Identify your lock

Step 1) Choose your door type

Wooden Doors

These doors often use mortice locks and night latches, identifiable by their visible keyholes and handles.

UPVC / Composite Doors

These doors typically feature multi-point locking systems, operated by a key and a lever handle.

Aluminium Doors

These doors use a variety of locks, including multi-point locks and standard cylinder locks, similar to those on UPVC doors.

Mortice Lock

These are embedded within the door, offering high security. They are locked and unlocked with a key from both sides.

Night Latch

A surface-mounted lock that automatically latches the door shut, commonly used with a mortice lock for extra security.

Rim Lock

A lock that sits on the surface of the door, operated by a key and a knob or handle.

Rack Bolt

A simple, high-security secondary lock operated by a separate key, often hidden from view.

Euro Cylinder

A modern, snap-resistant cylinder that can be used on wooden doors with compatible multi-point locks.

Scandanavian

Often found on wooden doors in older or international properties, these are typically high-security locks.

Oval Cylinder

Similar to a euro cylinder but with an oval shape, these are also used with compatible locks on wooden doors.

Multipoint Units

These lock the door at multiple points along the frame for maximum security, operated by a single key.

Oval Cylinders

A key cylinder with an oval shape, often used with older UPVC doors with oval-shaped keyholes.

Euro Cylinders

A standard lock cylinder used with multi-point locking systems, known for its snap-resistant features.

Euro Cylinders

The most common cylinder type, used with various lock mechanisms to provide a secure, key-operated lock.

Lock case

The main body of the lock mechanism, this contains the bolts and cylinder mechanism.

Screw in

A type of cylinder lock that is screwed directly into the door profile, common on older aluminium doors.

Scandanavian

These are a type of lock case and cylinder commonly found on Scandinavian doors.

Euro Profile

A type of cylinder lock that is common on modern doors, offering good security and snap resistance.

Deadlock

A lock that uses a simple bolt to secure the door, often found on front doors for extra security.

Sash Lock

A combination lock that includes both a latch and a deadbolt, operated by a handle and a key.