Mortice latch or tubular door latch showing the latch casing the catch and door handle spindle insert.
Fitting a mortice lock to a rebated door.
The fitting instructions supplied with a mortice lock will normally specify the thickness of door it is designed for problems will arise if a mortice lock is fitted to a door thinner than it is designed for.
The second important part of this how to is to buy a rebate kit.
Position a mortice deadlock about halfway up the door and fit a night latch on your front door one third of the way down.
To install this lock see section 4 below.
If you want to fit one yourself you ll need to be capable of woodworking as well as using the tools required to fit the lock.
Easy to follow instructional video on how to install a mortice lock in rebated double timber doors.
When the door needs to be opened a door handle or sometimes a knob is turned which in turn is attached to the latch via a door bar or door spindle that runs through the latch.
If you only fit one lock go for an automatically dead locking night latch made to bs3621.