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Home Improvement > Doors & Windows > How to Replace an Interior Door

Learn how to Replace an Interior Door

Place the beveled side of the chisel blade downward at a fairly flat angle and tap it with a hammer to excise a shallow layer of wood across the surface of the mortise. The mortise needs to be just deep enough to receive the latch plate and hold it flush at the surface of the door.
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