British Standard Approved Locks
In all instances it is good practice to fit British Standard Approved locks to all of your external doors. It is in many cases an Insurance company...
Reliable Union and Chubb Locks
As the name suggests, mortice locks are concealed locks morticed into the door. They have varying levels of security from two levers up to seven...
Standard and heavy-duty latches
Mortice latches are purely for keeping the door closed. As the name suggests they latch the door closed and until the lever or knobs fitted to the...
New Union easy access night latch
Night latch is the correct terminology for what most people call a Yale lock. It is simply a latch operated by a turn from one side and by a key from...
Traditional and contemporary rim locks
Rim locks, as the name suggests, are surface locks commonly about 150mm by 100mm. Some types are smaller, while others are larger for decorative...
Popular patio door locks
Increasingly, many external doors are being fitted with multipoint locks. A multipoint lock is a locking mechanism which throws up to five locking...
Union cupboard and drawer locks
This type is generally used to lock cabinet doors and drawers. They range from one lever locks (a lock which has only one key variation) up to five...
Additional home security
To add additional security to most household external doors it is advisable to add extra door bolts. These can be in the form of either surface door...
Great value door security
Additional items which can be fitted to doors for security include door viewers, which are often fitted to solid doors where there is no other means...
Budget to high-end bathroom locks
As the name suggests mortice bathroom locks are used for bathroom and en-suite doors where privacy is required. In place of the standard key...
Generally doors are kept closed using a latch mechanism; this can be in the form of a simple tubular latch most commonly found on household internal doors up to a full size lock cased latch used on heavy commercial doors.
Dead Locking Mechanisms
To add extra security to a door the latch can be combined with a dead locking mechanism, which through the turn of a key throws a bolt to secure the door. This locking mechanism can be separate and the lock is then known as a dead lock, typically found on front doors. Alternatively it can be combined with the latch which is known as a sash lock, typically found on your back door.
The exceptions to this are bathroom locks which throw a bolt to provide privacy, usually by a simple turn mechanism. Night latches are where the latch is withdrawn using a turn or lever from inside and only by a key on the outside, generically known as Yale locks.
Multipoint Locks
Increasingly popular on household doors are multipoint locks or lift and lock systems. These generally throw up to five locking bolts at the same time and provide an added degree of security, when fitted with security cylinders.
To help make a property secure, insurance rated or approved locks are generally recommended along with additional bolts and surface locks which require a form of key to lock or unlock them.