possibly stolen keys - what to do??

Bishop_Basher

foreign_correspondent wrote: »

Anyone?? I tried the people the locksmiths trade assoc, but the two numbers most local are both coming up as wrong numbers when I try and call them, so I suspect they may be out of date.

I would appreciate it if anyone knows what sort of locks these are. thanks

fc x

They are deadlocks - if the handle hasn't got a keyhole in it and the lock is seperate with a small cover (escutcheon plate) on it. Like these http://www.screwfix.com/search.do;jsessionid=2T3UGFKFMF0VUCSTHZOSFEY?_dyncharset=UTF-8&fh_search=Deadlocks

foreign_correspondent

Bishop_Basher wrote: »

They are deadlocks - if the handle hasn't got a keyhole in it and the lock is seperate with a small cover (escutcheon plate) on it. Like these http://www.screwfix.com/search.do;jsessionid=2T3UGFKFMF0VUCSTHZOSFEY?_dyncharset=UTF-8&fh_search=Deadlocks

yes, that looks like the sort of thing, fitted into an old solid wood door. Do you know whether it is possible to swap one without messing up the door? My mum recently had it all stripped down and re-painted.

brightonman123

is there any cost difference if added a 2nd lock, rather than replace the original?

foreign_correspondent

hmm, thanks for the idea but she had two locks and had one removed and filled in when she had the door tidied up and repainted. I would rather not mank about with the look of the door too much!

Bishop_Basher

foreign_correspondent wrote: »

yes, that looks like the sort of thing, fitted into an old solid wood door. Do you know whether it is possible to swap one without messing up the door? My mum recently had it all stripped down and re-painted.

They will more or less swap straight over, make sure the keyhole is the same distance from the door edge, it will either be 2¼" or 2½"