Multipoint Lock System

45% MORE AIRTIGHT

3 X MORE RESISTANT TO BREAK-INS

A Multiple Locking Positions

B Heavy duty stanless steel mechanism

C Traditional deadbolt

D Automatic locking engagement

The big advantage of Multipoint Lock Systems over deadbolt locking systems is increased security (three locking points, instead of one) and improved energy performance (when the locks are engaged, it pulls the door slab tightly against the weather-strip, reducing the possibility of air draft infiltration. Most of us know that criminals can kick down a single deadbolt lock to gain entry to your home but a multi-point system will make it virtually impossible to gain entry by kicking in the lock side of an entry system.

Another reason for the increased popularity of Multipoint Lock Systems is the manufacturers are recommending they be used on longer seven and eight-foot doors and especially on fiberglass doors to prevent or minimize thermal bowing of doors when temperatures extremes exist between inside and outside the home. Multipoint Lock Systems were originally designed for solid wood doors for this reason.