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Repairing or Replacing a Lock
Guides to help you understand your locks and make a sensible decision about repair, partial replacement or a new lock, without paying for more than the door needs.
- Repair or replace
Repair or Replace a Lock? How the Decision Is Made
When a faulty door lock can be repaired, when only part needs changing and when a new lock is the better choice: the factors a locksmith weighs, explained.
- Repair or replace
Mortice, Cylinder and Multipoint Locks: What's the Difference?
How mortice, cylinder and multipoint door locks work, how to tell which one your door has, how each one typically fails and what can be repaired or replaced.
- Repair or replace
Choosing a Replacement Lock That Fits Your Existing Door
Backset, case size, centres, cylinder length and profile, door thickness and handing: the measurements and choices that decide whether a new lock fits your door.