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.

The distance between the edge of the door and the center of the lock hole. If you don t get this precise the lock may not fit properly. Before purchasing a lock measure your door s backset cross bore and thickness to ensure you find the right fit. Usually the backset measures 2 3 8 inches or 2 3 4 inches.

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. 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. Interior doors are usually fitted with a mortise lock with a latch operated by the door handle or knob.

5 lever mortice deadlock conforming to bs3621 more secure type of front door lock back door lock. However if you only fit one lock make it an automatically dead locking night latch.