Well, perhaps a few days ago you didn’t even think to change your door lock, but now the situation is different after you experienced a burglary at your home. VIP Realty states, also when someone moves into a new home or changes the roommate, it is needed.
Lock changing will give your mind peace about your living situation as well as will improve the door’s look. With just little technical skills, you can do the task efficiently. If you have doubts about your protection, then do it as it is cheap and easy.
My motivation for writing this article is to describe the cheapest way to change locks. In my opinion, the most affordable way is to do by yourself. Don’t doubt yourself; it requires less time, fewer tools, little technical skill.
So, in the following part, I am going to give instructions on how to replace a primary deadbolt lock.
What is the Cheapest Way to Change Locks?
As I mentioned earlier, the cheapest way is to do it by yourself. Let’s see what steps you have to follow for this.
Step-1: Purchasing
Your first task is to go to a store and purchase a new lock. You will find several locks with different features, among them, select your preferred one within your budget obviously.
Step-2: Replacement
Now, as you have the new one, your next step is to remove the old lock. Notice there are two visible bolts in the turn assembly plate. Remove them then the turn plate assembly will be removed automatically.
Next, remove the deadbolt lock assembly, and then you can see through the hole in the door.
Step-3: Removing Old Deadbolt
In step 03, your task will be to remove the old deadbolt. For this, look at the deadbolt plate and put two screws heads holding in a place. Then remove two screws and just pull the deadbolt out of the door.
Step-4: Installation
Till now, we were talking about removing old parts, and from now on, you will do everything in reverse for installing. But be cautious about the orientation of the different elements.
For the right orientation, notice the word
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