I had a locksmith come over and check this out, but he ended up refusing the job. It seems pretty simple to me, but before I wanted to go give it a "try" I figure I would ask just so I have a better idea of options, what can go wrong, and maybe why an expert would refuse this job. I've already asked him about it and the answer was very vague and I don't want to bother him again.

I think the problem could be there's not enough room to add a larger deadbolt due to the metallic weather stripping lining the door.

Is my best solution to remove the metal strip drill the hole and repaint?

I had a locksmith come over and check this out, but he ended up refusing the job. It seems pretty simple to me, but before I wanted to go give it a "try" I figure I would ask just so I have a better idea of options, what can go wrong, and maybe why an expert would refuse this job. I've already asked him about it and the answer was very vague and I don't want to bother him again.

I think I would need to drill a larger diameter hole for the new deadbolt, but the problem might be that the metallic strip doesn't leave enough room for a larger diameter hole.

Is my best solution to remove the metal strip drill the hole and repaint?

I had a locksmith come over and check this out, but he ended up refusing the job. It seems pretty simple to me, but before I wanted to go give it a "try" I figure I would ask here.

I think the problem could be there's not enough room due to the metallic weather stripping lining the door.

Is my best solution to remove the metal strip drill the hole and repaint?

I had a locksmith come over and check this out, but he ended up refusing the job. It seems pretty simple to me, but before I wanted to go give it a "try" I figure I would ask just so I have a better idea of options, what can go wrong, and maybe why an expert would refuse this job. I've already asked him about it and the answer was very vague and I don't want to bother him again.

I think the problem could be there's not enough room to add a larger deadbolt due to the metallic weather stripping lining the door.

Is my best solution to remove the metal strip drill the hole and repaint?