B and Q Door Knobs

You can find a wide variety of door hair offered to buy; your best option for your house will undoubtedly be dependent on the nature and product of-door, and level of security needed.

Mortice sashlock (for usage with timber doorways)

A mortice sashlock integrates a mortice lock and a handle-operated latch device. What this means is you can open and shut the door without having to use a key, and lock it firmly with a vital when you're away. Sashlocks come with different security levels - a 3 lever is mid degree and 5 lever is the greatest amount of safety. 5 lever sashlocks are generally utilized on straight back doorways or in which protection should be large. 3 lever hair can be used on interior doors that require a lock with a key. Be sure that any mortice lock you get is made to British traditional BS3621 and holds the British Standard kitemark.

Mortice deadlock (for usage with timber doorways)

A deadlock is usually utilized on forward doors along with a nightlatch and it has a bolt just, managed by a vital. The deadlock is equipped at about waist hight within the home, providing additional safety and allows you to secure the door from the inside and exterior.

Nightlatch (to be used with timber doors)

A nightlatch is used to secure front doorways or other outside entrance doors. The nightlatch is attached to the interior of door at about shoulder level and has now a latch process like those applied to interior doors to keep the door sealed. The latch is spring loaded and withdraws to the casing while you turn the knob to let you open up the entranceway, you could shut the doorway simply by pressing it to the framework – a kind of ‘slam to lock’. A rim cylinder must be suited to the outside of this home, which attachs into nightlatch through a hole into the home. Switching a key inside cylinder runs the latch, enabling you to open up the doorway from outside. There are numerous types of nightlatches offered and if you might be securing an external home, constantly search for a British traditional nightlatch assuring a high degree of safety. Fit a mortice deadlock into home for additional security.

Rim cylinder (to be used with timber doorways)

A rim cylinder is an area mounted key turning mechanism that actually works with a brass barrel that ties in a hole drilled through home, that is attached to a nightlatch. A rim cylinder is obviously utilized in combination with a nightlatch. It allows you to definitely start the front door from the outside using a vital, which converts the latch internally. New nightlatches often come that includes a rim cylinder, you could buy replacement rim cylinders if required.

Euro cylinder (for use with PVCu doors)

A euro cylinder forms an integral part of various types of locks including multi-point hair used on PVCu doorways many mortice locks utilized on timber doors. Euro cylinders can be simply changed and switching the cylinder is an easy method to 'change the hair'. Before buying, you need to make sure you understand what type, dimensions and security of cylinder you might need.

You can find three standard types of euro cylinder:

• Single Cylinder - Euro profile single cylinders provide key access in one part only
• double-cylinder - Euro profile double cylinders provide key access from both sides of door
• double-cylinder with Thumb turn - Euro profile Thumb change cylinders provide key access from part and a flash turn from opposite side of the door