door lock for HMO
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you need a dead lock only if there is a door handle with a latch already:
A 5 lever mortice lock -to BS standards, about £20
Or is you want surface mount, a 5 lever rim lock about £40
Or a basic 3 lever jobbie for more like a tenner
Just get a decent brand like Eurospec, Union etc
A 5 lever mortice lock -to BS standards, about £20
Or is you want surface mount, a 5 lever rim lock about £40
Or a basic 3 lever jobbie for more like a tenner
Just get a decent brand like Eurospec, Union etc
The rim lock seems infinitely simpler to fit and I am inclined to go with that unless there are any major drawbacks?
This for instance:
https://www.screwfix.com/p/eurospec-rim-lock-black-145-x-80mm/3030t
Thanks for your help.
This for instance:
https://www.screwfix.com/p/eurospec-rim-lock-black-145-x-80mm/3030t
Thanks for your help.
the house will have people in it who don't know each other, and they will have their personal possessions, documents, money, passports in their rooms.
I think they need a proper lock.
You could use a nightlatch ("yale" type) but when the doors swing shut they will automaticaly lock unless the occupant remembers to snib them back, they will need to hang the key round their neck.
Notch estimated £40 for a better rimlock, it would be much easier and more normal, I think, to have a chippy in for a day to fit mortice locks to all the doors in a popular standard size. Presumably you have thick firedoors. BS deadlocks are very widely sold at competitive prices. The latest red-case Union 5-lever is very good. You could keep a couple of spares and change them yourself in ten minutes or so with just a screwdriver when there is a change of tenant.
When the locks are the same make and model changing them is very easy.
plain deadlock
https://www.screwfix.com/p/union-bs-5-lever-mortice-deadlock-stainless-steel-2-64mm/3452d
sashlock that includes latch for operation with handle
https://www.screwfix.com/p/union-bs-5-lever-mortice-sashlock-stainless-steel-2-64mm/4458d
There are some cheaper makes, but the BS locks are built to a good standard and withstand some of the quick and easy burglarising tricks you see on the web.
If you buy a cheap 3-lever "bathroom lock" it is likely to be much more cheaply made and it will be a nuisance when it breaks, jams, or wears out.
I think they need a proper lock.
You could use a nightlatch ("yale" type) but when the doors swing shut they will automaticaly lock unless the occupant remembers to snib them back, they will need to hang the key round their neck.
Notch estimated £40 for a better rimlock, it would be much easier and more normal, I think, to have a chippy in for a day to fit mortice locks to all the doors in a popular standard size. Presumably you have thick firedoors. BS deadlocks are very widely sold at competitive prices. The latest red-case Union 5-lever is very good. You could keep a couple of spares and change them yourself in ten minutes or so with just a screwdriver when there is a change of tenant.
When the locks are the same make and model changing them is very easy.
plain deadlock
https://www.screwfix.com/p/union-bs-5-lever-mortice-deadlock-stainless-steel-2-64mm/3452d
sashlock that includes latch for operation with handle
https://www.screwfix.com/p/union-bs-5-lever-mortice-sashlock-stainless-steel-2-64mm/4458d
There are some cheaper makes, but the BS locks are built to a good standard and withstand some of the quick and easy burglarising tricks you see on the web.
If you buy a cheap 3-lever "bathroom lock" it is likely to be much more cheaply made and it will be a nuisance when it breaks, jams, or wears out.
See as per JohnD says above.
Bear in mind we dont know the door type. There lock shoul dbe suitable for the door and liner -not much point having a fancy lock on a hollow lightweight door.
fire doors are AFAIK always solid. Mine are 44mm chipboard but I have heard of old ones having a plasterboard layer.
you can change a mortice deadlock by undoing the two fixing screws and pulling it out, then pushing the new one back in and doing up two screws.
you can change a mortice deadlock by undoing the two fixing screws and pulling it out, then pushing the new one back in and doing up two screws.
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