My door has an old five-lever mortice lock. Can you replace it with a modern one or do I need a new door?

In most cases we can replace the lock without touching the door. We carry British Standard five-lever mortice locks in the van and can usually fit one the same day. If the door itself is badly damaged or the timber around the keep is rotten, we'll tell you straight, but a lock swap alone is often all that's needed on the older Long Eaton terraces.

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NG10~8 miles from town centre12-month guarantee on parts supplied and fitted

Long Eaton sits in NG10, about 8 miles south-west of central Nottingham and roughly 20 minutes in the van depending on traffic through Attenborough or Sandiacre. It's a working town with a mix of Victorian and Edwardian terraces closer to the centre, 1960s and 70s semis spreading out towards the edges, and some newer estate builds further out. We get a steady flow of work here, everything from domestic lockouts to cylinder upgrades on older mid-century stock where the original locks haven't been touched in decades.

The older streets near the town centre tend to have traditional timber front doors with ageing five-lever mortice locks, some of them well past their best. Out towards the Sawley and Toton fringes you're into uPVC territory with euro cylinders, many of them standard profiles that are easy targets. We come in along the A6005 from Beeston or cut through on the A52 depending on where in town you are. Long Eaton has more cheap replacement euro cylinders fitted by previous owners than almost anywhere else we cover, which keeps us busy on upgrade work.

Most common Long Eaton jobs

Emergency lockouts on Victorian terraces, typically 20-25 minutes response from our end
Anti-snap cylinder upgrades on uPVC doors across the Sawley Road area
Five-lever mortice lock replacements on older timber doors where the mechanism has seized or worn
Lock change after a relationship breakdown or tenant move-out, common on the rental stock near the town centre
Boarding up and temporary security after a forced entry, usually while a new door is on order
Garage door lock repairs on the 1970s semis where the original handles and barrels have finally given up

Services we run from Long Eaton

Lockouts Lock changes uPVC repairs Burglary repairs Commercial Safes Key cutting

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Long Eaton FAQ

It can during rush hour, particularly the stretch through Bardills Island and into Stapleford. If you're calling us between about 7.30 and 9 in the morning or 4.30 and 6.30 in the evening, we'll tell you the honest estimate at the time. We'll always route via Beeston and the A6005 if that's moving better. Outside peak times you're looking at around 20 minutes.