Fitting Front Door Lock

Fitting a front door rim lock fitting a rim lock the yale type lock on your front door is fairly straight forward.

Fitting front door lock.

5 lever mortice deadlock conforming to bs3621 more secure type of front door lock back door lock. Interior doors are usually fitted with a mortise lock with a latch operated by the door handle or knob. For front doors it is best to fit two locks a mortice deadlock about halfway up and a night latch one third of the way down the door. Before purchasing a lock measure your door s backset cross bore and thickness to ensure you find the right fit.

Take care with the marking out and drilling to ensure excellent results. The same lock can be used in doors that open both to the left and the right. A 5 lever mortice deadlock conforming to bs3621 will have the british standard kitemark engraved on the faceplate of the lock and operates the same way as a standard 5 lever mortice deadlock. 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.

However if you only fit one lock make it an automatically dead locking night latch. Usually the backset measures 2 3 8 inches or 2 3 4 inches.