We wanted a keypad lock on the church hall door, so we can give people a code when it's hired as we don't have the volunteers to keep opening up & shutting up for people. It's one of those things I was planning on doing myself, but I've been struggling for time - so we found a local "professional" locksmith. I'm "unimpressed" with the results
It took him 2 visits and (I believe) around 8 to 10 hours. I suspect it's going to take me longer to fix this than it would have done just fitting it myself in the first place - we're not letting him anywhere near the place again. The lock is a TSSEASYDIGI5.
The excuse for the buckled end to the latch is that he couldn't drill the hole any deeper as he was scared of reaching the glazing unit. I wasn't there, but I'm guessing if he was using a bit with a long guide point then that would have been limiting - but still no excuse for not finishing the job off with a regular drill bit and/or a chisel.
As for the striker plate, I imagine there is probably something available off the shelf to deal with the rebate - any pointers ? I seem to be able to find plenty of rebate kits that will move the latch assembly out, but can't find anything that moves the striker plate leaving the latch hidden from the outside.
It took him 2 visits and (I believe) around 8 to 10 hours. I suspect it's going to take me longer to fix this than it would have done just fitting it myself in the first place - we're not letting him anywhere near the place again. The lock is a TSSEASYDIGI5.
The excuse for the buckled end to the latch is that he couldn't drill the hole any deeper as he was scared of reaching the glazing unit. I wasn't there, but I'm guessing if he was using a bit with a long guide point then that would have been limiting - but still no excuse for not finishing the job off with a regular drill bit and/or a chisel.
As for the striker plate, I imagine there is probably something available off the shelf to deal with the rebate - any pointers ? I seem to be able to find plenty of rebate kits that will move the latch assembly out, but can't find anything that moves the striker plate leaving the latch hidden from the outside.