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      Products Fitting

Fitting of IdealGuard™ products can be accomplished by DIY by following Fitting Instructions that come with the product, or a professional, such as a joiner/carpenter/handyman/builder/locksmith, should be able to do the work for you.

Fitting by the professionals can be undertaken on a fast track basis into occupied housing of all types without decanting residents.

IdealGuard™ products are maintenance-free. Only an occasional wipe clean with a damp cloth is enough to keep the products looking as good as new for life. The products will remain long-term, maintenance-free assets to your property.

 

Letterbox 

IdealGuard™/U, IdealGuard™/L and IdealGuard™/S  models are high-quality home and business premises improvement products suitable for fitting indoors to a letterbox (mail slot), which is arranged in a structure, such as a door or a wall. Depending on the product model, it can be suitable for the structure thickness in the range from 35mm to 60mm, 80mm or more. The mail slot can be located at any height above the floor: at the door's bottom (low-level) or anywhere higher, often at the door's centre (high-level). If there is no mail slot in the door, it can be made as usual.

If your door already has a mail slot (a letter plate), all you need to do is replace the existing letter plate with the matching letter plate instead, preferably 4"x12" Victorian letter plate for non-invasive fixing to its fixing rods.

Most existing mail slots are small, so in this case, the size of the existing mail slot aperture has to be slightly increased to allow the matching letter plate. In hollow doors, like UPVC and metal, the mail slot must be sleeved (sealed or filled around inside) to stop the elements entering into the door cavity.

There is a choice of matching 4"x12" Victorian letter plate finishes on the market. We normally stock Polished Brass Lacquered letter plates, which you can order with the product. On request, we can also source the matching letter plate in other finishes, for example, Chrome plated. Alternatively, you can order IdealGuard™ product without a letter plate and source the matching 4"x12" letter plate of your choice from the market.

When IdealGuard™ letter box is fixed indoors to the fixing rods of the letter plate, the door is sandwiched between the letter plate and IdealGuard™product, and there is no added damage to the door structure. If necessary, screws can be used to secure IdealGuard™ products in conjunction with other letter plate styles.

Furthermore, the IdealGuard™ letter box product can be fitted at a high-level in reverse position. In this case, the capacity for mail will be increased twofold, but at the expense of reducing the special security feature against the introduction of liquids.

Why IdealGuard™ letterbox security attachments are compliant to Building Regulations 2010 Part M (Access to and Use of Buildings)?

Building Regulations 2013 Part M demand that external doors must meet the need of disabled people to access housing in a wheelchair. External doors can open inward or outward. However, according to BS 9999:2008 'Code of practice for fire safety in the design, management and use of buildings', it is preferable that external doors open outward:

16.5.4 Direction of opening The door leaf of any doorway or exit should, where reasonably practicable, be hung to open in the direction of escape, and should always do so if the number of persons that might be expected to use the door at the time of a fire is more than 60.

In any case, doors are secured by hinges to the vertical portion of the frame called the jamb. Standard door jamb widths typically measure 4 9/16-inches (116mm), 5 1/12-inches (129mm), and 6 9/16-inches (167mm).  

Door opens outward

Where in compliance with BS 9999:2008, the external door opens outward, it should swing beyond 90° at least in order to fulfil the Building Regulations 2010 Part M requirement. Usually, it swings well beyond that, and when it swings beyond 110° (as shown in the picture), fitting IdealGuard™ secure by design multifunctional eco letterbox security attachments would not reduce the door's clear opening width.

 

Door opens inward

When a door is opened 90° (parallel to the wall), the distance between the edge of the open door and the wall is primarily determined by the jamb width. In all cases where the jumb width is equal to or more than the projection of the fitted IdealGuard™ product, it will not affect the door's clear opening width as it fits into this space. Usually, this is the case.

For example: the projection of the fitted IdealGuard™/U series product is 100mm. If you have a 4 9/16-inches (116mm) jamb, the door will stand about 116mm away from the wall when fully opened. If you have a 5 1/12-inches (129mm) jamb, the door will stand about 129mm away from the wall when fully opened.

If the width of the jamb is less than 100mm, plus the passageway into the property is narrow, there may be some reduction in the door clear opening width. In most cases, this should not be a problem since the minimum effective clear width of doors 750mm (in existing buildings) and 800mm (in new buildings) allowed by the legislation can be achieved. If not, then the solution can be by choosing a wider than 800mm door.


To view examples of letter box fitting, click Examples of Fitting.

 

Mailbox

IdealGuard™/U and IdealGuard™/M secure by design multifunctional mailbox products can be surface mounted, recessed or fitted on a stand. Depending on the structure where you want to fix the mailbox, we recommend using M5 or M4 non-rusting fixing screws or bolts with nuts.