Our back door is quite slim , ie 34 mm , and currently just has those
security locks which all have the same key.
I'd like to fit some sort of lock with a unique key like a mortice
lock but fear that it the door is too thin?
Can you get slim locks?

On 2007-10-09 11:18:05 +0100, said:

Our back door is quite slim , ie 34 mm , and currently just has those
security locks which all have the same key.
I'd like to fit some sort of lock with a unique key like a mortice
lock but fear that it the door is too thin?
Can you get slim locks?

Yes.

http://www.locksonline.co.uk/

wrote:
Our back door is quite slim , ie 34 mm , and currently just has those
security locks which all have the same key.
I'd like to fit some sort of lock with a unique key like a mortice
lock but fear that it the door is too thin?
Can you get slim locks?

Yes.

There's no need to worry about slimline, you will be able to fit a
'standard' 5 lever mortice lock and furniture or a 5 lever deadlock (without
furniture) with no problems.


Brian G

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Our back door is quite slim , ie 34 mm , and currently just has those
security locks which all have the same key.
I'd like to fit some sort of lock with a unique key like a mortice
lock but fear that it the door is too thin?
Can you get slim locks?


I fitted a mortice lock to a door that was of standard thickness, but had
lots of glazing so that the bit of wood I was working on had a fairly small
cross-section. I bought a mortice lock with an outer hardened anti-drill
sleeve, and then removed the sleeve which was only held on with small bolts.
I reckon that burglars are more likely to try to force the door than drill
out the lock, so it was best to minimise the amount of wood removed.

Simon wrote:
wrote in message
oups.com...
Our back door is quite slim , ie 34 mm , and currently just has those
security locks which all have the same key.
I'd like to fit some sort of lock with a unique key like a mortice
lock but fear that it the door is too thin?
Can you get slim locks?


I fitted a mortice lock to a door that was of standard thickness, but had
lots of glazing so that the bit of wood I was working on had a fairly small
cross-section. I bought a mortice lock with an outer hardened anti-drill
sleeve, and then removed the sleeve which was only held on with small bolts.
I reckon that burglars are more likely to try to force the door than drill
out the lock, so it was best to minimise the amount of wood removed.



Insurance companies ask whether you have 3 lever deadlocks fitted but
it's obvious that, in the case of thin doors, they're worse than useless.
I've just been getting a few quotes and leaving out deadlocks, burglar
alarms, smoke alarms etc made very little difference to the premiums.

In article , Stuart Noble
says...
Insurance companies ask whether you have 3 lever deadlocks fitted but
it's obvious that, in the case of thin doors, they're worse than useless.

If the OP is concerned about the risk of burglary, I'd be tempted to
replace the entire door and possibly the frame too with something more
substantial. It doesn't matter how good the lock is if all it takes to
gain entry is a firm kick at the door. The lock would just smash out of
the surrounding timber.
--
David in Normandy.
(The free MicroPlanet Gravity newsreader is great for eliminating
rubbish and cross-posts)

"David in Normandy" wrote in message
...
In article , Stuart Noble
says...
Insurance companies ask whether you have 3 lever deadlocks fitted but
it's obvious that, in the case of thin doors, they're worse than useless.

If the OP is concerned about the risk of burglary, I'd be tempted to
replace the entire door and possibly the frame too with something more
substantial. It doesn't matter how good the lock is if all it takes to
gain entry is a firm kick at the door. The lock would just smash out of
the surrounding timber.

That's what the steel plates are fitted to prevent.

wrote:
Our back door is quite slim , ie 34 mm , and currently just has those
security locks which all have the same key.
I'd like to fit some sort of lock with a unique key like a mortice
lock but fear that it the door is too thin?
Can you get slim locks?

I second David in Normandy's suggestion.