![]() ![]() It is usual and preferable to either have the lock above or below the existing sliding Glass or Timber Door lock. Another reason is if at some point you happen to leave the key in either the Security Screen Door or your existing Sliding Glass or Timber door then you would find they would impact with each other if they actually did happen to have enough room and may snap off any keys left in the cylinders. One reason is in most cases there is insufficient room for both locks to be at the same height. It is not good practice to have them at the same height for obvious reasons. To measure for the height of your lock it is important that you first ascertain whether you want the lock to be above your existing sliding either glass or timber door lock. ![]() In all cases if you walk up to your door you will need both locks to be on the same side. It will mirror the existing glass door lock or in the case of a Timber Sliding Screen Door the Timber Door lock side. It is quite obvious when looking at your sliding door from an outside looking in perspective which side the lock will be. It is imperative that when measuring all Seconline products be they Insect screens, Security Screens or either Hinged or Sliding Security and Barrier Screen Doors it is always outside looking in. If a measurement for a lock side for example were to be taken from an inside looking out perspective then we would inadvertently put the lock on the incorrect side. One of the absolute, written in stone, unchangeable rules we have at Seconline is the insistence of the measurements been taken from an outside looking in perspective. ![]() One of the most common questions we get here at the help desk is how do I measure my lock height correctly? Seconline manufacture a wide range of both Hinged and Sliding Security and Barrier Screen Doors. ![]()
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