7 Best Of How To Fit An Internal Door Latch Best Images PNG. With the door closed make a note of where the centre of the existing latch-keep is on the face of the door. Dont force the latch into the hole.
This will ensure that you can lock the door from the inside. First fit the latch. These will form the slot the lock will fit into.
Make the hole larger until the latch fits inside easily.
Remove the two screws from the latch plate on the edge of the door and remove the latch from the opening. Try applying WD-40 or a silicone lubricant if the latch is still catching in the door. Fitting the door handle Drilling a hole for the latch. Position the latch plate in what will be its fixed position and mark out the door frame for the recess and any hole that will be required for the latch tongue when these have been cut out using your wood chisel and hammer the latch plate can be fixed in position on the door frame using which.