I was recently called out to a lockout in Clydebank.
A gentleman was locked out of his house, but he had the key to get himself back
in. He had a UPVC door. The mechanism was of the type that locked without
turning the key. You locked the door by lifting the handles engaging the
mechanism and deadlocking the lock. The handles could not then be depressed. To
open the door you needed the key. This disengaged the mechanism allowing the
handles to be depressed and opening the door.
On arrival I had him back into the comfort of his home
within twenty minutes. The gentleman was surprised as he explained that the
last locksmith he had called out for the same problem had taken well over an
hour and had been seen with a crowbar trying to lever down the handles.
Inspecting the handles it was obvious that his story was
true, as the handles lay at a limp angle of 45 degrees. Denoting that some
damage may have taken place.
I asked if he had considered changing the mechanism so that
the problem would not happen again and he explained that the previous locksmith
had told him that it couldn’t be done and that they would probably need a new
door.
That is rubbish .A new door would cost between £400 and £800
and is an unnecessary burden in today’s financial climate.
I explained in detail what I could do as a Locksmith
specialising in UPVC mechanism lock repair and or upgrade.
I explained that I could fully upgrade or replace any door
mechanism for a fraction of the price it would cost for a new door. Furthermore
I could fit new quality handles, anti-snap, anti-bump barrel locks for a price
that is affordable.
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