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What is the most effective mortice lock?
Is a 2-3 lever mortice lock more secure and effective than a five-lever mortice lock? Why/why not? Thank you!
Are padlocks sufficient for shed doors?
Are padlocks really sufficient for shed doors or should I consider a stronger lock system for my shed?
Smart lock for my door?
I have two separate locks on my door. The upper one is Zoo MK5 cylinder lock (knob inside, keyhole outside); lower one is a split spindle latch (lever handle inside, keyhole outside). To open the door from the outside, I need to unlock the upper lock and then use my key for the lower lock to turn the latch. I’d like to add a smart lock. What’s the best way to make this door smart? Is it to (1) make the lower lock a proper lock + latch and ignore the upper lock or (2) make the lower lock a latch that can be opened with a lever handle from both sides without a key? Which is less likely to affect the fire resistance of the door or hinder escape in case of emergency (because this is a leasehold property)?
Are Squire padlocks worth the money?
Are SQUIRE SS100CS padlocks worth the money? And are they suitable for securing the gates of a commercial site?
What makes a good cylinder lock?
What makes one cylinder lock better than another? What features should you look for?
Struggling to lock door in cold weather
My door is difficult to lock in cold weather. What's the likely cause?
Our front door opens
Our front door opens from the outside all of a sudden. Never happened before, what could be the issue?Obviously if you lock it with the key it won't open. How easy is it to fix this?
what are rollerbolt latches
What are rollerbolt latches? Are they commonly used for house front doors?
Compression latch
What is a compression latch and when is it generally used?
Key jamming in night latch
It's hard to get the key back out of our night latch on the front door after opening. The key seems to twizzle round too far, so it needs a bit of jiggling to get it back out again. Is this fixable?
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