mortise lock BrE

Mortise locks are common in both older houses and new homes.

It had a mortise lock, a simple keyhole and no key.

The mechanism of a mortise lock is enclosed in a metal case recessed into the door's edge.

Before fitting any mortise lock, ensure that you have sufficient depth of wood in which to house it.

I've even got five lever mortise locks.

The purpose of a Mortise Lock is to act as a combination of locks.

Q. The doors in my 70-year-old house have old mortise locks that fit into a long hollow in the edge of the door.

The entry door is supported with a mortised lock hardware system, which provide much higher quality and security to the locking exterior door.

Fit a five or seven-lever mortise lock - it's stronger and more secure that a rim lock.

He turned it into the stout Chubb mortise lock, and heard the releasing click-click-click.

A pair of keys for mortise locks clattered onto the deck at Hechter's feet.

However, in the United Kingdom, and most other countries, mortise locks on dwellings do not use cylinders, but have lever mechanisms.

We've got two dogs, we've got double glazing, and the front door's got a five lever mortise lock.

The cheap cast iron mortise locks opened with 'most any key,"' Clawson said.

Fit a five-lever mortise lock to the back door, or supplement the existing lock with a mortise deadlock.

Furthermore, a mortise lock typically accepts a wide range of other manufacturers' cylinders and accessories, allowing architectural conformity with lock hardware already on site.

Melissa hurried towards the south wing of the manor where the kitchens were, her fingers gripping the mortise lock key in the pocket of her coat.

C/C(bathroom mortise lock): 72mm.

Replace old front door locks with five-lever mortise locks (which conform to BS3621), or a surface-mounted lock with a lockable inside handle.

Premiums are usually cut for those with good security systems, including burglar alarms, security lighting and the required five-level mortise locks on doors and bolts on windows.

There was the brass escutcheon of a mortise lock on the door, and four holes had been drilled down the side opposite the hinges, each hole almost half-an-inch in diameter.

The installation of a mortise lock cannot generally be undertaken by the average homeowner since it is labor intensive and requires a working knowledge of basic woodworking tools and methods.

Contemporary locksets, which feature cylinder locks, and especially locksets that incorporate the lock in the doorknobs are much simpler to install than old-style door latches and mortise locks.

Presently he confirmed that UN diplomatic luggage was no more immune to a pick gun than any other eight-barrel mortise lock with a keyed-frequency resonance handshake and a misplaced faith in long prime numbers.

Although the installation of a mortise lock actually weakens the structure of the typical timber door, it is stronger and more versatile than a bored cylindrical lock, both in external trim, and functionality.

At night we have a dead bolt on the door.

At the back door, I tried the dead bolt again.

He heard a key hit the dead bolt on the other side of the front door.

The front door was still dead bolted from the inside.

Tonight he would have to do without the dead bolt.

Nobody had a key to the dead bolt, not even her mother.

I needed to put a dead bolt on the inside of the door; that would be even better.

He locked the front door, but did not turn the dead bolt.

She locked her front door and turned the dead bolt.

He saw the dead bolt leaning against the wall near the open door.

He paused only long enough to close the door and turn the dead bolts.

He moved across the room and turned the dead bolt on the entry door of the house.

Only one out of three even has a dead bolt."

The noise had been the dead bolt; of that she felt certain.

A few seconds later they heard the dead bolt slide open.

She turned the dead bolt, took a deep breath and faced him.

I thought it would be a good idea to get another dead bolt put on my door."

She used her key to unlock the two dead bolts.

While he held open the aluminum screen door, I used the light from the street to find the dead bolt.

He walked to the back door in the kitchen and flipped the dead bolt.

No small feat, as the door was huge and heavy with a dead bolt.

I've never opened a dead bolt with a pass of my credit card.

He unlocked the dead bolt, and pushed open the door.

She unlocked the dead bolts and opened the door, but no one was there.

She slowly clicked off the dead bolt and opened the door.