Wooden Door Locks
We at Cardiff and Newport 24 Hour Locksmith open and replace wooden door locks in Newport and Cardiff efficiently. We have an extensive range of Yale type night latches, mortise deadlocks and BS 3621 5 lever locks for wooden doors. We can change wooden door locks.
Wooden door locks normally comprise of Yale type night latch locks, 5 lever mortise locks or BS 3621 deadlocks. Whichever lock you require for your wooden doors, Cardiff and Newport 24 Hour Locksmith of Newport and Cardiff will help you, give us a call at 0800 0520011 or 01633672386.
Yale Night Latch Locks for Wooden Doors
Cardiff and Newport 24 Hour Locksmith have expertise in replacing Yale type night latch locks on wooden doors in Newport and Cardiff for years. Usually we are called to open Yale night latches when they have broken and customer may be locked out or even locked in to their property in Newport or Cardiff. We can also change a Yale night latch on a wooden door when it has been damaged due to a burglary attempt. Yale type night latch locks are also now available in BS 3621 kite marked versions and Cardiff and Newport 24 Hour Locksmith may be called to fit or upgrade to this standard to adhere to insurance company requirements. Cardiff and Newport 24 Hour Locksmith also cut additional keys for Yale locks in our mobile workshop on site for customers if required.
5 Lever Locks for Wooden Doors
5 lever locks for wooden doors are available as either sash lock version which has a key operated deadbolt, or a deadlock version where a deadbolt is operated by a key and a handle operated latch mechanism in the same lock case. A 5 lever mortise lock is also termed as a deadlock or a chubb lock. This lock usually has a long back door type key and once locked cannot be opened from either side of the door without using the key. Such a lock is available as either standard 5 lever versions or higher grade BS 3621 5 lever versions.
BS 3621 Wooden Door Locks
Traditionally a BS 3621 Kite marked lock always have been a chubb type 5 lever mortise deadlock. However, in recent years a number of manufacturers have designed night latch type locks that can also be deadlocked from both sides of the door and have attained the same security levels of a mortise deadlock, hence they also been tested and awarded the BS3621 Kite mark which is measured as a benchmark by insurance companies.A BS 3621 Kite marked lock will have undergone vigorous testing to ensure it meets the required standard of security and protection; typically it will have the following characteristics:
- A 20mm protruding lock bolt (BS 3621-2007) tested to withstand extreme force and attack.
- Hardened steel roller pins in the lock bolt to protect the lock bolt against cutting attack.
- Hardened plate surround to protect the lock against attack by drilling.
- Steel box frame receiver tested to oppose attack.
- The lock should have anti-pick features to help prevent lock picking.
- Minimum of 1000 + key differs.
- Minimum of 5 levers (for mortise deadlocks)
To know more about various types of wooden door locks contact Cardiff and Newport 24 Hour Locksmith today. Call us at 0800 0520011 or 01633672386.
