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by TheIronmonger
Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:10 am
Forum: Ironmongery and Locks Forum
Topic: Fitting a Spyhole to PVC Door
Replies: 5
Views: 33421

No no and no you shouldnt drill a UPVC door it will compromise the intergraty of the door also you will need at least 30-40mm door thickness for a door viewer and you wont have that on UPVC. You can buy a cheap battery operated camera type door viewer that you can glue to the outside of the door if ...
by TheIronmonger
Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:07 am
Forum: Ironmongery and Locks Forum
Topic: Locks required for home insurance - BS3621
Replies: 3
Views: 19470

Your rim Deadlock will definately not meet BS Standard ALL locks that have a british standard will be stamped with the BS reference on it and the BS kite mark. If it hasn't got that then it is not. All external doors should have BS loack on them and all downstairs windows should have locks on them a...
by TheIronmonger
Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:03 am
Forum: Ironmongery and Locks Forum
Topic: Help, back door will not unlock!!!
Replies: 4
Views: 6961

Re: Help, back door will not unlock!!!

[quote="davenlis"]Hi, Our back door has been become very difficult to lock and unlock over the last few weeks. Think it may have something to do with our heavy handed child, " yanking" the handle up as far as she can when locking it, despite being told not to, kids!!! Last night ...
by TheIronmonger
Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:00 am
Forum: Ironmongery and Locks Forum
Topic: Locked out by Upvc door lock - help
Replies: 5
Views: 24997

Unfortunately with UPVC doors you can not do much to the lock without replacing the door and that is a costly expence. I suggest that you get what they call a keysafe which is a little box you screws to the wall (somewhere hidden) and it has a digial code on it to open it and it can store upto 3 key...
by TheIronmonger
Tue Apr 28, 2009 10:57 am
Forum: Ironmongery and Locks Forum
Topic: Front Door Latch
Replies: 3
Views: 6080

Front Door Latch

Your best bet is to remove the strike plate from the door frame and sink it into the frame slightly more and also if you can bend the lip of the strike plate a little furture
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