How To Change Your House Door Locks

This allows you to pull the door knobs off the door from both sides.

How to change your house door locks.

Tom recommends changing the locks whenever a new home is purchased. The door knob and dead bolt lock set tom demonstrated with was a plymouth single cylinder knob combo pack with a bright brass finish. In some cases door latch plate mortises might need to be cut or enlarged. On the opposite side insert the bar into the channel in the back of the turn assembly plate.

Then remove each side s door knob by pulling them away from the door. Position the lock mechanism such that the keyhole is vertically aligned. In apartment complexes this is now the most common way of changing locks on a door. Use a phillips head screwdriver to unfasten the two or three screws located on the inside knob plate.

Unscrew the two screws on the base plate of the door knob on the interior side of the door using a screwdriver with the appropriate head. Orient the turn assembly plate such that its top side is at the top. Pull out the two door knobs. Remove the screws from the old lock on the inside of the door.

Insert your new deadbolt. Begin by removing the screws from the door knob on the interior side of your door. Screw the new knobs into the door. Insert the pins and reassemble the lock.

Insert the new knobs into the door opening. Dump out the old pins insert the new key and use tweezers or small needle nose pliers to match the new colored pins to the color code on the special instruction sheet. To change the locks unscrew the door knob from the inside and pull the knobs apart. 2 remove the two smaller.

Take your new deadbolt hardware and install it where the old one was. Remove the rest of the deadbolt hardware from the door. You may also need to use a wire tool or a paper clip. Rekeying involves realigning the pins and springs in the inner workings of the lock in.

Once the new pins are in reverse the steps to reassemble the lock.