Fitting A Mortice Lock To A Door

Step by step guide to fitting a mortice latch door handles.

Fitting a mortice lock to a door.

Fitting a mortise lock is quite straightforward but does need accurate measurements to ensure everything fits correctly. Fitting a mortise lock. To prepare the mortice slot for the lock start by marking the centre of the thickness of the door. If you want to fit one yourself you ll need to be capable of woodworking as well as using the tools required to fit the lock.

When possible fit two locks on your front door both to bs3621 standard. The main locks on your exterior doors should be to bs3621 standard. Most insurance companies demand this level of security. A mortice mortise deadlock is a strong form of lock that is embedded within a cut out pocket space inside the door or furniture structure as well as having external components.

The body of the lock can be used as a template which you should hold against the correct position on the door and mark with a pencil draw around it carefully always keeping it central to the mark that you made. The normal height for fitting a mortice latch is a metre up from the floor around 3 feet but you can either match existing handle heights ask the client how high they want them or check the drawing schedule to find out which height to drill the handles. Establish the handle height and mark the door. The fitting instructions supplied with a mortice lock will normally specify the thickness of door it is designed for problems will arise if a mortice lock is fitted to a door thinner than it is designed for.