Chubb Doors in Zimbabwe: Shellmate Strongroom Doors and Chubb Door Repairs
In Zimbabwe, "Chubb door" is the everyday name for a steel strongroom door. Shellmate makes its own strongroom doors in Harare, complete with frame and lock, installs them anywhere in Zimbabwe, and repairs, opens and refurbishes existing Chubb doors.
- Made in Harare
- Standard 2000 × 1000 mm or custom
- 6 mm to 50 mm steel plate
- Chubb door repairs and opening
What people mean by a Chubb door
Chubb is a British brand that supplied many of the strongroom doors still standing in Zimbabwean banks, schools, councils and government offices. Over the years "Chubb door" has come to mean any heavy steel strongroom door, the same way people ask for a "Chubb safe" when they want a heavy-duty safe.
Shellmate strongroom doors are our own manufacture, not Chubb products. They do the same job: a heavy steel door hung in a steel frame built into the wall, with bolts that shoot into the frame when the door is locked.
Chubb door sizes and plate thickness
The usual Chubb door opening in Zimbabwe is about 2000 mm high by 1000 mm wide, including the frame. We build that standard size and make doors to any other opening, in any plate thickness from 6 mm to 50 mm, and beyond on request.
| Plate | Typical use |
|---|---|
| 6 mm | School, exam and record-room strongrooms, offices |
| 8 mm | Cash offices, pharmacies, retail stock rooms |
| 10 to 16 mm | Banks, cash centres, firearm stores, mine gold rooms |
| 20 to 50 mm | Vaults and the highest-risk stores (see vault doors) |
Uses
- Exam and record strongrooms for schools, ZIMSEC and Cambridge centres.
- Cash rooms for banks, retailers and cash-in-transit depots.
- Firearm and ammunition stores for security companies and farms.
- Gold rooms, explosives stores and stock rooms on mines.
- Archive rooms for councils, clinics, law firms and registries.
- Panic rooms at home.
Locks
- Combination locks, so there is no key to lose or copy.
- Key locks, including supply and fitting of N8 locks.
- Dual locks, so two people must be present to open the door.
- An inner security gate so the room can be ventilated with the main door open.
Chubb door repairs, opening and refurbishment
Many older Chubb doors are still structurally sound. We keep them working, which is often far cheaper than replacing the door:
- Emergency opening when a Chubb door will not open, 24/7.
- Lost keys and forgotten combinations.
- Lock replacement and upgrades, including new N8 locks and combination locks.
- Freeing seized bolt work and repairing hinges.
- Full refurbishment, restoring the finish.
- Replacing a door that is beyond repair with a Shellmate door made to the same opening.
Chubb door prices in Zimbabwe
We do not publish a price list, because the price depends on the plate thickness, the size, the lock and the wall work around the opening. Send us the opening size, the town and what the room will store, and we will send a written quotation for the door, frame, lock and installation. Site visits in Harare are free.
Questions buyers ask
Where can I buy a Chubb door in Harare?
Shellmate Safes, 2 Bryce Road, New Ardbennie, Harare, makes strongroom doors, the doors most people in Zimbabwe call Chubb doors, and installs them nationwide.
What is the standard size of a Chubb door?
About 2000 mm high by 1000 mm wide, including the frame. We also make doors to fit other openings.
Can you repair or open an old Chubb door?
Yes. We open, service, repair and refurbish Chubb strongroom doors, including lost keys, forgotten combinations, seized bolt work and lock replacement.
Is a Shellmate door a Chubb door?
No. Shellmate doors are made by Shellmate in Harare. "Chubb door" is the common name in Zimbabwe for any strongroom door, and our doors do the same job.
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Get a quotation
Send us the opening size, the town, and what the room will store. We will reply with a written quotation for the door, frame, lock and installation.