Fitting A Lock To A Front Door

The difference between a rim lock and a mortice lock is that a rim lock is fitted on the surface of the door whilst a mortice lock is fitted in the door edge.

Fitting a lock to a front door.

Take care with the marking out and drilling to ensure excellent results. You can re key a lock like a pro at a fraction of the cost. Fitting a mortise lock is quite straightforward but does need accurate measurements to ensure everything fits correctly. Where the door is self closing the latch has an angled or rounded edge and is sprung so that it automatically locks when the door is closed.

Expert tip fitting a night latch that is british standard approved will improve the security of your door. A mortise lock will normally specify the thickness of door it is designed to fit problems will only normally arise if an attempt is made to fit a lock to a too thin a door. Fitting a front door rim lock fitting a rim lock the yale type lock on your front door is fairly straight forward. Fitting a mortise lock.

The convenience of having a single key fit all the. Since most homes have multiple doors with multiple locks re keying can get expensive. Interior doors are usually fitted with a mortise lock with a latch operated by the door handle or knob. Insert the exterior part of the lock into the door by feeding the long metal piece through the opening in the center of the bolt.

It doesn t really pay to have interior door knobs or locks professionally repaired unless they are special. Re keying kits are available for most lock brands but they re not interchangeable. Locksmiths typically charge a fee to re key an individual lock even when you bring it to their shop. When possible fit two locks on your front door both to bs3621 standard.

If the deadbolt comes with an interior plate and a decorative outer plate with a recessed screw just place the interior plate over the hole from the inside. To install this lock see section 4 below. If you don t get this precise the lock may not fit properly. For serious lock problems it is usually best to call a locksmith or to replace the lock entirely.

An improperly functioning latch may be the result of a poorly fitting door. If you only fit one lock go for an automatically dead locking night latch made to bs3621. Most interior door knobs are relatively inexpensive to replace.