Use a hole saw to drill through the plywood and halfway through the door.
Old door enlarge existing door handle hole.
Mark the center of the existing hole on the edge of the door.
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The door handles in this house were set too high 1 4m.
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Clamp a piece of plywood to each side of the door lining up the center lines with the center line on the door edge.
Then bore into the plywood and through the hole behind it.
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When enlarging a lockset hole mark the centerlines of the old hole on the door.
The plywood will hold the pilot bit on track until the saw starts cutting.
This old house general contractor tom silva installs an undetectable wood patch in an old door.
2 draw a circle on a sheet of plywood measuring the same size as the hole in your door using a compass to make the circle.
They were moved down to 1m but now there are holes where the handles and strike plate used to be.
Measure the size of the existing hole in your door using a tape measure.