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Bedroom door locks

  • 25-04-2017 6:47am
    #1
    metricspaces
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 793 ✭✭✭


    Is there any building regulation around what type of a lock can be fitted to a bedroom door in a two story house?

    Is it ok to fit a standard lock with a key? Such as below

    Aluminium-Material-Rosette-font-b-Door-b-font-Locks-Treasure-Room-Interior-Bedroom-font-b-Door.jpg


Comments

  • #2
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 40,369 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    Generally they are ok from a Building Regulation point of view.
    You cannot have keys on the windows but the doors are ok.

    From a personal point of view, and if I was AC/DC on the job, I wouldn't allow it as it can lead to entrapment in the case of fire and in the dead of the night, if the key is missing or misplaced (you know how kids are), I'd rather see a thumb lock internally and the flat head release externally (same as a bathroom).


  • #3
    Metric Tensor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,725 ✭✭✭Metric Tensor


    Am I correct in saying that the new TGD B (effective from July) says that the external door of your house has to now have a thumb-lock internally and not keys? Haven't read it in full yet but I think someone told me this.

    Either way I totally agree with kceire - kids could turn the key and not be able to re-open and in a fire or emergency scenario you might not have time to break down the door to get in to them. Thumblock all the way for me. Although I agree with kceire that there aren't any rules that specifically say this.


  • #4
    metricspaces
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 793 ✭✭✭metricspaces


    Thanks, I agree thumb lock will be safer with kids. I guess I can always change back later to thumb lock.


  • #5
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 40,369 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    Metric Tensor wrote: »
    Am I correct in saying that the new TGD B (effective from July)says that the external door of your house has to now have a thumb-lock internally and not keys? Haven't read it in full yet but I think someone told me this.

    Either way I totally agree with kceire - kids could turn the key and not be able to re-open and in a fire or emergency scenario you might not have time to break down the door to get in to them. Thumblock all the way for me. Although I agree with kceire that there aren't any rules that specifically say this.

    I enforce that now :eek: and have been for a few years now.
    my reasoning is that's its a final escape door and it should be capable of been locked with a key internally.


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