Door Locks Deadbolts
Mar/100
How do I enlarge a door frame’s sheet metal hole/opening?
I need to install a Deadbolt Lock onto a bedroom closet door. I need to make the hole/opening of the door frame larger so that when the key is turned to the lock position, the actual bolt can insert itself into the opening on the door frame area. The door frame area is made of what appears to be sheet metal. The bolt of the deadbolt lock is slightly thicker than the hole/opening on the door frame. Please advise any tools or suggestions. Thank you.
There is a reaming tool that you can purchase for your electric drill that will do the trick. Be careful when you use it that it does not ‘grab’ the frame. But if you are careful it is easy to use.
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Deadbolt Locks
Mar/101
How do you fix a stuck Deadbolt Lock?
The key goes in and turns, but the deadbolt is stuck. The door is locked and does not appear to have been tampered with.
The tailpiece is broken or disconected. If you are locked out of the house you will have to find another way in or destroy the deadbolt by drilling for the screws through the face (a messy, frustrating job, since you are working blind). If you are in the house, take the screws out from the inside, push the outer cylinder thru until it falls onto the porch, and retract the bolt with a screwdriver.
If it is an Arrow double cylinder d’bolt, you must insert a key and turn it 15 degrees to expose the screw heads. If a Schlage, pry off the screw covers, or cut a slot in them with a dremel tool.
Don’t get frustrated and kick the door open, deadbolts are cheaper than door frames.
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