How To Change Locks On House Doors

Take your new deadbolt hardware and install it where the old one was.

How to change locks on house doors.

Tom recommends changing the locks whenever a new home is purchased. Screw the new knobs into the door. To change the lock on a regular door knob first use a screwdriver to remove the door knob and the old latch. Measure the diameter of the holes currently cut out of your door so you can select a new door lock that fits those dimensions.

Before you learn how to change door locks measure the space where you ll install the replacement. Remove the cylinder plug from the cylinder the most critical part of this operation is removing the cylinder plug from the cylinder. Take care to measure carefully as matching the size can be especially problematic in older homes. To change the locks unscrew the door knob from the inside and pull the knobs apart.

For the cost of your normal trade service call fee a locksmith will come to your new home and rekey up to six keyholes on functioning non electronic deadbolts and knobs on doors accessing your home s structural walls. Insert the new knobs into the door opening. Once you have the kit remove the lock cylinder from the door knob so you can change the pins inside. Next put a new latch in and replace the door knob.

Insert your new deadbolt. Alternatively you can buy a re keying kit for the lock you already have. The door knob and dead bolt lock set tom demonstrated with was a plymouth single cylinder knob combo pack with a bright brass finish. Remove the old strike plate and screw in.

In apartment complexes this is now the most common way of changing locks on a door. As an american home shield member you simply submit a service request to have your locks rekeyed. The top of the cylinder contains pins and springs which keep pressure on the keyed pins. Remove the rest of the deadbolt hardware from the door.

Unscrew the two screws in the strike plate the metal plate surrounding the hole in the door jamb that the lock extends into when the door is closed. Insert the old key and turn it either to the left or right. After all a new lock can be purchased for as little as 15 at your local hardware store and installed in under 10 minutes. Open your door so you can see the side of the lock the narrow part running along the inside of the door and locate and remove those screws as well.