Replacing Lock in UPVC door

gazfocus

I am due to move out of a rented house and despite numerous requests (in writing) the Letting Agent/LandLord have failed to provide keys for one of the french doors. The problem is, I need to get my sofas out when the removal guys come and due to only being able to open one half of the double french door, the sofas won't fit through.

I have looked on the net and can only find instructions on how to remove the lock if you have a key that works. As I don't have keys for the lock, that doesn't help.

My plan is - unlock door 1 (that I have a key for). Remove lock from door 1. Remove lock from door 2 and replace with lock from door 1 so that I can unlock it. Then when I'm finished, put it all back as it was.

So...Can anyone suggest how I can remove the lock if I don't have a key?

maninthestreet

How did you get the sofas into the house in the first place???

gazfocus

We spent about half an hour squeezing each sofa through the one half of the French door, however, since then, the french door (and frame) has started to come away from the wall (which has also been reported to the LA/LL) but if we try to force the sofas back out through the one door, we're worried it will just rip the door off the house which will then cause us loads of problems.

phill99

Go to Screw fix and buy a lock "Snapper bar". Its like a crow bar but has a cut out on the ened that is tha same shape as the eurolock. You literally snap the lock out of the door with it. Poke the other bit through with a screwdriver and your in. Then put in a new lock.