Doors For Insurance

[poppyjr]

My insurance company want to know if my external doors are five lever mortise deadlock and conform to BS3621, how do I know this ? they were installed in April 2005 and I have a certificate stating that they are compliant with sections 4&7 of the building regulations 2000. I cannot find a kite mark on the doors !

[boxtops]

Could you ask whoever installed the locks, about this compliance?

[kjn2]

This should help

http://www.locksonline.co.uk/community/2012/10/bs3621-bs8621-bs10621-what-does-this-mean-locksonline-exclusive/

[heathfield]

It may be that the kitemark is stamped on the side of the lock, meaning you'd have to take it out of the door to see.

[NISAR1]

Open your door and you will see when you push down and pull up the door handle you will have 2 levers going up and down 2 at the top and 2 at the bottom doing the same thing the middle section is your lock mechanism and that is your 5 levers.

[bhg481]

The levers referred to are on the key, not the door Nisar1. Cheap locks have 3 levers, more expensive have 5 levers' so are more difficult to pick.

The plate on the side of the lock normally carries the kite-mark and states the number of levers. With the door open you should be able to see it.

[alavahalf]

No one has asked you what kind of door you have ... and you have'nt stated it either. So you may be searching in vain.

Is your door wooden or UPVC ?

If it is wooden and you have a mortice lock fitted, then you will find the kitemark stamped on the trim plate that covers the deadbolt.
If you have a UPVC door then you are unlikely to find a kitemark on the side of the door, all you would normaly find is the manufacturers name and model No. of locking system.
You would need to remove the multipoint locking system to see if there is a kitemark on the side of the lock gearbox.
The muti point locking system (when operated by lifting the lever) will have a number of hooks, mushrooms, levers and bolts showing.
Insurance companies will be happy if you have any combination of these, as long as there is 5 of them.
So if your door has 5 or more of these (quite normal) they will be happy with your security.
I struggle with this guidance myself, because regardless of how many locking points you have on a UPVC door. The doors security is only as good as the lock cylinder. If I need to force an entry to a property, I am always pleased to see a UPVC door as they are usualy fairly easy to open without keys.

[tonyav]

The bump method, alavahalf ?.

[alavahalf]

Can't say ... I've taken the oath.

You know what will happen if I answered that ... everyone will want to know what the bump method is. We will keep it between ourselves..!

........... and everyone with a plastic door wont sleep tonight.

[tonyav]

LOL, thought so, alavahalf.