Hi,
I am about to install mortice locks on wooden doors made of some good quality teak. All the doors have tenon joints exactly at the recommended height of mortice locks/handles - between 900 MM to 1 M. So, I'll have install the locks little higher.
1) As I cannot touch the tenon joints, how much minimum spacing above the tenon is required to chisel out for mortice locks? Tenon joints are rock solid, and doors including the frame are 6.5 to 7 feet high.
2) Locks are standard Euro locks and the recess needs 17 cm long and 7 cm deep mortice. So, I guess one of the faceplate screws will dig into the tenon joint. I hope this is alright?
Thanks!
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I am about to install mortice locks on wooden doors made of some good quality teak. All the doors have tenon joints exactly at the recommended height of mortice locks/handles - between 900 MM to 1 M. So, I'll have install the locks little higher.
1) As I cannot touch the tenon joints, how much minimum spacing above the tenon is required to chisel out for mortice locks? Tenon joints are rock solid, and doors including the frame are 6.5 to 7 feet high.
2) Locks are standard Euro locks and the recess needs 17 cm long and 7 cm deep mortice. So, I guess one of the faceplate screws will dig into the tenon joint. I hope this is alright?
Thanks!
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