Wired Mortice Lock

[DIYWell]

My wooden door is in need of replacement. An easy task or so I thought.

It has a mortice lock with a microswitch that arms/disarms the alarm system. There's no wiring visible apart from where it leaves the body of the door at the top corner, through a door loop, and off in the alarm system.

My question is how on earth did they thread the cable through the door?? There's no obvious signs of cutting, routering, channelling etc and I can't believe someone drilled a metre and a half round a corner.

So how was it done??

 

[Europlex]

Door off, drilled from top to lock height, then at right angles from the lock, then meet up with where you want cables to exit. Or a version of.

It works, only drilled through the face of a door once, oak, OOPS.

 

[DIYWell]

Sounds simple ... assuming you used some sort of jig to make sure the two bores intersected.

But how did you thread the cable round a right angle?

 

[Europlex]

Sounds simple ... assuming you used some sort of jig to make sure the two bores intersected.

But how did you thread the cable round a right angle?

Jigs are available, but, they will cost an arm and a leg.

Fish wire of some sort if you have one, otherwise the good old coat hanger, sounds difficult, but it's not too bad. Use an inner core of the cable to be fished, then join it to the cable needed when through.

Easy,

 

[DIYWell]

I'll assume you drilled freehand ... or made up a little jig to help with the job.

Doesn't drilling a couple of very long 10mm+ holes all through the door invalidate the door's guarantee?

 

[Europlex]

I'll assume you drilled freehand ... or made up a little jig to help with the job.

Doesn't drilling a couple of very long 10mm+ holes all through the door invalidate the door's guarantee?

Freehand, with care and extendible auger bits + someone to look carefully at the drilling to give notice of possibly moving out of line.

 

[bernardgreen]

Could you cut a slot in the edge of the door from top down to the lock. Put the cable in the slot and then fill it with a strip of wood. Although this would leave a scar on the adge of the door it would only be visible when the door was open.

 

[redpis]

On secure doors, some manufactures route a small channel on the non attack face (inside of the door) then apply laminate over it, rather than drill the door which would be a nightmare.

 

[Europlex]

On secure doors, some manufactures route a small channel on the non attack face (inside of the door) then apply laminate over it, rather than drill the door which would be a nightmare.

Chicken.

Edinburgh is a lot too far I'm afraid, or I'd do it for you.

You could always send it I suppose, but you would have to stand at the door for a week or so.