Confused about installing a sliding lock

[Gaogier]

Hello

so, I have a couple of these locks to install but may not be this actual lock, just one very similar…

Wickes Necked Tower Bolt - Black 102mm | Wickes.co.uk

Wickes Necked Tower Bolt - Black 102mm

www.wickes.co.uk

so, I am installing this on a double door opening outwards. This lock will bolt into the frame point up.

due to the shape of the lock, I cant secure it by twisting the bold clockwise or anti-clockwise.


an I doing something wrong or just how this works or what?

the lock pointing down is no problem really, as gravity won’t effect the lock.

 

[Mike13]

That bolt looks to be for horizontal mounting only to me, I do not see the gated shoulders that would allow it to work vertically

 

[Gaogier]

Yeah, that is what I was thinking last night, but the website clearly says

Features & benefits​

• For interior use
• Fixings included
• Simple locking system
• Can be installed horizontally and vertically

I can confirm that the bolts I got are these ones.

 

[Mike13]

I looked closely at the larger pictures on the wickes site, yes it does have the shoulders, but, when you turn the bolt 90 degrees to engage the latching part for vertical use the bolt pin will move the door/panel by the amount of the offset/upset of the bolt itself? doesnt make any sense to me either.

 

[flameport]

due to the shape of the lock, I cant secure it by twisting the bold clockwise or anti-clockwise.

That's just how they are.
It's a cheapo low quality junk bolt. They use the same backplate for the necked and straight versions.

Necked ones are useless vertically, and not much better horizontally.

 

[Gaogier]

Hello, so I originally brought 2 straight bolt locks that cost about £12 each, I can’t remember what brand, but I believe I got it from Toolstation, anyway, there is not enough material for the locks to actually be secure, this is why I went with the cheaper already owned neck bolt lock, so… instead of spending more money on this, would a simple 1 inch buffer block be a better idea, or would this still be weak?

 

[foxhole]

It can be used vertically , but not upside down , you need a sprung bolt to prevent it falling open .