I'm building a large set of entry doors, and one door must be made inactive with flush bolts. The doors are nearly 9' tall, so the upper flush bolt will have a 24" extension rod connecting the jamb bolt to the mechanism so the lever can be reached by those of average height. I'm going to make a jig to keep the drill bit straight while i bore the very long hole into the end of the door stile.
The jamb bolt is 1/2" in diameter. I've never installed one of these in a new door, and what I'm wondering is how large should I make the bore hole in the stile? Any reason that a 5/8" hole wouldn't work?
Also, I'm crossing my fingers in hopes that a flush bolt will work in an arch top door setup. Pic attached below for reference.
I'm hoping that someone here has installed these & can point me in the right direction. Thanks in advance for your help!
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