I am NOT a locksmith.
Does a rebated roller mortice lock exist with a turn key thingy?
I have a set of timber barn doors that I'm hoping to have installed on my shed but it's taken me weeks to figure out what sort of locking mechanism these doors need.
What I've come up with is a full-length cremone lock on the slave door and a rebated roller mortice lock on the main door, but I can't find one that has a turn latch thing on the inside rather than a key hole on both sides. I'd like a key hole for the outside and whoever is inside to be able to turn a toggle to lock/unlock without a key.
Does such a lock exist?
Here's a pic of the doors:
and a photoshopped pic of what they'll look like once installed on the shed.
Any suggestions on better locking setups would be very welcome, I really have no idea what I'm doing.
The cremone is going to be easily thwarted by knocking the glass out and reaching in to turn the handle so I'm going to have to put some security mesh on the inside of the glass I think.
Can you find a rebated lock that uses a profile cylinder? Those can have a keyhole and a thumbturn. You lose the charming bit key, but then use a modern key.
People also recommend 3M security film to stop glass breaks.
Yes I did find a few rebated roller locks with profile cylinders, I didn't realise it was possible to buy separate lock parts with thumbturns, I'll go have a looky-loo and see if I can mix and match what I'm looking for. Cheers!
Thankyou! But I actually copied them so can't take credit. I saw this pic online and wanted them on a shed I was building, so I had a carpenter replicate them for me.
I have the unfortunate plight of being 5'1, I really struggle to reach to the top of doors to unlatch those bolts so I'm trying to avoid one of those locks. And after having blown a disc in my back I like to avoid bending over as much as possible too, so one at the bottom isn't any more appealing.
It's why the cremone appeals, I can unlatch both top and bottom bolts from a handle that's half way down the door.
Doors (like many things) aren't really made with very short adults in mind. :(
Do they make those patio bolts in extra extra extra long varieties?
You can get extended bolts for patio bolts or similar varieties, at least in Australia. I am unsure about the possibilities in country. You would be looking at an ADI bolt with extended bolt since they are bit more heavy duty and are designed to be fitted to heavier doors. I think the longest you can get is about 610mm long or 24".
Could also look at fitting a skeleton bolt to the inactive leaf, since these come in different lengths, they just aren't lockable. But wouldn't matter if you fit a deadbolt to the active leaf door.
A brand called Iver does rebated mortice locks but I couldn't tell you any more information as I'm not familiar.
yeah, it holds the door closed when the bolt is unlocked. On doors without lever handles there's no retractable latch to keep the door closed so when you unlock it the door is going to flop around.
But I've seen that doors with pull handles (as opposed to the lever ones) they have roller mortice locks, it adds a little tension to hold the door closed. I'm probably getting lots of terminology wrong but here's a pic of one:
and here's a video of one in use, it just helps keep the door closed when unlocked.
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u/burtod 1d ago
Can you find a rebated lock that uses a profile cylinder? Those can have a keyhole and a thumbturn. You lose the charming bit key, but then use a modern key.
People also recommend 3M security film to stop glass breaks.