Make Lock Hole Bigger In Metal Door
To overcome this problem fasten a piece of 1 2 inch plywood over the existing hole.
Make lock hole bigger in metal door. Mark with an x the center spot for the doorknob hole on each side of the door. Mark the center of the existing hole on the edge of the door. Place the template that comes with the lockset on the metal door. Cut two pieces of scrap plywood several inches larger than the diameter of the hole.
Take your time so you keep the. Draw a center line on the plywood and mark setback of the hole from one edge of the plywood. Then bore into the plywood and through the hole behind it. When enlarging a lockset hole mark the centerlines of the old hole on the door.
Then mark centerlines on the plywood block. Clamp a piece of. Drill a pilot hole with a inch bit straight through the door.