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door locks ?

fogfog
edited June 2012 in Chit chat
just curious if anyone here has fitted any front door ones, or more specifically replaced a night latch.

is there a standard for them ? regardless of maker so I can re-use the same holes? I notice they are either 40mm or 60mm .. from centre of keyhole to door edge.

and if your looking for the knockers thread it's over
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I guess I'll find out later :)
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  • Antiriad2097Antiriad2097
    edited June 2012
    Yes, you should be able to get a lock of matching dimensions fairly easily. As you've found, there are some variations. I found it easiest just to take my existing lock to B&Q to match the size against.

    DIYNot has some decent info and an excellent forum for answering questions on all sorts of home repairs:
    http://www.diynot.com/pages/hs/hs025.php

    For years I've used that as my first port of call for all sorts of odd jobs, most recently a dodgy washing machine.
  • zxbrunozxbruno
    edited June 2012
    Does this have something to do with Chavs or that story of the guy at the post office? Are they coming for you? :-D
  • fogfog
    edited June 2012
    zxbruno wrote: »
    Does this have something to do with Chavs or that story of the guy at the post office? Are they coming for you? :-D

    nothing at all, door mechanism just broke.. and the timing.. or maybe because I heard a load of spectrum owners were flying in to heathrow :p

    sadly wasn't a "standard" fitting.. so used wood filler to fill in the gap from before, from the previous lock.

    I had a friend around anyway doing the work,who is good at such things. because the door is something that I don't want to mess up (stained glass etc)

    the old lock , could be "double locked" from the outside.. this one you have to from the inside, so makes it even more secure I guess and obviously they can't just break glass / pull the lever.
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