rgrigsby Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Based on a recomendation from Blatchat I bought two of these for additional garage security. However unfortunatly the design of my garage door and frame means they aren't going to be much use so they are up for sale. I paid £60 for the pair, one is unopened the other has been opened which is when I discovered it wasn't going to work! How does £45 + P&P/Gonads (They are quite heavy!) sound? Cheers Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zetec Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 I bought these too rob, found the same as you ☹️ They dont sodding fit *mad* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prangerman Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Me too, but I didn't give up with FiL's help. We used two blocks of wood on which we mounted the locks. The locks themselves are a good quality product. Rob - you're welcome to pop over to Orpington to see how mine are fitted. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannonball Bob Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Agreed, mounting them isn't a one-size-fits-all process. I had to fabricate some spacers to take up the corrugations I the garage door. Now they're on, they feel reassuringly secure. Worth persevering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zetec Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Do they keep pesky cats out bob?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgrigsby Posted September 9, 2012 Author Share Posted September 9, 2012 The main problem I've got is I hadn't realised the frame around the door is wood so although the bolts are tough it wouldn't take a much effort to break the frame and open the door even with the bolt on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zetec Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Just an idea , i had to do something similar with my dads b Door & we got some metal strip,about 7mm thick & screwed this down the outside. This stopped the wood from being forced /split. I agree with bob - keep at it, im going to try now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drumster Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Rob, Another idea is to mount them vertically so that the bolts protrude down into the concrete floor. Then make a deep and wide enough hole to concrete in a (say) 4" metal tube as this will prevent any one 'digging out' around the lock bolt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Flatters Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 I've just had exactly the same problem. 1980's Cardale T&G doors with ali frame and galvanised steel bracing. The Asec bolts won't fit horizontally on my doors so spent 4 hours (don't ask ) fitting the first of 4 of these things verically (2 garage doors) only to find that my most powerful mains hammer drill and v. expensive 15mm masonary drill bit came to a dead stop on some flint buried in the aggregate floor. Short of kangoing a bloody great hole and re concreting it all, I am now bu$$ered. I am rapidly coming to the conclusion that its a waste of time anyway, since one good boot with my size 10's would probably go straight through the timber T&G door anyway. New doors, I suppose ☹️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomB Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Mine are mounted vertically into holes drilled into the concrete floor and positioned for there is about 1.5inch of bolt going into the floor. I used a couple of of cuts of wood to make up a spacer through which I bolted the lock to the door using teh supplied dome heading bolts. Good product with a very clever key, but I wont talk about that in public Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackb_ms Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Put a garage door motor up with a magnetic lock 250kg or 500kg holding force Job done. 😬 I have very good prices for garage doors motors 😬 Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zetec Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Thanks to CBB ive done the same as Tomb. Mines now mounted facing the downwards locking into the floor 🥰 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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