The first step you want to take is to ensure you have all parts and pieces of the deadbolt. Here's a checklist to help you be sure:. Outside housing : This is the exterior portion of your deadbolt where you insert the key. Inside thumbturn : This is the interior portion of your deadbolt that allows you to lock and unlock from the inside of your home. Bolt : This is the interior locking mechanism.
It comes pre-attached with a rectangular faceplate. Round drive-in faceplate: This is an optional faceplate that may replace the rectangular faceplate already attached to the bolt if your door calls for it. Strike plate : The strike plate is the metal plate that will be affixed to the door frame. The strike is used to increase security by holding the bolt in place. Reinforcement plate : This piece is optional, but works to strengthen the door frame adding additional security to your home.
Short screws : These will be used to secure the bolt and faceplate with the door. Tapered long screws : These will be used to secure the interior thumbturn to the outside housing. Wood screws : These will be used to secure the reinforcement plate. You'll also need to add a flat head screwdriver, hammer and block of wood to your tool set. Remove faceplate with a flat head screwdriver b. Twist and remove remaining support plate c. Install round drive-in faceplate with just a snap.
You'll see and hear the bolt snap in to place. For the drive-in faceplate, slide into place with the word top facing up and gently tap in to place flush with the door edge using a block of wood to protect the bolt. Here's how:. Rotate and remove the bracket. Secure in place with the two wood screws. As noted above, this step is optional. In some cases, some additional work may need to be done to the door jamb to allow the strike plate to be secured above.
Now that the installation is complete, it's important to test the lock to make sure everything is in proper, working order. Check back later this month for step-by-step instructions for installing a handleset and electronic deadbolt. In the meantime, be sure to visit us on Pinterest and Instagram for front door makeover inspiration.
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Single Cylinder Deadbolt with Addison Trim. Product Details. Contact About Find a retailer. Join our mailing list. All the exterior doors of your house should have deadbolts -- even the ones that lead to the garage or to a closed-in patio. As long as you don't have a steel door , installing a deadbolt is a job that you can do yourself, including making the cutout to chiseling in the strike.
Single cylinder deadbolts and handlesets are operated with a key from the outside, but do not require a key for locking or unlocking from the interior of the property. Double cylinder deadbolts or handlesets require a key for locking and unlocking from both the exterior and the interior of the property.
A deadbolt is a straight lock that binds the door to the frame. A Blind deadbolt is a lock with access through one side only. Instead of the reveal of a lock on the other side, it is only a metal plate or a metal circle. A deadbolt is more about resisting kicking open or using a credit card to slide in and raise the bolt. It's not so much about being harder to pick , as the lock mechanism in it is going to be extremely similar to a normal door handle lock. However, bump keys can make most traditional locks quite easy to open.
While the single - cylinder deadbolt only features a locking mechanism requiring a key on one side, the double - cylinder deadbolt has it on both. This means that a key will be required to turn the lock both on the inside of the door and the outside.
This is the main difference between these two types of deadbolts. Double cylinder deadbolts are locks that require a key to open from both the inside and outside. On the other hand, single-sided deadbolts require key to unlock from the outside only.
Single sided deadbolts have a knob on the inside that is used to unlock and lock them from the inside. Pick the Lock Using Bobby Pins One of the best-known ways to unlock a deadbolt without a key is by using two bobby pins. Start by inserting the closed "looped" side of one bobby pin into the bottom portion of the lock. Use the second bobby pin, broken in half, toward the top of the lock and move it back and forth. Simply stated, a deadlatch locks automatically when you close the door.
You can insert a key in on either side of the door. A deadbolt , on the other hand, must be locked using a key. A door with a deadlock or deadlatched door is much tougher to get through than one without.
A deadbolt—so called because the locking bolt is nonmoving and can only be operated by manually turning the locking mechanism with a key or a thumb-knob—offers the best security for most entry doors.
Not all deadbolt locks are the same, however. They range in quality, price, and the level of protection. A dead bolt is a low-cost, high-value addition to your security system. Add a strike box. Add a reinforcer plate. Re-key the lock. Install a wide-angle peephole. Put it above the knife blade , while keeping the knife blade in the key hole. Apply twisting pressure to the lock with the knife blade at the same time. If using a paper clip, hammer the end of the paper clip to flatten it before trying to put it in the door.
You want to rake the pick across the keyhole pins. Use a screwdriver with a thin rod to unlock a twist-privacy bathroom lock. Insert a very thin screwdriver into the hole in the middle of the doorknob. Wiggle the screwdriver around until you hear the door unlock.
You don't need to turn the doorknob while you are using the screwdriver. Insert the tip of a pair of needle-nosed pliers into the keyhole. Try to grip the broken key and pull it out. This technique is most likely to work if the key broke at its head and all the cuts are inside the lock.
If you can't pull the key out , remove the pliers and set them aside. Push this latch in, and pull the handle off the door.
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