In addition to lasting twice as long as standard door handles these mortise mount into a cutout in the door to withstand vandalism.
Mortice lock door thickness.
To use a mortise lock your door must be thick enough to accommodate it.
Vital interior working parts are made of solid hot forged brass or steel for a lifetime of trouble free operation.
Backset mortise lock 2 75 70mm backset mortise locks for doors 1 75 44mm thick and over lock specifications.
Select a handle with the correct backset distance the distance from the door s edge to the center of the handle s mounting hole for your door.
Standardized heavy steel case is smooth easy to mortise and assures snug and solid fit in door mortise.
Rabbeted strikes and pieces are used on pairs of doors that have a meeting rail which is rabbeted or on single doors that have a rabbeted frame.
Most mortice locks other than some of these less than robust products coming in from the far east will have a face plate of 25 mm and a case thickness around 16 to 18 mm.
The minimum door width is 45mm or 1 75 inches.
1 2 reasons to use a mortise lock.
If you want to improve your door security just know that this type of lock offers far better protection against intruders than the common cylinder locks.
These measurements over the years have standardised for a standard external door 44mm thick door.
Mortise locks how to order 68 xxx rabbeted door strike used with all 1 5 38mm 2 51mm 2 5 64mm backset locks 6300 6800 series features.
Latch bolt projection is the length the latch bolt.