Is there a locksmith in the house?
Unlocking the door after several months of absence - the deadbolt barrel slips, I pull the key out and it comes out together with the barrel :) You know, this most common Flush Lock. Looking int...
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No signs of thief, nothing stolen,
BUT... tampered with it was, per my request. Bear with me.
A year ago I lost all the keys. Village mechanic came up and made duplicates without taking the locks out. His method of work was not much different from that of a lock-picker: inserting the blank into lock and hitting it with a pair of pliers from left and right. Thieves do the same with a lock-picker tool, only hitting it with a forward motion. This way he got impressions on the blank telling him where to remove the metal, went to the shop and made me the keys.
He could've damaged something. Is it possible to replace just the barrels in deadbolt and striker? without buying $$$ same lock that is indeed very low security. The whole door is 1" block foam with fiberglass sheets on both sides, one could kick it in with a heavy boot.
BUT... tampered with it was, per my request. Bear with me.
A year ago I lost all the keys. Village mechanic came up and made duplicates without taking the locks out. His method of work was not much different from that of a lock-picker: inserting the blank into lock and hitting it with a pair of pliers from left and right. Thieves do the same with a lock-picker tool, only hitting it with a forward motion. This way he got impressions on the blank telling him where to remove the metal, went to the shop and made me the keys.
He could've damaged something. Is it possible to replace just the barrels in deadbolt and striker? without buying $$$ same lock that is indeed very low security. The whole door is 1" block foam with fiberglass sheets on both sides, one could kick it in with a heavy boot.
