Will standard deadbolts and doorknobs work on a 7/8" thick security door?
Please help. I'm a DIY newbie. So this will be my first time replacing deadbolts and doorknobs, and I want to make sure I get the right size.
I've attached pics. Thanks in advance.
This is the distance between the deadbolt and doorknob on the security door. This is the distance between the edge of the security door and the center of the deadbolt. This is the thickness of the security door.
In addition to door thickness, you need to know the backset of the locks: the distance from the edge of the door to the center of the lock (the keyway is in the center of the lock). If it isn't 2 3/8", your choices will be extremely limited.
Knowing the size(s) of the holes in the will also be helpful. The knob hole should be 2 1/8". I'd guess your deadbolt hole is 1 1/2" or 1 5/8". You might find imports that will fit.
Thanks for the info. I appreciate all the help I can get.
I hate to tell you, but I think you're going to need it. That Weiser deadbolt was discontinued probably 40 years ago and finding something that will fit is not going to be easy, if possible.
Can't tell by the pic, but these locks may have spacer rings installed to allow for that thickness. Standard locks can be used down to about 1-1/4" without spacers or "goof" rings. Here's where a locksmith can be helpful, as they carry selections of spacer rings for various branded locks to allow for narrow doors. By knowing the door thickness in advance, they can pre-assemble a lock on the bench, using spacers as necessary, to see what will work. And as ThisOldMan said, confirm your backset is 2-3/8" (residential standard) and the crossbore hole size being 2" or 2-1/8" for the knobset and the deadbolt size can vary from 1-1/2" to 2-1/8". Not all spacer rings work well for all deadbolt hole sizes.
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Hi! I have a problem that I'm sure would be easily solved by me if I weren't so completely uninformed in the area of do-it-yourself. But you guys are much more knowledgeable, so I'm turning to you. I have a metal fence and gate, and the gate has a dead bolt lock, and, with the turn of a key (from inside or outside) the bolt slides into (or out of) a hole in the post adjacent to the gate. The difficulty is that recently, when the weather got hot, the metal gate expanded in such a way as to make it impossible to slide the bolt into the hole. I see that I must slightly enlarge the hole, by removing a little bit of metal from the edges at the bottom right quarter of the hole. I don't have a file, but I do have an electric drill. However, I don't know what kind of bit to insert into the drill.
So my question is: what should I buy to insert into the drill, so I can enlarge the hole a small amount, by having the drill do the work of a file?
05-17-23, 02:25 PM
