Changing door locks yourself

Marvel1

I change the locks even if there were no tenents/lodgers, you never know who the sellers give a copy too.

It depends on the door, mine is the multi point locking one, viewed a video YouTube and it was easy (note I am a diy dunce).

Norman_Castle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9A915L_mlk

Try removing and refitting a lock in your current home.

dimbo61

I have just bought a new euro turnlock for my front door.
Cost me £16,50 on the internet with 3 keys.
Open front or rear upvc door and find long screw that holds in barrel.
Measure from centre of screw to end of barrel so you have SAY 40mm to inside of door and 60mm to outside you are now looking for a 40/60 barrel with good security.
Watch a video on YouTube and order replacement barrels if door locking mechanism works fine Simple
Even I can do it

robatwork

Cylinders and euro locks - yep do yourself.

I wanted to swap a mortice lock for a BSI 5 lever one. I got in a professional and glad I did - it involved chiseling.

stator

I changed a mortic lock and latch lock, I just measured the old ones and made sure I found an exact like-for-like replacement. Was pretty hard to find but made the job easy in the end.
The UPVC locks were easy peasey, but you still need to measure the barrel.

G_M

robatwork wrote: »

Cylinders and euro locks - yep do yourself.

I wanted to swap a mortice lock for a BSI 5 lever one. I got in a professional and glad I did - it involved chiseling.

Chiseling will only be required if the new lock is bigger than the old lock.

Upgrading to a 5 lever BSI does not necessarily mean a bigger lock. It is just possible that the existing lock is an unusual small size and no 5 lever locks exist in that size - but that is rare.

Owain_Moneysaver

G_M wrote: »

Chiseling will only be required if the new lock is bigger than the old lock.

I once bought an 'identical exact replacement' (same manufacturer, part number etc) lock but still needed to do a bit of chiselling to get it to fit in the hole.

[Deleted User]

You don't need a locksmith - a local 'handyman' should be able to it for you much cheaper.

firely2327

When I bought my property a couple of years ago I changed the locks myself. I've got UPVC doors. It takes no more than five minutes to take the old lock out and replace it with a new one. In fact I had to take it out, measure the barrel, put it back in and then head to Screwfix to buy a replacement, before coming back to do the actual replacement. A screwdriver (or in my case cordless drill) is all that was needed. Back home I've helped to change deadbolts on our front door a few times too, and it's likewise simple if you get a like for like. It takes no great skill in these instances. I found the biggest difficulty was locating a lock of the identical size.

stator

Owain_Moneysaver wrote: »

I once bought an 'identical exact replacement' (same manufacturer, part number etc) lock but still needed to do a bit of chiselling to get it to fit in the hole.

Same here but only a small amount, was very easy.
Unfortunately the new replacement lock was only 3 lever as you couldn't get a 5 lever kite mark'd lock that size. But my insurer didn't care about locks or doors anyway (as long as you have them)
If you need to replace a Chubb lock they are now called Union and sell a wide range of like for like replacements. Best bet is to go onto there website and find the model number you need and then google that model number to see who sells it.