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How to install a deadbolt in a tight space?
Renting a home and trying to replace the deadbolt on the back door. However, the space where the lock slides in is very small and I can’t get the sliding piece into the door - the circled area is ...
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How to install door security guard on metal door jamb?
I bought a door security guard that looks like this
The instruction coming with it says I need to drill a 1/8‘’hole first on the door jamb and put the screws in it, but I am not sure it would work ...
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Installing a deadbolt lock on a metal door & metal frame
I live in an apartment where the front door and its frame are both metal and hollow inside. I didn't have trouble installing a deadbolt lock with one of the doors because you could remove the strike ...
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Metal doors, Mortise locks, and ... mobile liner?
Spent last night retrofitting a fancy electronic combination lock on a metal door for the first time, and encountered something I don't understand.
The door has previously had another mortise lock, ...
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