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Door Lock Installation

Bob Ryley is on to his next project, installing the new lockset from Baldwin Brass on the front door. Ryley's advice for getting started: find a clean open space to spread out your materials, and most importantly, read the directions. Ryley's already hung the striker plate, and the next step is to attach the dead bolt and the thumb latch. The brass hardware comes with corresponding hinges to create a matched set.

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" Well ryley's next job is one that's sometimes better left to the locksmith are you having fun yet oh yeah this this is our beautiful Baldwin. Front door set that what's this room called these is that -- the Madison model solid brass and this will fit right here. Very appropriate in our colonial door that's. Hated blue descent. And it was the first step here well first thing you want to do is get everything spread out -- nice clean area and read the directions read the directions well contrary to your natural instincts you don't talk from you make an apartment -- take it from step one right straight through yet and he'll have a -- good time with this but first thing they wanted to know really is to make sure that the deadbolt lines up. With our boards that are already found parts this door came throats of -- with the striker plate on. And -- has had that all right here. And just want to make sure that that is lining up on the thumb latch fits into. Resentment. And you know we see this thing is this as the line up. Like that. Yeah okay. Okay thanks to shop on and in the long one is right here and for. Looks good but. All right one of the great things about this Baldwin hardware is they also have the matching hinges and when you put the beautiful brass hinges on all the doors especially right here in the front hall. It really makes a difference."

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