Installing security rim lock to apartment front door
I am installing this security rim lock to our apartment door. Pure amateur and mistakes have been made. I'm trying to figure out the best way to end up with a functional lock. The cylinder is installed flush on the door and works fine but it's the door frame receptacle I am having an issue with. I cut into the wood of the door frame and I've uncovered the plaster of the wall, a gap and wood section visible on the photo. I can use the two right side screws to fix the receptacle to the door frame using the section of exposed wood but I'm not sure if that is fully secure. The left side screws seem to strike between the plaster and the gap. The gap is 11-12 mm wide and I was thinking of gluing a plywood board of around that thickness in the gap. Would that be sufficient for the left hand screws to get a purchase? Do you have some recommendations or advice apart from turning back time? https://preview.redd.it/j4qwcgcqi8we1.jpg?width=980&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=db09c7b65d68f0d8eca8fb628500de5cd42aae61 https://preview.redd.it/r2onwmdqi8we1.jpg?width=2016&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c033f5cffced42444cc4543850679a74389e9740 https://preview.redd.it/lwo7sncqi8we1.jpg?width=2016&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=93620f5fab2b7cd9ef77504a0bb94b151e273064 submitted by /u/Fartocalypse [link] [comments]
| | I am installing this security rim lock to our apartment door. Pure amateur and mistakes have been made. I'm trying to figure out the best way to end up with a functional lock. The cylinder is installed flush on the door and works fine but it's the door frame receptacle I am having an issue with. I cut into the wood of the door frame and I've uncovered the plaster of the wall, a gap and wood section visible on the photo. I can use the two right side screws to fix the receptacle to the door frame using the section of exposed wood but I'm not sure if that is fully secure. The left side screws seem to strike between the plaster and the gap. The gap is 11-12 mm wide and I was thinking of gluing a plywood board of around that thickness in the gap. Would that be sufficient for the left hand screws to get a purchase? Do you have some recommendations or advice apart from turning back time? [link] [comments] |
