Antique Doorknobs

Mortice Locks

I gotta stupid Wasp trying to build a nest in my front door Mortice lock!! I obviously cant seal the?

entry point so what do i do here???

spray it with wasp killer, and nip to your local d.i.y shop for an escutcheon to cover the lock.

The Best Type Of Lock For The Front Door

The best type of lock for the front door.

Normally, the type of lock you have on your front door, will be some kind of mortice lock and nightlatch, which involves a standard latch and a sliding bolt that slides into position when the door is locked. This is a fairly secure arrangement, and is especially secure if you use bolts to lock the door as well.

Of course, bolts can not be applied when you leave the house, and also they can not be applied if a family member, or someone you share a house with is out and about at night. Therefore, by improving the front door lock, you have improved the security of the house, and the reliance on bolts is less. This not only provides better security, but better peace of mind for all occupants of the house.

Many an emergency locksmith, believe that the deadbolt lock (deadlock) is a particularly good lock to have fitted to a front door. This features a heavy metal bolt that slides across the door into the keep located in the frame. This lock enables the door to be securely locked, and is especially solid when combined with other locks. The better deadbolt locks are ones which conform to BS3621:2004, as these have passed a safety requirement test, as well as being approved by police and insurance standards. Of course this leads us back to the problem of locking the door when someone is out.

Many deadbolt locks are now lockable from both sides of the door, and though this does present a slightly increased security risk, it does mean that family members can come and go as they need to. This is good on two levels, as one, it means someone does not have to get out of bed to let someone in, and two, it means that someone is not stranded outside if the person they are relying on is asleep.

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