Internal Door Locks – Aylesbury

This customer needed to be able to lock some internal doors which had standard mortice latches and handles with no keyway. The customer had been able to discover and source the same door handles in the same size and finish but with a keyway.

This looks like a simple job to the uninitiated – just a matter of swapping the handles over, but in reality upgrading the lock involves removing the sashlock and enlarging the aperture within the door to accommodate the key operated sashlock which is bigger  – a delicate job as its easy to split the door. The lock needs to be positioned very precisely so that the handles are in exactly the same place, otherwise the edges of the handles are in different places which would show on the paintwork.

Finally the new handles could be fitted  – they lined up perfectly with the original screw holes. A very satisfying (if fiddly) job and a very happy customer – no signs that the handles aren’t the originals.