Guides

• Does Your Home Insurance Require BS3621 Locks? A Belfast Homeowner's Guide

  How to find out which lock standard your own policy names, how to read the markings on your doors, and what to do when the two do not match.

• Home Security Through the Dark Months: What the PSNI Burglary Figures Actually Show

  The latest recorded burglary figures for Northern Ireland in context, how to read them properly, and which autumn security measures are worth doing first.

• Lock Snapping Explained: Why the Cylinder Matters More Than the Door

  What cylinder snapping is, how to check whether your uPVC or composite door is exposed, and what the TS007 star ratings and Sold Secure Diamond actually mean.

• Smart Locks and UK Home Insurance: What to Check Before You Fit One

  What home insurers actually look at when a smart lock is fitted, how to read your own policy wording, and the questions to put to your insurer first.

• uPVC Door Won't Lock? How to Tell a Dropped Door From a Failing Gearbox

  A calm, step-by-step way to work out whether your uPVC door has dropped out of alignment or the multipoint gearbox is failing, before you force it.