Marks Mortise Lock Installation
Usually the professionals measure up to 36 inches from the bottom where the lock they set.
Marks mortise lock installation. The brace is a u shaped steel hand tool that has a wood cap on one end and a bit chuck on the other. The website offers 300 finishes levers trims and applications in mortise cylindrical locks. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. Please put a mark for keyholes strike plate and latch on the side of the door.
How to install a marks mortise lock in a security door. Is pleased to announce its cylindrical and mortise locks have received a notice of acceptance noa from the miami dade country regulatory and economic resources board and code administration division and have been tested to comply with florida building code including the high velocity hurricane zone known to be some of the toughest standards in the country. In the early days the pocket was cut out using a brace and bit. Insert the lock into the cavity.
To install a mortise lock into a wood or composite door requires a pocket drilled into the edge of the door with the centerline of the door prep at 39 3 16 above the finished floor. The old ones were looked at by a locksmith and. Published on jun 20 2018 taking a look at the marks usa 2750c 3 profile cylinder style lock and installing on a gate with prepared mounting holes. Installing the lock body.
To avoid any error you should mark the position where you want to install the lock on the door. Mortise door for lock body and faceplate per instructions on template. The correct positioning of the lock is crucial.