It can be quite a scary thought when your front or back doors stop locking correctly.
How to drill lock on upvc door.
How to open the door.
Ideally you should consider drilling your lock after you have exhausted all other bypass methods to unlock a door without a key.
Especially if you can t get a locksmith to come out to fix your broken door you may have to be stuck in your home until you can get someone out to fix your door.
Drilling a lock is a form of destructive entry.
Broken upvc door lock mechanism.
To secure your upvc door locks you must use the correct standard of euro cylinder lock.
The most secure standards are ss312 diamond approved lock or at least kitemarked to ts007 3 star both these standards include testing to protect against lock snapping.
Before you attempt to drill a lock keep in mind that you won t be able to drill locks that have a center pin made of steel or a ball bearing in the middle pin.
Then using an 1 8 inch drill bit slowly drill through the point you made with the center punch.
To get started hammer a center punch into a point just above the keyhole and take it out.
How to change a upvc door lock.