Fitting a rim lock.
How to fit a rim lock to a shed door.
This type of shed door lock is convenient to use and.
Before fitting a rim lock remember that it does not provide as much security as a mortice lock being mounted on the side of the door it much easier to burst through a door fitted with a rim lock.
This makes way for rim latches as the ultimate shed lock.
Start by deciding on the height of the rim lock.
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Position a mortice deadlock about halfway up the door and fit a night latch on your front door one third of the way down.
If you are going to install a lock on a shed door like this then a rim lock surface mounted to the back face of the door is the way to go.
Easy to install simple to maintain effective in improving your shed safety.
Many locks of this type have a latch bolt spring bolt as well as a deadbolt.
If you only fit one lock go for an automatically dead locking night latch made to bs3621.
To install rim latches you need to secure the shed door lock to the crossbeam of the framework.
When possible fit two locks on your front door both to bs3621 standard.
Usually shed doors are too thin for traditional deadbolts.
To install this lock see section 4 below.
A rim lock does not provide as much security as a mortise lock and they are usually fitted to relatively thin doors which won t accept a mortise lock.
Inexpensive way to keep those thieves at bay and away from breaking into your shed.
If in doubt check the height of other locks in the property as ideally all the door handles should be the same height from the floor.
The door catch secures into a strike plate or keep fixed to the frame of the door.
This means that the door can be opened and closed without locking with the deadbolt.
This gives the shed lock enough material to fit itself perfectly.
This lock enables a door such as this to be locked securely with a 20mm square steel bolt into a keep made of 3mm folded steel securely.
A modern version of the rim lock is the long throw bolt type lock.