Southend, Essex, SS1 2NE
Opening times: 24 hours a day
Free phone: 0800 051 8643
Southend, Essex, SS1 2NEOpening times: 24 hours a dayFree phone: 0800 051 8643
If your locked out in Southend, understandably you want a professional locksmith out within the hour. All our local Southend locksmiths are available 24/7 with no call out charge and provide a fast response service.
With all lock outs we will try to gain entry to your Southend property without damaging the locks via lock picking. However when this is not an option we will keep damage to an absolute minimum.
Mortice Locks
Mortice locks are the minimum standard of security that many insurance companies will accept, and they come in either two, three or five lever varieties. Security and cost-wise, only five-lever locks should be fitted, and the lock must conform to BS 3621. Mortice locks can be fitted either with or without a handle. If fitted with a handle, the door has to be unlocked with a key, and then opened with the handle. This is called a “Sashlock”.
If fitted without a handle, the door can only be opened using the key; these are called “Deadlocks”. Mortice locks are sometimes erroneously referred to as “Chubb Locks”; while Chubb do manufacture them, they are not the only company that do.