How To Fit A Peep Hole

I once did peephole fitting in Belfast in the summer of 1984 and it was quite profitable once I managed to actually convince them to open the door in the first place. I am actually thinking of doing this again,perchance something to do with a midlife crisis! It was a lot of fun and I am sure that I have saved hundreds of people from the Baliffs or Jehovah's Wittness's. Does anyone have any good links to wholesale spyholes as back in 1984 they were pennies when you bough a suitcase full. Best Wishes

I installed a outdoor peephole and only problem is it fills with moisture did i buy the wrong one

Genius website.......absolutely fantastic!!!

Great video. Valid points about the use of the flat 'spade' bit (Speedbore bit) which works best without a pilot hole and from both sides, but generally this video does a great job of showing how easy it is to put in something useful. I hope there are many more!

i dunno about the choosing a bit 2mm wider than the peephole, i sell peep holes door to door and i actually use a bit that is a 31/64 instead of a 1/2 which is a little smaller than the recommended. On a lot of doors, you never know what might happen and it gives room for error. The peep hole still fits fine. Wooden doors tend to splinter and if u used a larger than necessary bit then u might get screwed even worse.... just stick to the normal size at least

I liked the video and although like Nige' says you can do it without the pilot hole, it is still a handy tip. On the fitting a door handle video this is done without the pilot hole from both sides of the door with the flat drill bit. These videos are a valuable resource to people like myself who aren't joiners or what have you. Keep the comments coming in, but go easy on these guys making the videos, I want to learn more, not have em think 'oh well we wont make any more tutorials because people kept missing the point or giving negative feedback'

I have been a carpenter/ foreman for thirty years and a few pertinent points; Height. Make sure that the eye level is suitable for all the household. Builders tend to be above average height. I have known spy-holes fitted too high for the wife and children of the client who was only five foot tall (150 cm). She would have to get a chair to reach the spy-hole. Plus I have never seen the pilot hole thing in my life. And if the pilot hole is too big the spade bit will rattle around in the pilot hole and make it to large. The better method (in my view) is to drill through the door with the spade bit until the tip of the bit starts to come through the other side. Then you drill from the other side using the tiny hole that the tip of the bit made on the first drilling. This method is quicker and one needs less equipment.

If this pervert on the video lived in my building I be hesitant to put a peep hole in for fear of him camping out at it trying to get a peep of what's going on inside!