What is a magnetic escutcheon?

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A magnetic escutcheon is a security escutcheon that covers the cylinder entrance completely. To open, you first hold a magnetic key to it, the cover slides aside and the keyhole is free for your usual key.

From outside not even the keyhole can be seen, so there is nowhere to start manipulating the cylinder. As well as the protection against force that any escutcheon gives, it stops anyone working on the lock.

It has another advantage that is welcome on the coast: with the cylinder covered, it is protected from dust, sand and salt. That is why it suits homes left empty for spells and exposed doors very well.

You just have to get used to carrying the magnetic key with the others. It is all in escutcheon installation.

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Security escutcheon installation

Fixed or magnetic security escutcheons to protect the lock cylinder from snapping, levering and drilling, suited to your door and to the coast.

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What is a security escutcheon for?

It protects the cylinder on the outside so it cannot be gripped, snapped, pulled out or drilled. It is one of the simplest and most useful reinforcements for a door. Read the full answer

Is an escutcheon any use if the cylinder is poor?

It helps, but it does not solve everything. The escutcheon stops the cylinder being snapped or pulled out; against bumping or picking you need a security cylinder. Read the full answer

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Escutcheons and reinforcement

What people ask most about reinforcing a door without replacing it: escutcheons, anti-jemmy hinges, security surveys and the weak points of homes on the coast.

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