How do we Use an Old Lock in a New Pre-Drilled Door?
You may not be able to use old hardware with pre-drilled doors without some modification. If you have the big round hole, you can plug the hole in the face with wood, then re-drill for the old set. Older roses (round backplates) are an average of 2″. If the door is painted just putty and paint over it. If it’s finished wood, putty any cracks, and find a ring to fit around the hole to use as a guide so you don’t over spray (canning jar ring?). Spray a gold decorative ring to highlight your new old roses. If the older set has the rectangular backplates, they may be wide enough to cover the hole. If you need to plug the hole and a small amount shows, simply mask off and paint a frame that will be ” – ” around your new old backplates to hide the plug. It sounds like a lot of trouble but not when you consider the quality and beauty of the older hardware. Our older hardware has been around +/- 100 years and is still in fine working condition while so many newer locksets wear out within only
