Mortise Locks - A brief knowledge

Mortise locks are used widely all over and can be easily installed to any type of door. Mortise lock consist of lock body, lock trim, strike plate and mortise cylinder. Strike Plate aligns the hole into which screws is fitted and Mortise Cylinder controls the whole locking/unlocking function. Design of mortise lock may be different in some countries like in UK, lever tumbler mechanism is used instead of cylinder. Installation of Mortise locks can be undertaken by experts only and if the installer is inexperienced then external trim can be problematic.

Cylinder Lock - Special locking mechanism

Cylinder locks manufactured with cylinder that can be easily unscrewed for re keying. It uses many types of locking techniques and thus makes it more durable and reliable lock. Cylinder can be easily changed without making any changes in the basic bolt design. Cylinder locks are widely used in apartments, offices, hotels, office blocks with different key for different offices but all can open common entrance.

Deadbolts - advance locking system

Deadbolts uses special kind of locking mechanism that provide more security and prevent them from jimmying. Advancement of deadbolts provides a unique solution to prevent the locks from being defeated by picking, lock bumping prying, and other forceful attacks. Many designs are available from different manufacturers and are easily affordable.