How To Change Your House Door Locks

To change the locks unscrew the door knob from the inside and pull the knobs apart.

How to change your house door locks. Dump out the old pins insert the new key and use tweezers or small needle nose pliers to match the new colored pins to the color code on the special instruction sheet. Pull out the two door knobs. Begin by removing the screws from the door knob on the interior side of your door. On the opposite side insert the bar into the channel in the back of the turn assembly plate.

Rekeying involves realigning the pins and springs in the inner workings of the lock in. 2 remove the two smaller. Orient the turn assembly plate such that its top side is at the top. Remove the rest of the deadbolt hardware from the door.

Insert the pins and reassemble the lock. Position the lock mechanism such that the keyhole is vertically aligned. Then remove each side s door knob by pulling them away from the door. Twist the knob on the turn assembly to expose the bolt holes.

Use a phillips head screwdriver to unfasten the two or three screws located on the inside knob plate. Insert your new deadbolt. Insert the new knobs into the door opening. Remove the screws from the old lock on the inside of the door.

Remove the two screws from the latch plate on the edge of the door and remove the latch from the opening. Screw the new knobs into the door. This allows you to pull the door knobs off the door from both sides. Once the new pins are in reverse the steps to reassemble the lock.

In apartment complexes this is now the most common way of changing locks on a door. Open your door so you can see the side of the lock the narrow part running along the inside of the door and locate and remove those screws as well. Tom recommends changing the locks whenever a new home is purchased. Unscrew the two screws on the base plate of the door knob on the interior side of the door using a screwdriver with the appropriate head.

Take your new deadbolt hardware and install it where the old one was.