Enlarging the lockset hole in a door can be difficult since there s nothing to guide the pilot bit.
How to make a door handle hole bigger.
All you need is an idea how to drill a hole in the door for new hardware on a old door.
Because there s a new larger standard size for doorknobs.
Don t despair i.
Instead of paying big bucks for a new door wi.
To solve this problem.
Why won t that new doorknob fit in your old door.
Cut two scraps of 1 2 or thicker plywood making them several inches larger than the hole.
Mark the centerline of the existing hole on the edge of the door.
To enlarge an existing hole.
Cut two pieces of scrap plywood several inches larger than the diameter of the hole.
Draw a center line on the plywood and mark setback of the hole from one edge of the.