The tools required for drilling a lock are an electric or battery powered drill a drill bit a suitable lubricant and a screwdriver.
How to drill lock on upvc door.
To secure your upvc door locks you must use the correct standard of euro cylinder lock.
Before you attempt to drill a lock keep in mind that you won t be able to drill locks that have a center pin made of steel or a ball bearing in the middle pin.
It can be quite a scary thought when your front or back doors stop locking correctly.
Then using an 1 8 inch drill bit slowly drill through the point you made with the center punch.
To get started hammer a center punch into a point just above the keyhole and take it out.
How to drill different cylinder locks including very poor footage of one being drilled.
The most secure standards are ss312 diamond approved lock or at least kitemarked to ts007 3 star both these standards include testing to protect against lock snapping.
How to change a upvc door lock.
How to open the door.
Ideally you should consider drilling your lock after you have exhausted all other bypass methods to unlock a door without a key.
Broken upvc door lock mechanism.