Locks

When the lock is broken, forced or worn inside, or when it is old and you want more security. If the problem is only the key, the cylinder is enough. Read the full answer

It is a lock that, with a single key, locks the door at several points of the frame at once, which makes it much harder to force with a crowbar. Read the full answer

It cannot be seen or attacked from outside. It is a second mechanical lock, fitted on the inside, that throws off anyone trying to get in. Read the full answer

It depends on the door. A mortice lock sits inside the leaf and cannot be seen; a surface mounted one is screwed on the inside and is widely used as a second lock. Read the full answer

It is a surface mounted security deadbolt fitted on the inner face of the door, usually above the lock, as a second lock. Read the full answer

It is often worth repairing: an adjustment or a clean is enough. It is replaced when it is broken inside, forced or so old that it does not protect. Read the full answer

It is usually a cylinder seized by dirt or salt air, a worn or badly cut key, or a misaligned door. Do not force it, as it can snap. Read the full answer

It is nearly always because the door has gone out of alignment and the bolts do not go straight into the strike plate. An adjustment usually does it, without changing the lock. Read the full answer

Not very. The lever lock, the old one with the long key, is easy to open without its key. The advisable thing is to convert it to a European security cylinder. Read the full answer

Yes. There are security locks made for aluminium and uPVC profiles, mostly multipoint, which lock at several points and take a security cylinder. Read the full answer

It depends on the door, but the usual choice is a multipoint security lock, a protected cylinder and, if needed, an extra deadbolt. Read the full answer

It is the angled bolt that catches on its own when you shut the door. If you do not lock with the key, it is all that holds the door, and it is easy to force from outside. Read the full answer

It depends on the door, the type of lock and the cylinder you choose. We give you a fixed quote before we start; with a photo on WhatsApp it is quicker. Read the full answer

Yes. The most common option is a security deadbolt above the main lock, which adds a second locking point without changing the door. Read the full answer

It is the part of the frame the bolts go into when the door is locked. If it is weak or badly fixed, the door gives way even if the lock is good. Read the full answer

An interior privacy lock: it locks from inside with a button or a thumbturn and, in an emergency, can be opened from outside. Read the full answer