Do-it-yourself lock in the interior door

Often, a purchased door leaf or a finished analogue is bought without locking devices. What to do in this case? You can call a specialist. However, this is fraught with additional costs and violation of confidentiality. It is quite possible to make an insert into the interior door yourself. Let us consider in more detail how to do this, and what will be required to carry out the manipulations?

General Information

To begin with, you should measure the vertical bar of the door leaf in width. The measured value should be at least 40 millimeters in thickness, otherwise the installation of a locking device does not make sense. Then you need to purchase a suitable lock.

On the modern market there are many varieties of devices that can be installed together with handles or separately from them. The lock insert into the interior door is carried out depending on the type of product. Variations with handles first require mounting the main mechanism. After that, the handles are fastened. In the second option, the manipulation looks even simpler. Some consumers purchase latch handles. They are quite practical and comfortable. However, for self-installation, they require certain calculations and skills, as well as special tools.

Features

It is not so difficult to make an independent insert of the lock into the interior door if you study the instructions below. Do not rush when carrying out work. It is also necessary to observe accuracy and accuracy at all stages. Previously, it is worth preparing a tool for inserting locks in the interior doors. This includes a screwdriver, chisel, drill, screwdriver, drill, as well as fasteners.

Do-it-yourself lock in the interior door

Usually the handle is in the middle of the door. Before starting the main work, measure 1 meter from the floor. It is at this level that there will be a place for the future handle. Using a drill and a feather drill , an opening for the larva of the locking device is made at the end of the web. The diameter of the drill is selected commensurate with the depth of the hole and the dimensions of the main mechanism. Then, a mark for the base plate is marked on the door. On this contour, using a chisel, create a flat area.

By drilling, a nest under the handle is made. The work must be done carefully and slowly, immediately after the appearance of the drill on the back of the blade, the unit should be stopped. The resulting hole will serve as a center for subsequent manipulations. Now they begin to drill from another part of the door.

Final stage

Some users believe that inserting the lock into the interior door can be done through drilling the canvas. This approach can lead to significant damage. It is best to do this procedure with preliminary marking of holes for screws. Fasteners are screwed into these sockets, which will serve as a lock for the locking device. Then the handle and the overlay for the tongue are mounted.

At the final stage, check the density and quality of the castle. If necessary, the tab of the mechanism is bent or the pad itself is rearranged. For a simple interior door, this method is the best option. The mechanism can be rearranged to any convenient place on the canvas. If the structure is made of other materials, a different approach would be appropriate.

Insert of the lock into an interroom door by a milling cutter

By means of a manual milling cutter installation of locking devices of doors and fixing loops is carried out. Of the several types of tools, a universal submersible type model is most often used. A person who first picked up such a device may well cope with the work. The tool itself is a compact vertical machine, convenient to use.

Using this device, you can perform the following operations:

• Prepare niches for hinges and locks.
• Cut profiles of various configurations.
• Align the workpiece at the edges.
• Make a groove of any shape along with the grooves.

In addition to the kit and the canvas itself, you will need the following kit to insert locks in the interior doors:

1. Drill and screwdriver.
2. Chisel.
3. Roulette.
4. Pencil.
5. The square.
6. Hammer.
7. Set of screwdrivers.
8. Frez.
   

Step-by-step instruction

The whole process consists of several stages:

1. The door is fixed in a vertical position on its side.
2. Marking is made for the tongue of the locking device.
3. The lock is applied to the canvas.
4. The drawn line should be aligned with the center of the hole made.
5. Pencil mark the top and bottom of the locking bar. A similar operation is carried out for the hull.
6. Using a square at the end, draw straight lines.
7. Mills for inserting locks into interior doors are selected depending on the depth, configuration and width of the mechanism or the blade.
8. As a reference mark, use masking tape so as not to cut off more material than necessary.
9. Then another cutter is inserted, oriented to the size of the bar.
10. The depth of finish required for the work is adjusted (corresponds to the thickness of the bar).
11. In the central part, a neat recess is made and a niche is prepared for the hull of the castle.
12. Using a drill, the required number of holes is drilled.
13. Remains of wood are extracted with a chisel and a hammer.
14. Landing walls must be aligned.
15. After checking the operation of the mechanism, the main device and handles are mounted.
    

Mounts

Door handles are mounted on both sides of the door leaf. In this case, one must not forget about the presence of decorative overlays that are fastened with self-tapping screws. After that, a hexagonal or square rod is fixed. This element is designed to connect the inner and outer handles to each other.

After that, the door is closed and the position of the lock tongue is marked on the jamb. The length of this part is checked using a ruler, after which all measurements are repeated on the box. The receiving pad is combined with the applied marks, encircled with a pencil. Holes are drilled along the resulting contour. The pad seat is adjusted to the desired configuration using a chisel. Elements are attached using self-tapping screws.

Recommendations

Inserting a lock into the interior door for an MDF product requires the participation of specialists. This is due to the peculiarity of the location of the wooden beam (the rest of the canvas is hollow). If you try to install the locking device at random, you can completely ruin the entire structure. Professionals have all the necessary tools and relevant knowledge to install the lock without violating the functional and external qualities of the door leaf.