Change Front Door Hardware

Take care to measure carefully as matching the size can be especially problematic in older homes.

Change front door hardware.

Your front door is the first thing people see when they enter your home. Before you learn how to change door locks measure the space where you ll install the replacement. Yale locks night latches on front and back doors. Measure the diameter of the holes currently cut out of your door so you can select a new door lock that fits those dimensions.

A local mla locksmith can fit replace and change all types of door locks such as. We used a schlage brand lock for this story. Next put a new latch in and replace the door knob. Replacing door locks you ll pay from 40 to 300 to buy a new door lock depending on design materials and whether it s a simple key in knob lock or a high end lock and handle combo with.

Installing a front door handle and lockset is a. But keep your current keys you ll need them to remove the cylinder. I had to fix it. Mortice locks deadlock sashlock.

Whether you re putting in a brand new door or just replacing worn out hardware it s easy to install a new handle and lock on your front door. The kit will work on entrance and deadbolt locks and it comes with two keys and all the tools you ll need except a screwdriver. By lucy wendel january 08 2019 advertisement. Making a memorable first impression is tough if your front door has ho hum hardware.

Make a good impression on guests by swapping out your old beat up lockset. To give the door more polish we shopped around for a shiny brass replacement. Even worse is a tarnished pitted entry set with a peeling lacquer finish like the one below. Each kit will re key six locks but you can order extra pins if you need to do more.

Euro lock cylinders anti snap on front and back doors. To change the lock on a regular door knob first use a screwdriver to remove the door knob and the old latch. Here s how i did it. Most people select accessories for their home solely based on price.

Alternatively you can buy a re keying kit for the lock you already have. How to change a home door handle lock combo. My front door knob was broken and i couldn t open the door from the inside or outside. The first thing we did was upgrade our front door locks.

Send text message print comment. Here is the handleset i bought. Once you have the kit remove the lock cylinder from the door knob so you can change the pins inside. Luckily we only have a handful of doors in our home otherwise hardware can add up quick.