How much will it cost to get a 5 lever deadlock fitted?

ey143

I'm moving into a new house and need to secure the entry and exit doors with secure locks to meet the insurance standard. The property is in NW London.

How much could I expect to pay to have a professional locksmith install:

1) A 5 lever mortice deadlock (BS standard) (supply and fit)

2) A rim lock replaced

Thanks.

Jnelhams

Should be around £150 depends on the quality of the lock.

A well established locksmith that covers NW London is Banham

http://www.banham.co.uk/locks/

Fish_n_Chips

or do it yourself for about £30

cattie

When I last enquired about this a couple of years ago, I was quoted approx £125 to fit insurance approved high security lock to my front door + price of lock (which cost nearly twice as much as I could buy it for from an internet supplier).

In the end I bought my own lock & found a handyman to fit it for me, far far cheaper.

Price quoted is for a London suburb by the way.

Jnelhams

You want to make sure that you buy the best quality lock you can afford, making sure it's anti-bump and drill resistant. Also make sure you buy it if using a handyman, so that their is no risk of copy keys....

john.h

What locks have you got on the door at the moment? is it a swap to upgrade the locks? Or drilling the door for new locks?

John...

john.h

Jnelhams wrote: »

You want to make sure that you buy the best quality lock you can afford, making sure it's anti-bump and drill resistant. Also make sure you buy it if using a handyman, so that their is no risk of copy keys....

You cant bump mortise locks.. You can attack them with a drill but its a lot of work. Its not the same as a euro cylinder lock.

John..

ey143

Hi

I'm not exactly sure what locks are there at the moment but when I asked the vendor, it's clear to me that its not sufficient. Old guy been there for 27 years, perhaps a rim lock.

£150 is a lot but then I don't know much about the price of these things.

How much would a handy man charge - £15 an hour, 2h to fit one 5 lever mortise lock?

Can you recommend some locks?
Thx.

john.h

Locks...http://www.ironmongerydirect.co.uk/FH?q=fh_view_size%3d20%26r%3d2141672578%26fh_refview%3dlister%26fh_refpath%3dfacet_125%26fh_reffacet%3dtype%26fh_location%3d%252f%252fcatalog01%252fen_GB%252fcategories%253c%257bcatalog01_locks_latches_and_security%257d%252fcategories%253c%257bcatalog01_locks_latches_and_security_mortice_locks_and_latches%257d%252f!bomsku%253d1%252fbritish_standard%253e%257byes%257d%252ftype%253e%257b5a0levera0deadlock%257d

Should take about 30mins to a hour to fit one (no more)

John..