Odd Ireland Door Lock

I've never encountered a lock like this on a door. I'm not sure if this is an intended feature or if something is bizzare inside the tailpiece. Either way, we surely appreciated the word of advice from our host in order to operate it smoothly. ;-)

[dsample]

Most modern homes in the UK will have similar doors. They are UPVC/aluminium doors with multi-point locking mechanisms. The upward movement of the handle is engaging several claws in a deadbolt fashion that are then locked in place with the key. When the door is unlocked there is just a single slam-shut latch. UPVC doors in the UK will also often have security hinges. The week point, of course, is the lock itself, which will often be a basic 5 pin euro cylinder.

[TheTrh]

We call them uPVC doors at work. They're starting to make their way into the US for higher security french door applications. The lift up engages the top and bottom points of the three point lock and the key locks the bolt and handle. When you press the handle down, it retracts the latch and the top and bottom bolts at the same time. Cool design but a pain in the ass to work with

[JanetMax]

Bless you! About to leave small hotel in SW Ireland for the evening, couldn’t lock the door, and no one was around!! Your video saved my evening.

[Dr.Schrutes]

It slides up 2 bolts up one at the top and one at the bottom of the door.
Every new house, after 2000 has them here in Ireland.
Even if you don't want to lock the door you need to pull up the handle to close the door "Fully"
Hope you are enjoying the stay here

[aarocka]

When you turn up on the handle you move a deadbolt into the door frame.

[djchazzychef]

Thanks so much for this ... staying with an Irish host and had no idea how to lock the front door so I looked up this helpful video!

[ensrudjl]

I just moved to Ireland alone and have been struggling with this for 5 days before deciding to Google it.. anyhow, thank you! 😅

[JuliettWhiskeyNiner]

The way it should work is that you lift the handle to "cock" all the bolts into position and then all the cylinder does it actuate a locking element so the key isn't doing all the heavy work.

Invariably over time the mechanism becomes work and moves out of the Keeps meaning the handle has to be held upon order to keep it "cocked" to move the locking element.

Need to explain something to Dev, explain it like a gun ;-)

[jaustinpage]

Your actually helping 4 fingers slide into"locked" position in the door and door frame. Good luck busting the door in... Love European door hardware. It's almost like the manufacturer cared about security.

[MarcKulhavy]

Hehe... This video explains exactly my struggle on my vacation 7 years ago in a small cottage at the westcoast of Ireland. Finally, I know I am not alone :-)

[kingemocut]

the turn up to actually use the key is a somewhat common (but not too common) security lock in the uk too. my door's even more crazy, when it's unlocked, the handle is 'disconnected' from the outside, and to open the door you have to actually turn the key slightly to the unlock position and then press the handle down.

[HobbyPicker]

Very common door lock system in the UK and all over Europe, Lifting the handle up to lock shoots out the multipoint bolts.

[ThatfoxCoUk]

Really common in the UK and Ireland, bascilly its moving a deadlock inside the door, preety cool and useful.

[AbilityModifier]

Purely Anecdotal: This is common(ish) in the UK, I've had a number of doors that operate in this fashion. Not quite sure why; and im curious if theres any benefits to it past confusing whomever is trying to get in. Does it effect picking etc? Never actually tried myself... Maybe I should.

[thelockpickinglebowski]

Interesting locking mechanism. I wouldn't use the under the door tool. I'd either use the "through the window" tool or a letter box tool for alternate entry method.

[foobar]

By contrast, the older door locks in ireland are especially secure because they often don't even open with the correct key if you don't jiggle it just right.

[PsynFyr]

We had doors like this in Germany. They also had a switch you could flip next to the deadbolt that let you open the door without turning the handle.

[aaronevan]

As a locksmith when I get calls and see a French door like that I just want to die. Normally the customer does not know how to use it and wants it replaced.

[alfoncejean]

this is actually very common on fancy doors in Europe.

[DMFOTO]

Pretty common in the UK and Ireland. Craptacular mechanisms shodily built for the most part, the concepts are ok but the q.c. is usually sub-par at best.