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Enlarging door latch holes for new locksets

🏠 homeproduct problemSingle report ●●●●● severity 2/5

A user reports difficulty installing a new lockset because the existing latch holes in the door edge are 7/8 inch, while the new hardware requires 1 inch holes, and they are unsure how to safely enlarge them.

Who's affected: The user

⚠️ Single report. This is one person's account. We mark it so until more voices confirm it.

What people do today

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Ideas a builder, maker or community group could start on:

  1. A specialized door edge hole-enlarging jig that centers on the existing hole to guide a 1-inch spade bit or hole saw.
  2. A kit containing a 1-inch Forstner bit and a centering adapter specifically designed for retrofitting door latch holes.
  3. A step-by-step instructional template or guide that provides safe, professional-grade techniques for wood removal in door edges.
I want to build this

Real voices

“the holes for the current latches are smaller than the holes that the new lockset needs.”

Source: Stack Exchange (diy) · CC BY-SA 4.0, user-contributed content from Stack Exchange; summarized and modified

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