Mortise Door Frame Strike Plate

Hold the strike plate over the mortise and score its outline with a utility knife.

Mortise door frame strike plate. Available in 4 finishes. The porter cable 59375 template can used to rout both the strike and latch plate on doors and frames. Virtually any part of your pella product can be replaced including crank handles sash locks key locks for doors exterior touch up paint and more. Knowing how to cut a mortise is essential for installing a deadbolt lock.

The proper strike plate can add years to your door and to your hardware. Door security plate door reinforcement plate dual security strike plate door security devices with 5 1 2 inch to 6 inch hole spacing s on latch and deadbolt between door jamb and door 4 5 out of 5 stars 387. Don jo 4 7 8 x 1 1 4 mortise strike plate. Fit the latch and faceplate into the door.

Using a router attachment remove the wood between the pencil lines drawn on the door edge to create a mortise for the faceplate. Schlage square strike plate and strike frame reinforcer with screws. Use a bevel edge chisel and hammer to square the corners of the mortise if the faceplate has square corners. Align the edge of the strike plate s hole just to the door side of the mark and proceed with scoring around the strike plate.

Drill pilot holes for the strike plate s two screws with a 3 32 inch bit then screw the plate in place. Strike plates are available in many finishes and styles. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. Chiseling a recess called a mortise for a door lock plate is one of those jobs that s very simple in theory but also very easy to mess up.

You ll need to cut a mortise a small shallow recess in the wood of the door and doorjamb for the latchbolt and strike plate to rest. Includes high speed steel router bit. Template center marks enable quick and easy alignment. How to remove the old strike plate enlarge the mortise hole and install the new reinforcement plate strike plate.