I bought new doors for my bedrooms and bathroom, the doors I bought came with the holes already in them for the new door handles. My problem is I already painted the doors then realized that the handles on the existing doors are higher then the news. I have metal door frames and I am just wondering if it is possible to put new holes in the frame so that these doors will work. I really do not want to replace the door frames. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you!!
Amazon has a kit for this
Forget the kit from Amazon. You can by a hole saw in the proper size from any home improvement store for significantly less and you don't have to wait for it to arrive.
I believe the other two answerers are misunderstanding your question. You do not want to re- drill the doors.... you want to relocate the latch on the Jamb/ frame, is that correct? If that is the case, simply hang the door and install the lockset. Close the door almost completely and mark where the bolt will strike the latch on the jamb. Measure the distance from the edge of the door to the center of the bolt. (this is usually just the center of the door) Transfer this measurement to the Jamb, measuring in from the edge of the jamb. Make an X at the point where the two lines intersect. Use a center punch to dimple that point and use a 7/8 or 1 holesaw to drill for the bolt to enter the jamb. To help hide the old holes in the jamb, you can stuff news paper or steel wool in it and use auto body filler, and then paint over. I guess this goes without saying, as you have learned the hard way.... but ALWAYS check measurements before painting.... you may have been able to return the doors for the correct hole spacing...OR bought blanks, and had the holes bored at the proper height.
