How To Replace A Deadbolt Lock?

If your lock is damaged, stuck or you have forgotten your key then no need to worry as we have enlisted very simple, and amazing steps to help you to replace a deadbolt lock.  You can follow the step by step guide to making your life easy and simplifying your work. 

How To Replace A Deadbolt Lock?

It is very important to know how to replace a deadbolt lock and also it is a very easy process using the basic tools. so that you can escape from the charges of the hardware from the outside. Just make sure your lock is unlocked, if not then unlock or pick your deadbolt lock first.

Tools:

• Screwdriver
• Tape

Changing Deadbolt Lock With No Screws

Sometimes you may have a situation like there are no screws on the back of that faceplate which means it is a kind of decoration of faceplate. Now you need to have an Allen set screw or hex set screw and that should be in the right size. You can see a very small hole on that decorative plate now insert the Allen set screw pin inside of that very small hole then push it deep inside so that the decorative plate comes out.

You will see another plate now try to remove that plate with the help of a screwdriver. There you will see a little cut out to pull out the plate using the cutout. After removing another plate then you will see two screws. Now you have to follow the same steps that you have followed which are mentioned above to replace a deadbolt lock.

So you got clear guidelines that how to replace a deadbolt lock using the above steps. now, what if you want to replace your front door lock with a keyed deadbolt lock?  The given below points help you to replace your front door lock with a keyed deadbolt lock.

Changing A Front Door Lock With A Keyed Deadbolt

If you want to replace your door with a keyed deadbolt lock use these below tools.

1. Screwdriver
2. Key deadbolt lock
3. Razor knife

a. Bring A New Deadbolt Lock

The first thing you need to do is to remove the whole deadbolt lock using the given points below. Bring a new deadbolt lock according to the measurements of the hole of your door from a nearby store.

b. You Can Adjust Some Of The Locks According To Your Door

Some of the deadbolts have an adjustable size that allows you to make them bigger or smaller depending on the size of the hole that you have in your door.

c. Follow The Given Print On The Lock

Now you are going to follow the print on the side that has an arrow that says up. Fix the set plate into the holes of your door and fix the screws on top of the set plate.

d. Fix The Exterior Faceplate

Now place the faceplate which has a key side on the outside of the door and the other place it inside of the door. Make sure that the faceplates are fitted in the correct position.

e. Insert Screws

Now it is time to insert the screws on the faceplate that is inside the door. Sometimes it is required to trim a piece of wood to in a correct position. simply use a razor knife to trim and fix it. You learned how to remove the deadbolt lock from inside of the door only then what if you lost the key of your door you cannot able to open the door. The only way to open your door is to remove the deadbolt lock.

Changing A Deadbolt Lock From Outside

Here in this case you cannot see the screws to the faceplate to remove the lock.

1. You Must Use A Screwing Machine.

So in this type of case, you must use the screwing machine instead of a screwdriver without the screwing machine it is impossible to unlock the deadbolt.

2. You Need To Imagine Where The Screws Are For The Inside Faceplate

 95% to 98% of the locks will have their screws on the left and right sides of the faceplate. It is the kind of a case that you need to guess the right place to drill so that you can able to remove the inside faceplate screws from the outside of the door.

3. Pull The Exterior Faceplate And Interior Faceplate

Now pull out the exterior faceplate first and automatically the interior faceplate loose and comes out with screws.  Sometimes you need to twist both exterior and interior faceplates in a counterclockwise direction to remove the faceplates.

4. Remove The Set Plate 

After that, you are going to see the set plate which is connected to a bolt inside of the hole of the door trying to remove screws of the set plate.  The set plate faces towards the door frame. Now you remove the set plate and the connecting bolt at a time.

So, this is how you need to remove a deadbolt lock from the outside of the door. If want to replace the deadbolt lock on a metal door instead of a wooden door so these are the steps that you need to follow. 

Change A Deadbolt Lock On A Metal Door

These steps are almost similar to steps that you have followed to replace the deadbolt lock for your wooden door.

A. Insert The Set Plate And Also Connect The Bolt To The Door

The set plate and the connecting bolt should be inserted first into the holes of your door. Sometimes the bolt and set plate come separately so in this case you need to insert/fix the bolt in a position and put the set plate next to the connect them with screws. 

B. Fix The Screws Into The Set Plate

Here you will see two holes one at the top and another at the bottom now put the screws inside the holes one by one and fix it in a position.

C. Fix The Exterior Faceplate

The exterior faceplate will be large compared to the interior faceplate. The bolt inside the door contains a hole now insert the exterior faceplate into the faceplate.

D. Fix The Interior Faceplate

Now it is time to fix the interior faceplate here you are going to see three holes in the interior faceplate. One hole at the centre connects with the exterior faceplate and the other two holes at the left and right side help to connect the interior faceplate. Now insert two long screws inside the holes of the left and right sides of the plate and try to fix it tight.

E. Fix The Decorative Cover/Plate

Sometimes you get a decorative plate to cover the interior faceplate. It is very easy to fix you just need to snap it on the interior faceplate. So these are the steps you need to consider to replace a deadbolt lock on a metal door.

Final Talk

If you are facing any problem with your deadbolt lock or if you just want to replace your old lock with a new deadbolt lock try these above step-by-step procedures. You don’t require any technical skills for this you are just going to use some basic tools and tips and that makes your work complete within 30 minutes.