| When people refer to a conventional Yale lock, | | | | design out how the criminal gained entry. So |
| are they taking about a night latch or a chubb | | | | every time the criminals figure out how to break |
| dead bolt? | | | | into the house through the door, the Police SBD |
| We do get asked this question quite a lot and it | | | | initiative devises a test to replicate the entry |
| basically comes down to security. Yes we could | | | | method. To achieve the much acclaimed Secure |
| fit just a night latch and or a chubb dead bolt, but | | | | by Design accreditation the manufacturer must |
| these do not provide enough security or | | | | pass the new test and not allow entry during this |
| performance to meet current legislations. | | | | test. |
| Security has moved on a great deal in the last | | | | With a multi-point lock there are 3 types of |
| few years and now even timber door systems | | | | conventional handle operations: |
| have multi-point locking systems to pass much | | | | Lever/lever - operation like a normal uPVC back |
| harder security tests and achieve Secure by | | | | door, means you can open the door without the |
| Design. This means the door will have been | | | | need for a key, unless the deadbolt has been |
| certified to British Standard PAS 24-1 'Doors of | | | | locked |
| Enhanced Security' (including impact resistance, | | | | Lever/pad - to open the front door a key is |
| operation and strength) | | | | required whether or not the deadbolt has been |
| Nearly all modern doors whether they are uPVC, | | | | thrown. This means if you close the door behind |
| timber, aluminium or composite, lock using a | | | | you, the dead latch in the centre will not open |
| multi-point locking system as on our door. | | | | when the handle is operated, a key will need to |
| This serves two purposes: | | | | be used to open this. This is to stop people |
| 1: It provides superior locking at several points, | | | | following straight behind you into your house. (Nb, |
| not just one like a night latch or chubb lock | | | | the front door will not be fully secure to |
| 2: It compresses the door tightly into the seal to | | | | unauthorised entry until the multi-point locks have |
| confirm to PAS 23 General performance | | | | been thrown and the deadbolt locked by the key.) |
| requirements of a door' (including weather | | | | Split spindle lever/lever - this operates the same |
| tightness, wind loading and energy efficiency.) | | | | way as a lever/pad, but looks the same a lever |
| Secure by Design (SBD) is an official Police | | | | lever style handle. Basically, the internal spindle, as |
| initiative supporting the principles of 'designing of | | | | the name suggests is split and they operate |
| out crime'. What this basically means is the police | | | | different parts of the multi-point lock. |
| have developed a series of sophisticated tests | | | | To summarise: |
| based on real statistics on how a door has been | | | | Multi-point locking systems are now the norm for |
| broken into and are continually pushing | | | | modern front door and back door security, to |
| manufacturers to improve their products to | | | | ensure you keep burglars at bay. |