
Tools for the most ordinary lock and door will also be the most elementary. These are: an electric drill with drills and a crown for wood, a chisel, a screwdriver, a hammer, for marking - a square or tape measure. The masters of their craft have special milling cutters that perform not only quick installation of the lock, but also very high quality. For a one-time installation, the home master does not need such devices, because they are not cheap.
Installing a padlock
To independently install a cylinder lock on a wooden door, you will need the following tools: a drill, electric or manual, drills to it; pencil; screwdriver; self-tapping screws; hammer and chisel.
Before installation, be sure to familiarize yourself with the diagram attached to the lock. The installation steps are as follows:
- Make marks on the door for future holes, for this, attach the lock to the canvas.
- Drill holes for self-tapping screws, while it is better to use a drill slightly thinner than a self-tapping screw, then it will be fixed most securely.
- Drill the core channel.
- Install the lock in the door and lead to the larva.
- Attach the locking strip to the door frame. After this, the overhead lock on the wooden door, the installation of which is almost complete, needs to be checked for functioning, if there is no displacement of the door and the box relative to each other, then all elements can be fixed.
Installing a padlock
On a door of standard height, the installation of the lock begins from the point that they make, marking one third of the length from the top of the canvas. Often, the installation instructions do not include the part in which the center of the device is measured. Therefore, you need to do the following:
- Mark with a square and drill a hole with a drill.
- Circle the outline of the lock on a piece of paper - this will be a pattern.
Next, take a drill, the diameter of which should correspond to the size of the cylinder, drill a seat for the cylinder. It is better to do this on both sides, so that there are no extra chips on the front surface.
- Install the cylinder in the prepared hole, fix the device case with screws. Outside, an overlay is installed for the key well. It is better to choose a cylinder overhead lock on a wooden door, the device and the repair of which will cost much less than a lever.
- After that, the lock should be opened and pressed to the box. At this point, it is necessary to note the place where the locking mechanism will be located.
To do this, mark the upper and lower crossbars of the crossbar. The body of the crossbar is located in this place and its contour is drawn in pencil.
- Make a recess with a drill or chisel so that the edge of the holder plate coincides with the door frame.
After that, the final stage is performed - verification of the installation. If the lock is functioning properly, then you can fix the result.