"nightjar .uk.com" nightjar@insert_my_surname_here wrote in
message . ..
I need 40 on the inside and 45 on the outside, I have emailed
them to
check the sizing. Fire safety is an issue but the reason I want
to
change is much more simple - I locked myself out!! the door
slammed
to but the keys were still in the door so although 2 of my
neighbours
had keys (because I always feared this would happen) I couldn't
get
back in.....................had to pay £75 for a locksmith to
come
with a sturdy tool to pull the keys out. Good job I had keys he
would have charged me another £70 to take the lock out which he
said
would involve breaking the handle too............and of course a
replacement lock..........I doubt I would have seen much change
out
of £200!!

You could simply get a cylinder pair where having the keys in one
side does
not prevent you operating the cylinder on the other. Some do, some
don't.
Alternatively, fit a lock that does not slam lock.

Colin Bignell
Apparently to have a door that doesn't shut behind me requires
replacement of the whole locking mechanism, the locksmith said it
would be about £250 + vat!

Any idea where I can get a double cylinder?

Angela