Euro cylinder locks are widely used on upvc doors both replacement external doors and conservatories and are often used on other modern doors.
Fitting euro cylinder lock wooden door.
The preparation required is a measurement of your current lock.
The shape of the replacement euro cylinder is inconsequential because all euro cylinders have the same dimensions.
Fitting sizes should be printed on the instructions that come with the lock to avoid splintering as the drill passes through the thickness of the door to the other side hold a block of wood on the opposite side of the door to allow the bit to drill into it on the other side.
The modern meets the past.
If you are fed up with long mortice keys but want to keep your mortice door lock then you can also fit a normal key cylinder lik.
Euro cylinder lock brass satin anti pick door lock and anti drill for wooden metal composite doors high security door lock cylinder with key 90mm 35 55 41 99 41.
Euro cylinders are self contained devices.
Replacing a euro cylinder lock may be necessary because a set of keys have been lost or you have moved to a new property and want to be confident that there are no keys unaccounted for.
Replacing a euro cylinder lock.
These can normal installed in place of a mortice lock.
Euro cylinders are fitted with upvc or composite doors in conjunction with a multipoint locking system like nightlatches they use a key and can be operated from either side with a key or in a thumb turn or key and turn type cylinder with a key from one side and just a turn knob on the inside to aid ease of opening usually found in various commercial buildings residential.
Yes it is possible to fit thumb turn euro cylinders into wooden doors by install a euro lockcase first.
As they are internal doors it will not really matter if its a 5 pin or 6 pin cylinder.
Thumb turn euro cylinders can also be master keyed.
Some locks are so good they ll stop intruders in their tracks.
Put one on your door and you ll immediately upgrade the security of your home.
The most important part of the process is in the preparation.