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A metal base plate protects the bottom sides of your door from dings, scratches and scuffs. Wood door base plates come in two types: adhesive-backed and screw-on. A screw-on base plate requires putting holes in your door, while an adhesive-backed one does not.
Place the latch [or just the mortise plate] in place on the edge of the door. Make sure it is centered on the cross bore hole and mark the perimeter with a pencil. This will allow you to know exactly where to chisel out the wood of the door so that the mortise plate fits nice and flush on the surface.