Purchase a door stop or professional grade door wedge from a local hardware store or from an online retailer.
Fitting door locks to interior doors.
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Before purchasing a lock measure your door s backset cross bore and thickness to ensure you find the right fit.
Shake the door a bit to make sure it is secure.
Usually the backset measures 2 3 8 inches or 2 3 4 inches.
The distance between the edge of the door and the center of the lock hole.
Craig removes the old door then shows how to prepare a new internal d.
Measure at three points horizontally and vertically taking the largest measurement to determine the correct width and height door to buy.
D i y expert craig phillips shows how to install a new door fit the handles and hinges.
Fit the wedge into the bottom of the door as close to the wall as possible.
Interior doors are usually fitted with a mortise lock with a latch operated by the door handle or knob.
Where the door is self closing the latch has an angled or rounded edge and is sprung so that it automatically locks when the door is closed.
First of all decide on an appropriate height for the door handles and mark the centre of the door handle on the edge of the door with a pencil.
Place a wedge at the bottom of the door to keep it in place.
The same lock can be used in doors that open both to the left and the right.
From this post you will learn how to fit the latch latch plate and door handles to a new door and door frame.
Measure the door opening or the existing door if it s a good fit to ensure you get the right size door.
The easiest way to do do this if the old door was a good fit is to lay the new door on top of the old door so the edges are flush.
How to fit door handles and latch to interior doors.
Then line up a combination square with the old door s hinge mortises and transfer their locations to the new door marking the edges with a utility knife.