Business Lockout Service: comparing quotes

Yes. From outside, an exit device is operated through its trim, which may be a keyed lever, a pull with a cylinder or a bare rim cylinder. Depending on the trim fitted, picking or decoding that cylinder either retracts the latch directly or unlocks a lever, knob or thumbpiece that then has to be turned to let the latch go. The bar, rods and dogging feature stay as installed for the emergency way out, and the bar is pressed afterward to confirm it releases the latch with one push.

Storefront, lever, mortise or exit device

An aluminium storefront cylinder, a cylindrical lever lockset, a full mortise lock and the trim of an exit device each take different tools and time to open, and the hardware on your door sets the starting point.

Padlocks, gates and interior doors

A shutter padlock, a compound gate and interior doors for the cash office, stockroom or server closet are lighter work than an exterior lock but each is its own line, and a padlock is often replaced rather than opened.

Drilling and a replacement cylinder

If a seized or blocked cylinder has to be drilled, the quote gains a new commercial cylinder or core and the labour to fit and key it. This is explained before the drill comes out.