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How to embed a lock into an interior door with your own hands? Installing a door lock in an interior door: simple and clear instructions How to insert a handle lock into an interior door

Your task is to insert a lock into the door. If you decide that the door is interior, keep in mind that you should not install bulky locks with linings. We will look at the most familiar type of lock with a handle and a latch and how to correctly and quickly install a lock on an interior door. Being completely ready to work, we move on to the implementation recommendations.

When designing a doorway, you should pay attention to the choice of fittings. Fittings are a significant factor that guarantees the strength and durability of furniture. Its choice should be approached very carefully and attentively, not forgetting about the quality of all details.

The complete set of accessories consists of:

  1. A lock with a latch/handle is the type of locks we are used to. For sliding doors, a locking mechanism is often used in the form of a simple hook, which clings to a reciprocal tongue built into the doorway.
  2. Hinges - seem to be standard equipment, but when selecting them yourself, focus your attention on ordinary book hinges.
  3. Closers (used for sliding doors) - designed to create a device that allows for quiet, noise-free operation of sliding doors.
  4. Stoppers (used for sliding doors) are parts that provide fixation of sliding doors in any location.
  5. Rollers (used for sliding doors) are the most significant parts of the sliding design of sliding doors, with the help of which the door leaf moves. You should know that the most durable casters are made from aluminum.
  6. Sliding handles (used for sliding doors) - usually attached to the inside of the door base. When choosing, do not forget that the handles do not cling to each other and do not interfere with the sashes.

To resolve the issue of inserting a lock into an interior door, the following materials and tools must be present. Measuring tape - in the process of work there will be quite a considerable number of measurements. A manual milling cutter for inserting locks is a device used by specialists to guarantee more reliable quality accuracy in the selection of mounting recesses. It will help not damage the wooden door. It is an optional tool; without a hand router, you can use a simple hammer and chisel. A hammer and writing utensil for making marks - a simple pencil is best to avoid leaving marks.

A screwdriver or screwdriver - Phillips or flathead, depending on the screws provided with the lock.

Crowns for cutting round holes - select the size based on the size of the lock you are going to insert. Chisels of various widths for cutting out recesses for the lock bar and drill.

Installing a lock on an interior door: preparation

Before you begin assembling and installing the lock, you should decide on the procedure and their purpose.

All complete work includes the following processes:

  • Analysis of such a problem as the position of the door as set - on which side the hinges are located, on which side the lock is located;
  • Determining the location of the lock;
  • Cutting a hole on the door base for the lock;
  • Inserting a locking structure;
  • Formation of the lock strike plate;
  • Handle/latch introduction;
  • Lock installation.

Having everything you need for work and assigning tasks, you can begin development!

Step-by-step instructions for installing a lock on an interior door with your own hands

Let's begin forming the locking mechanism for the interior door and perform the following operations. To more reliably install a lock and handle/latch on an interior door, it is necessary to determine the location of the finished door. You should consider which side the hinges are on and which side the lock will be located on. It is better to place the door against the wall near the opening and visually resolve this issue.

Typically, locks and handles intended for doors made of MDF are placed at a distance of 90-100 cm from the bottom border of the door base, since it is at this height that the door structure is designed to place a wooden beam to place the lock. We measure the required size. Having designated a place, fix it on the plane and at the end of the door. There will be a recess for the lock here.

When determining, do not forget that the location of the door handle should be convenient for everyone's use.

We use a tape measure to measure the gap from the visible edge of the lock device to the eyelet, where the pin will be placed causing the structure to operate. We mark the resulting value at the designated height, fixing exactly the same distance from the edge of the door. Now you should select the necessary bit to use the drill.

When selecting this part, be sure that it is the right size so that the lock structure can be placed in the hole itself without difficulty and the door leaf is not damaged: the diameter must be suitable for the thickness of the lock, the depth of the hole must be suitable for the length of the structure itself - this is necessary for the correct operation of the handle/ latches. Next, place the bit on a drill with a drill bit and make a hole. It is safer to make a hole in two stages: drilling from both sides alternately.

When working with a drill, do not forget about ensuring personal safety!

We place the lock on the prepared marking and mark the recess for its decorative strip - we outline its visible part along the perimeter, then remove the lock from the recess. We cut out the pocket using a hand router, or, if one is not available, with a hammer and chisel. It is necessary to knock out the recess, taking into account the clear immersion of the outer plate into it. Having positioned the chisel vertically relative to the end of the door, we make nicks all over the bottom. The chisel should be used extremely carefully so as not to make an extremely strong notch and spoil the end of the door.

Irreversible result: inserting a handle into an interior door

At this stage, nothing can be returned to its original form or remade; you just need to finish the work you started.

There remain two final and most important processes:

  • Insert handle/latch;
  • Insert the response lock;

The intended work must be carried out clearly, following the instructions and using the necessary caution, which will ensure a satisfactory result and durability of the locking mechanism. If you need to insert a lock into a sliding door, you will need a special type of lock with a hook-like bolt. Handles for sliding doors are not anything special and are connected to the profile mechanism of the door leaves, which looks like a protrusion on them. The required tools and the work ahead are analogous to the process of inserting conventional door locks into interior doors, taking into account the needs of your type and size of the lock structure.

How to install a latch on an interior door yourself

When designing the counter part of the lock, turn the lock of the interior door in the closed state and place a mark on the doorway at the location of the lock tongue. Drill a hole to the depth of the latch exit. Remove the remaining material with a chisel and secure the striker with self-tapping screws.

A quality mortise lock or latch can only be installed with the right approach. It is necessary to make a plunge only after all measurements and calculations. It is better to cut holes for the lock using a drill attachment such as a crown. The insertion of hinges can be done both before and after insertion of the lock. But it is better to carry out work on a removed door.

When taking measurements during work, do not rely on your own eye - it is better to be sure of absolute accuracy than to make a ridiculous mistake.

How to put a lock on an interior door (video)

Inserting a lock into an interior door is an additional interior detail and an important condition of life. When performing this process, keep in mind that any action can only be performed once! Do not forget that when working you should be as careful and vigilant as possible.

Have you ordered the installation of interior doors, but for some reason did not install locks on them? Don't worry, you can do this kind of work yourself. Next, we will show you step by step how to embed a lock into an interior door, but since locks are different, you will learn how to correctly embed a lock in 2 options, with your own hands and with a minimum set of available tools.

Fitting a lock into an interior door with your own hands is a very real task for a home craftsman.

In specialized departments, the number of different types of locks and constipations dazzles the eyes, however, specifically for interior doors, there are only 2 types of locks:

  1. A regular latch with a handle, which is designed to simply fix the door leaf in the opening. Often such mechanisms are installed in services or in the kitchen. They differ from their competitors in that there are no keys. At most, they can have a rotary lock;

Latch locks are not intended for permanently locking doors.

  1. The second option can already be called a full-fledged lock with a set of keys. In apartments and houses, such locks are rarely installed on interior doors. Most often, this type of door lock is used in offices where there is a need to lock department doors.

Major installation of a lock on an interior door requires a set of keys.

Relatively recently, such a curiosity as a magnetic lock appeared on this market. It is inserted in exactly the same way as a regular one, but it works a little differently. There are 2 magnets installed, one in the lock, the second in the strike plate. When closing the canvas, they are attracted and the doors click into place.

To open such a mechanism you need to turn the handle or key. The solution is certainly interesting, but it is not in great demand among people. Firstly, the price of a magnetic door lock is higher, and secondly, not everyone likes such automatic locking, plus various metallic debris is attracted to them.

Installing magnetic locks on interior doors is not yet very popular.

Independent mortise of locks in 2 options

We’ve decided on the locking models, now let’s talk about how to install them yourself in interior doors. But first, let's look at the tool, since in both cases the set is the same.

Minimum set of tools

To install a lock on an interior door, you don’t need a lot of tools, plus all the tools are relatively inexpensive; often every home craftsman has such a set.

  • Electric drill;
  • Screwdriver or set of screwdrivers;
  • A pair of chisels with a sting of 10 mm and 20 mm;
  • Tape measure and pencil;
  • Hammer;
  • Feather drill for wood 23 mm, or better yet a set of feather drills 10 - 25 mm;
  • A wood bit with a diameter of 50 mm and an adapter for an electric drill for this bit.

Installing locks on interior doors does not require a large number of expensive tools.

Option number 1. Install a light latch

We begin installation, as usual, with markings. The distance from the bottom edge of the door leaf to the core of the lock according to the rules is 950 mm. In office buildings, it is advisable to adhere to it so that the fireman does not get nervous, but at home it can be placed at any height.

Often on such latches the distance from the side edge of the blade to the center of the mechanism is 60 mm. But it is better to clarify this parameter in the instructions for the mechanism, because the insertion depth may differ in different models.

Information on the lock's insertion depth is in the instructions for it.

Now, using a square or the same tape measure, we transfer the side mark to the center of the end of the door leaf and make a mark.

To drill a strictly horizontal, even hole on an already installed door, it is advisable to firmly fix the leaf. The easiest way is to insert a couple of wedges on both sides between the floor and the canvas. Then insert a feather drill (23 mm) into the drill and drill a horizontal hole along the length of the mechanism.

Be careful, the slightest misalignment to the right or left can cause the drill to come out from the side and irrevocably damage the blade.

To cut a hole on the front of the canvas we will need a wood crown. Insert it into the drill and start drilling according to the markings. But at first the hole is not drilled all the way through, but only until the moment when the central drill of the crown comes out from the back side. After that, pull out the crown and do the same on the back side.

The moment of drilling the blade with a crown on both sides is very important; if you try to go through the entire blade on one side, then when it comes out, the crown can seriously damage the back side of the blade.

Now you need to insert the lock into the end hole and outline the perimeter of the lock plate. Make sure that the bar is in a strictly vertical position.

The stock for the lock's end plate is cut out using a chisel. Be careful not to go too deep, often 1 - 1.5 mm is enough. If you accidentally choose a groove that is too deep, you can place a piece of cardboard or paper under the bottom.

To firmly secure the mechanism, it must be inserted into the hole and secured with two self-tapping screws. Self-tapping screws will fit much better if you first mark the entry points with an awl or drill holes with a thin drill.

Option No. 2. Put a permanent lock

We will not repeat the marking technique for this type of lock again, since any locks on interior doors are installed at the same height. But it is highly undesirable to install permanent locks hanging, so you will need to remove the door leaf from the awnings, then install and secure it with the end up.

Unlike a simple latch, a capital lock has a rather large mechanism. We will select the groove for it using the same feather drill; to do this, you need to mark the center line at the end of the blade. Then we select a feather drill according to the thickness of the lock and drill a series of holes to the depth of the lock.

When the hole is completely selected, all we have to do is select the stock for the lock face plate. The sampling technology is identical and we have already talked about it above. Next, screw the lock, insert the handles into it and install the decorative trims.

A few words about installing the strike plate

The technique for installing the strike plate for a small latch and a major lock is no different. If you have mastered the insertion of the lock into the canvas, then installing the strike plate on the lock will not cause you any difficulties.

First, a hole is marked on the loot and drilled for the lock tongue. Then we apply the counter strip to the loot and trace it around the perimeter. Now all that remains is to cut out the stock under the bar with a chisel and screw it on with self-tapping screws.

Installing a strike plate is often not difficult.

Conclusion

Fitting a lock into an interior door is not a tricky task and any home craftsman can do it. The main thing is not to forget about the little things that we pointed out in the article.

Not all interior door sellers provide additional lock fitting services. In this case, installing locks and handles on wooden interior doors by a master in Moscow is more than convenient: you can always consult which handle is best to choose. If you need standard models, you can use a ready-made kit for installing door locks, which we have in stock: a specialist will bring them with him.

If your door already has a handle and lock, but they do not work well, close or open with force or are loose, we recommend installing a new, reliable set. In this case, tell the operator which lock is already installed on the canvas, or send its photo to the master.

Inserting into a wooden door leaf: choosing the type of handle

Don't underestimate the importance of choosing door hardware. After all, the entrance door to a room should make a solid visual impression. And this depends not only on its design and color, but also on the type, size, material and color of the fittings. The following models can be installed in the canvas:

    Stationary handles (like furniture handles). They are not equipped with built-in locking mechanisms, in which case the lock must be mounted separately;

    Push handles. The simplest and most convenient option. The door opens and closes by pushing the handle down. This model is practical for children and the elderly.

    Rotary mechanisms and knobs (round models). To open the latch, you need to rotate the product around its axis. Knobs are often equipped with a built-in locking mechanism in the center; simply turn it to lock or unlock the door.

Our master will offer to buy a kit (set) for replacing the handle at a competitive price.

Material and shape of the product

The choice of handle design is directly related to the type of apartment interior. Laconic and stylish push models are optimal for most modern styles, especially minimalism and hi-tech. But for classic and romantic interiors, it is better to give preference to rotating products that look solemn and elegant.

The best option is metal products with high-quality finishing, protected from corrosion and scratches. They are usually produced in standard “silver” and “gold” versions, but if desired, you can also find models with bronze and other metal finishes, matte and chrome-plated surfaces. To give the desired color, a polymer coating is used. Exotics in the form of tempered glass, of course, look beautiful, but such models are quite fragile.

Using noobs will be difficult for small children. This increases safety, but complicates the comfort of their use.

Cost of installing a door lock on an interior door

Isn’t it easier to save money by installing the lock and handle yourself or asking a friend, relative, or a locksmith from the housing office to do it? Logical question. The price for installing locks on interior doors in Moscow starts from 500 rubles. At your service are many years of experience of the craftsmen, the ability to work with locks of any type, as well as professional high-precision power tools (drills and milling cutters), which allow you to make cuts and holes without damaging the coating.

Installation using improvised means in the form of a hammer and chisel is fraught with inaccurate choice of material, and most importantly, you can easily damage the expensive decorative coating. Chips, scratches, cracks are common consequences of handicraft work. And the lock itself may end up being skewed and difficult to close. In a word, if carpentry and plumbing work is not your thing, it is better to trust the professionals.

Services of the masters of our company

We provide a full range of lock installation and maintenance services:

    installation and adjustment of the locking mechanism;

    simultaneous dismantling and replacement of old locks and handles with new ones;

    We provide kits and spare parts.

You can check the price for the set (handle and lock) in Moscow when ordering from the operator or directly from the master. You don’t have to waste time going to stores to choose the right fittings or wait several hours for a technician. We work quickly and are ready to complete work of any complexity in a short time. Decide whether you buy accessories yourself or want to take advantage of our offer. Inform the operator whether left or right handles are needed, what shape and color, and in what quantity. Place your order at a time convenient for you. Our masters are not late! In 20 minutes your doors will be transformed. Everything is simple, convenient and very affordable!

Very often, when changing doors between rooms, we are faced with the question - how to properly install a door handle with a lock? With the help of this article, you will be able to install a lock on your interior door quickly and, most importantly, correctly, avoiding the mistakes made by many inexperienced people. In fact, this is not a difficult process at all; it takes an experienced master up to half an hour, but an inexperienced person in this matter can suffer for several hours.

In this article we will look at the installation of the most common lock design today. This lock consists of the following parts:

Lock Mortise Tools

To install an interior lock, you need a minimum set of tools; you most likely already have some of them, but if you have to buy something in addition, you will not incur large financial costs.

  1. Tape measure and pencil;
  2. Screwdriver or drill;
  3. Stationery knife;
  4. Chisels 10 and 20 mm;
  5. Spade drill or 23mm forstner drill;
  6. 2 mm drill;
  7. Wood crown 54 or 50 mm depending on the thickness of the door;
  8. Masking tape.

This is a list of the best tools you will need. Special kits for inserting locks are sold; they are relatively inexpensive, but it will be even cheaper to purchase everything separately. Often, such kits include a 22 mm feather drill; it is also suitable, but then you will have to widen the hole for the latch with a chisel.

Making holes for the handle of the lock mechanism

Like any installation process, the installation of a lock begins with markings. But before that, let’s protect the door leaf from accidental damage. To do this, we use masking tape to cover the end and plane of the door at the intended installation location of the lock, this is a distance of approximately 90 to 110 cm from the floor. Pasted masking tape will not only protect our door from damage, but also make markings on it much more convenient.

First of all, mark the height of the door handle with the lock. Most often, the handle is placed at a height of 1 m from the floor level. We measure this distance with a tape measure and put a mark on the plane of the door with a pencil.

When purchasing this type of lock, it always comes with a template for accurately marking the location of the holes. The cylinder mechanism of the lock may differ in diameter from different manufacturers, so purchase a wood crown after purchasing the lock. If your lock kit did not include a template, you can print them from this article as pictures and use them when installing the lock.

Gently bend the template along the line of the door ledge and attach it to the door from the end. Depending on the thickness of the door leaf, use a sharp object (a self-tapping screw or the tip of a feather drill) to mark the centers of the holes according to the template from the end and on the plane of the door.

Using a screwdriver and a wood bit, drill a hole in the plane of the door.

Advice: When drilling, be careful not to drill through the entire door at once. When, while drilling, the guide drill appears on the back side of the door, stop and start drilling with a crown on the other side, this way you will definitely avoid chips on the plane of the door leaf.

The next step is to drill a hole for the lock latch. Using a previously applied mark using a template on the end of the door, using a 23 mm feather drill, we drill a through hole to the previous one.

Keep the drill strictly perpendicular to the door, otherwise in the future the latch may become oblique and jam during operation.

The next step is to insert the latch into the end hole, align it with the edge of the door and trace it with a pencil along the contour of the decorative frame. After this, we take out the latch and, using a stationery knife, make an incision along the marked line in the top layer of the door leaf. And only then, using a chisel, we select the hole for the lock latch. The depth of the opening should be slightly less than the thickness of the latch frame; later, when you tighten the latch with self-tapping screws, it will be pressed into the wood and become flush with the plane of the door.

Advice: Many beginners immediately begin to cut under the latch with a chisel; this is incorrect, since the door leaf is covered with a film that can be damaged beyond the cut line with a chisel, so cut off the film first.

After selecting the groove, insert the latch into place and first, using a 2 mm drill, drill out the holes for the self-tapping screws and tighten the latch into place. If the latch fits into the hole tightly, then use a chisel to cut off the contact points between the latch and the hole.

Let's start installing the handle. The handle is assembled according to the instructions supplied with it. When installing, pay attention to the location of the closing tongue on the handle; if there is one, it should be located inside the room.

On one of the cylinder mechanisms there is a rotating pin and holders for mounting screws. Remove the decorative rosette from the mechanism using the pin wrench from the kit and mount it in place, screw the second cylinder mechanism on the reverse side.

When tightening the screws, do not overdo it - pinched cylinder mechanisms will not work as expected.

Install all parts of the handle in place according to the attached instructions, and the work on installing the handle is completed. In fact, this is done much easier than it seems; you can watch a video in which you will clearly see the entire process of installing the lock with your own hands.

Installation of the lock mate

The last step in installing a door lock on an interior door will be installing the counter part on the doorway.

Close the door and make two marks on the doorway based on the width of the lock latch.

Measure the distance from the corner of the door to the beginning of the latch.

You should have the same distance from the edge of the doorway to the beginning of the recess of the counter part. It is necessary to maintain this distance so that in the future the closed door does not move back and forth due to air movement in the apartment and does not knock.

If the answer needs to be recessed into the door jamb, then we place it in place and outline its outer and inner contours with a pencil. If there is no need to recess, then we outline only the inner contour. It all depends on the gap between the door and the jamb.

Using a drill of a suitable diameter (you can also use a feather drill, if the hole then does not protrude beyond the answer), drill a hole for the lock tongue and fasten the answer in place, having previously drilled 2 mm holes for the screws with a drill.

Do not forget to widen the holes for the screws to a depth of 2-3 mm, since there are protruding parts in this place on the back side of the answer.

We install the striker in place by tightening it with self-tapping screws and try to close the door; if there is excess play, we eliminate it by bending the tongue on the striker.

The insertion of the lock into the interior door has been completed, all that remains is to clean up the accumulated debris and enjoy the new handles on the doors.

Lock mortise with cylinder

Very often a situation arises when you need to install a lock on a door that already has a handle. Any lock with a cylinder is suitable for this.

Such locks have a rectangular shape and therefore the insertion process may seem difficult without the use of special tools. In fact, such locks are installed quite easily and with a minimum set of tools. You can place them at your discretion - above or below the already installed handle.

Lock installation sequence:

Installation of the lock mate:

  • On the open door, we pull out the bolt (the retractable part of the lock) of the lock, that is, we close the lock with a key and, leaning it against the doorway, we mark what height we will have the counter part, focusing on the edges of the crossbars;
  • Using a tape measure or square, measure the distance from the edge of the door to the middle of the lock and transfer this distance to the jamb of the doorway;
  • Using a feather drill, we drill a series of holes according to the markings and then combine the resulting holes with a wood drill;
  • Having previously secured the response part to the jamb, use a utility knife to cut along the contour, and then use a chisel to select the countersunk hole for the response;
  • We install the counter part in place and check the functionality of the lock again.

Also, such locks often come with handles; the sequence of inserting such a lock does not change, only the operation of drilling a hole for the handle is added.

Well, that's it, the lock is cut in!

Be sure to watch the video on inserting a lock with a cylinder, perhaps in it you will notice some subtleties that you did not understand from the article.

If you have any questions, you can ask them in the comments. Good luck with the renovation!

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Installing a locking mechanism in an interior door allows you to increase the comfort of your stay. To carry out installation, you need a small number of tools: drill, screwdriver. Any homeowner can do the job. It takes about 15-30 minutes to insert a lock into an interior door with your own hands.

What tools are needed to install the lock?

The accuracy of installing a lock on an interior door depends on the correct preparation, tools and components used. The use of amateur or professional equipment will increase the reliability of the design and simplify the installation procedure. To work, the owner will need:

  • set of handles and lock mechanism;
  • chisel;
  • self-tapping screws (included) and a screwdriver;
  • feather drill for wood 23 mm;
  • drill and hole saw for wood (diameter 5 cm).

If you don’t have the tools, it is recommended to borrow them from friends or neighbors. It is impossible to carry out the work carefully without the use of auxiliary equipment. A detailed study of photo instructions and advice from craftsmen will help you learn how to embed a lock into an interior door.

Step-by-step instructions for installing a lock on an interior door

After purchasing the kit and preparing the tools, you can immediately start working. Additionally, it is recommended to study the requirements and recommendations of the lock manufacturer. Direct insertion of the lock is carried out according to the following instructions:

1. 95 cm is measured from the bottom of the canvas, 6 cm is measured from the edge. The intersection point is marked with a pencil on the canvas itself.

2. The mark from the canvas is transferred to the center of the end part (using a square).

3. At the point marked on the end, using a pen drill and a drill, a hole is drilled for the locking mechanism.

4. A hole for handles is prepared on the blade using a hole cutter at the previously established mark.

5. The locking mechanism is inserted into the hole prepared at the end of the door, traced around the perimeter with a pencil, and removed from the hole.

6. Using a chisel, an area for the lock is prepared in the end part (along the marked perimeter of the outer part of the mechanism). The thickness of the cut-out section should be equal to the thickness of the lock latch (approximately 0.5 cm).

7. The lock is installed and fixed in the prepared hole using self-tapping screws.

8. The handle with screws is installed first. First, the screws are unscrewed, then the handle is installed in the door.

9. From the second part of the element, remove the handle itself and the decorative trim (using the key from the kit). This procedure is well demonstrated in the attached video instructions.

10. The second part of the handle is inserted into the door and secured with screws. A decorative overlay and the handle itself are installed. The installation work is completely completed.

After the installation is completed, the contractor will only have to check the operation of the elements and remove the resulting debris. In the future, it will be necessary to periodically adjust the handles (every 3-4 years) due to their loosening as a result of use. The lock is lubricated in case of severe jamming (ingress of dust, debris). The mechanism is disassembled and processed according to the manufacturer's instructions.

When installing a lock on an interior door yourself, you should remember to carefully drill holes and cut out the area for the latch. Drilling holes with a cutter must be done on both sides of the blade. This will help you prepare the required diameter and easily install the components. It is also important to gradually tighten the screws holding the handles together. When tightened too tightly, the likelihood of the elements fitting too tightly and the difficulty of opening the door increases. Compliance with these requirements will help you install a lock efficiently without professional help.

Video of inserting a lock into an interior door with your own hands