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Victorian Door Knob & Plate Set Installation Instructions

PRIVACY SET INSTALLATION

 

1.  Insert the latch bolt (

F

) into the side of the door.

 

Note

: If the attached faceplate is not flush with the door,

 

carefully chisel out (mortise) some of the door.

2.  Drill pilot holes (if necessary) and secure the latch bolt (

F

)

 

and faceplate (

E

) to the door with two wood screws (

H

).

3.  Push the latch bolt in, and insert the passage spindle (

J

)

 

through the door.

 

4.  Thread the exterior door knob (

B

), and decorative 

 

escutcheon (

A

) onto the latch bolt assembly.

5.  Fit the interior door knob, and escutcheon over the spindle, 

and align the screws holes.

6.  Place a set screw in the set screw hole on the side of the 

door knob. Use the provided Allen wrench (

C

) to secure.

7.  Hand-thread the mounting screws through the exterior

 

door knob, and tighten them firmly with a screwdriver.

8.  Place a set screw in the set screw hole on the side of the 

door knob. Use the provided Allen wrench (

C

) to secure.

9.  Insert the privacy pin (

I

) through the hole in the interior

 

door knob into the hole of the latch bolt. Rotate clockwise

 

to tighten.

10. To install the strike plate (

G

), mark the end of the bolt with

 

lipstick or paint. Close the door, and turn the handle

 

several times to mark the door frame.

 

Note

: If the strike plate is not flush with the door, carefully

 

chisel out (mortise) some of the door.

11.  Secure the strike box (J) and strike plate to the door

 

frame with the remaining wood screws.

A

G

H

F

E

D

C

B

J

I

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