Place your head near the frame and tap it with the end of a screwdriver until you hear the sound change.
How to install a sliding glass door lock.
This will be about an inch below the upper level of the door frame base.
Hold the new lock up to the door to determine where the lock and screw holes should be drilled.
Tap your finger on the base of the outer door and listen to find where the glass ends in the base.
Place your door hinges and secure them in place with screws.
Remove the screws securing the lock s keeper plate with a phillips head screwdriver.
Place shims around the edges and top of your door frame every 12 inches.
Mark that spot with the sharpie.
However many people want to have additional security by installing sliding glass door locks into the door frame the jamb and the slide glass door itself.
This indicates there is no glass behind the frame.
Remove the keeper plate from one side then slide the cylinder lock housing out of the door on the other side.
Install the lock and test it out now mount the lock onto the door frame by using two screws and then take the bolt and gently push it into the bolt hole.
Use shims under screw holes to help keep your threshold in good shape.
Align the lock at the bottom of the sliding glass door.
Installation of sliding door lock.
Use the key to lock and unlock the lock several times to make sure that it s working properly.
A sliding glass door lock is used to keep sliding glass doors secure by barring access.
Mark the spot on the frame.
Mark each screw hole.