Multipoint locks and RC2: what actually keeps a front door secure
Every door brochure says 'secure' and shows a photo of a lock. Here is what a multipoint lock actually locks, what the RC2 rating tests, and which of our collections qualify for it.
Security is the reason a lot of people replace a front door and the reason almost nobody asks the right questions about it. "Multipoint lock" is on every brochure. So is a padlock icon next to the word "secure". Neither tells you much. Here is what is actually being sold.
What "multipoint" means
A single-point lock, the kind on most old timber and early PVC doors, holds the leaf to the frame at one place: the latch, roughly at handle height. Lever the door near the top or bottom corner and there is nothing resisting you there.
A multipoint lock, our doors use the ROTO QB system, throws bolts into the frame at several points up and down the leaf at once, from a single turn of the key or the handle. Three points is standard. Four points, adding a point near the top of the leaf, is available on the same lock family. The difference is not "more locking", it is that the door is held flat against the frame along its full height, so the corners that a crowbar targets are no longer the weak spot.
This is the lock we use across the configurator. It is not a menu choice, and that is deliberate: Martom's technical team recommends it as the system that does not constrain which handles, pulls or smart cylinders can go on top of it, which matters more once you start picking hardware finishes.
RC2, and what the rating actually tests
RC2 (Resistance Class 2, tested to EN 1627) is not a marketing phrase, it is a European standard, and it tests the whole door as a system rather than the lock in isolation. A certified test house attacks a complete unit, leaf, frame, glazing, hinges and lock together, with hand tools of the kind an opportunist burglar would actually carry: screwdriver, pliers, wedge. To pass RC2, the door has to resist that attack for a defined minimum time before the test engineer can get it open. A strong lock fitted into a weak frame, or glazing that can be popped out to reach the handle from inside, fails the test regardless of what the lock itself is rated for. That is the point of testing the assembly rather than a component.
RC2 is available on our Modern, No Glass and Simple Elegance collections, built on the same ROTO QB lock in its 3-point or 4-point configuration. It is not available across every collection in the range, so if RC2 matters to you, it is worth confirming before you fall in love with a particular panel design.
We do not have an RC2 price built into the online configurator yet. The base door price covers the standard ROTO QB lock; the RC2-certified assembly is quoted at survey, because the components that make the certificate valid (the specific glazing and frame combination) have to match the model and size you have chosen.
Smart locks: convenience, not automatically security
Fingerprint readers, keypads and app-controlled locks are available as options on the cylinder. They solve a real problem, carrying a key, giving a cleaner or a dog walker temporary access, but the security rating of the door does not come from the cylinder being electronic. It comes from the multipoint mechanism and, if you specify it, the RC2 certification behind it. Treat a smart lock as a convenience layer on top of the mechanical security, not a replacement for it.
What a burglar rating does not cover
Two things worth being clear about, because a lot of suppliers are not. First, we do not publish independent break-in test footage of our own doors, only the manufacturer's EN 1627 certification, which is the figure that actually has legal standing. If a supplier shows you a video of someone failing to kick a door in and no certificate number, ask for the certificate. Second, RC2 is a burglar-resistance standard, not a fire or sound rating, and Martom has not published acoustic test data for the external door range, so if noise from the road is part of your decision, say so at survey rather than assuming the door handles it.
Warranty on the parts that move
The lock, hinges, self-closer, electric strike and door seals are covered for 2 years, which is what we publish and stand behind for doors sold and fitted in Ireland. Martom's own warranty card quotes longer terms in places, but those apply specifically to doors purchased and installed in Poland, so we do not lean on that figure here. Two years is the number that actually applies to your installation.
The short version
A multipoint lock is standard on every door we sell and does the bulk of the work against opportunist entry. RC2 is a separate, tested step up, available on three of our collections, and worth asking about at survey rather than assuming it comes with every model. Fit it on top of a good multipoint lock, not instead of one.
If security is the main reason you are looking at a new front door, start with a look in the configurator to see which panel designs are RC2-eligible, or book a free WhatsApp video measurement and ask us to walk through the lock and rating on your specific model. For the rest of what a new door changes day to day, see how the process works end to end, or read what we found when we priced our own door properly.