Browse Forums Windows & Doors 1 May 19, 2009 4:53 pm Are you having (or do you have) locks on all your bedroom doors? My partner just mentioned to me that he wants locks on all bedroom doors but I don't think it's necessary. What is everyone else thinking? Re: Locks on bedroom doors, yes or no? 2May 19, 2009 5:05 pm Nope. No way with kids. And you are planning on having kids aren't you gT? Imagine your two year old accidently locked in their bedoom screaming hysterically? No thanks. And my 10yo DS would lock himself in when I'm trying to talk/yell at him.... and that would drive me nuts! And what about a 15yo with the door locked and her new bf in there? We had a lock on the bathroom in this rental..... I don't know how.... but my cat managed to lock himself in the bathroom. It has no window... only a skylight... I had no option but to kick the door in. Not worth the drama IMO. I leave you to fend for yourself, figure things out yourself. Terrence Malick Re: Locks on bedroom doors, yes or no? 3May 19, 2009 5:11 pm I have locks on all my bedroom doors, they are the privacy sets which can only be locked from inside. My situation is different. I don't have kids and this house is not a 'family' home. I built with my sibling so the only people who are living the house are childless adults. I can understand why this would not work for those with kids, but I definitely wanted locks on all the doors from the very beginning when we started the building process. Built with Commodore Homes - The Fusion completed April 2009 (with modifications) Yes I have moved! Will update as soon as I can...no internet at home right now!!! Sooty's House - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=19462 Re: Locks on bedroom doors, yes or no? 4May 19, 2009 5:12 pm Joles makes a good point (we don't have kids but can see where she's coming from) We put locks on the bathroom doors but not the bedrooms. We would have put more if they were included but when it came down to it we didn't see the point in spending $20 for each door to add a locks that we don't use. BTW most of those locks are unlocked easily enough with a butter knife... My blog: http://artstitcheshome.blogspot.com Re: Locks on bedroom doors, yes or no? 5May 19, 2009 5:24 pm I can't remember if I've ever seen an internal lockable door, apart from wc, in real life. Makes me think of old houses in spooky movies. Don't wc locks have a way of overriding them in an emergency, with a coin or something? Re: Locks on bedroom doors, yes or no? 6May 19, 2009 5:33 pm My current bedroom has a lock and I like it. We don't lock it all of the time but no surprise entries when we do. Yay. If my daughter ever goes into her room with a boy and locks the door I'll remove it. Same for my son. Hey, what was that cat's name - cause he's the opposite of Houdini .. which I've always thought would be a tops name for a cat. We're getting one when we move in. Can't wait! Re: Locks on bedroom doors, yes or no? 7May 19, 2009 5:34 pm Depends on the type of lock I think. In my current house, the privacy sets in the bathroom and toilet are the kind with the tiny little lever that flicks over to the other side to lock. Those can be opened with a butter knife, you just have to wiggle it in around where the level is and flick it back over to the other side. But the privacy sets I had installed in all the bedrooms and bathrooms of my new house they are different and I'm not sure how they would get opened from the other side. They are the kind which has the bit that you turn to lock in the middle of the handle. So there is the lever handle and the little round circle in the middle that needs to be turned. Look like this style Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Built with Commodore Homes - The Fusion completed April 2009 (with modifications) Yes I have moved! Will update as soon as I can...no internet at home right now!!! Sooty's House - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=19462 Re: Locks on bedroom doors, yes or no? 8May 19, 2009 5:38 pm Carmel My current bedroom has a lock and I like it. We don't lock it all of the time but no surprise entries when we do. Yay. If my daughter ever goes into her room with a boy and locks the door I'll remove it. Same for my son. Hey, what was that cat's name - cause he's the opposite of Houdini .. which I've always thought would be a tops name for a cat. We're getting one when we move in. Can't wait! Haha, my cats name is Orlando. He is a freak. I still don't understand how he locked himself in there, but I definitely couldn't open it from outside with a butter knife. I leave you to fend for yourself, figure things out yourself. Terrence Malick Re: Locks on bedroom doors, yes or no? 9May 19, 2009 5:43 pm Nope, too dangerous. Locks on powder rooms I can understand (we have one, but it is hunged so that it can be removed if anyone locks themselves in) but locks on bedrooms, I don't get. Put up a "Do Not Disturb" sign!!!!!!!!!! Solidarity, not solidity.......The Lexicon of Life Re: Locks on bedroom doors, yes or no? 10May 19, 2009 5:47 pm What do you mean by dangerous? I think where kids are involved, possibly, but otherwise for adults I don't think there would be any problem. And if for some reason it did get stuck and you had to run out of the house, you could always push the screen out of the window. Built with Commodore Homes - The Fusion completed April 2009 (with modifications) Yes I have moved! Will update as soon as I can...no internet at home right now!!! Sooty's House - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=19462 Re: Locks on bedroom doors, yes or no? 11May 19, 2009 5:49 pm I don't think they are necessary especially with kids! My bf has one on his bedroom that needs a key to open it from the outside and he gets pretty annoyed when he locks himself out cuz the only way to get in is to bust is open and hence break the lock lol Besides what ever happened to knocking before entering? Re: Locks on bedroom doors, yes or no? 12May 19, 2009 6:17 pm Our bedroom is the only one with a privacy lock, and the bathrooms & WC. All other bedrooms don't have locks & they are occupied by adult kids. If they want privacy they can move out as far as I'm concerned Built the Eden Brae Cambridge 34 Family with Boston Corner Facade Re: Locks on bedroom doors, yes or no? 13May 19, 2009 6:29 pm Southies If they want privacy they can move out as far as I'm concerned Be careful what you wish for southies! My parents always said that and now my brother is moving out in a couple of weeks and ill be out when our build is done and now that are shattered hahaha Re: Locks on bedroom doors, yes or no? 14May 19, 2009 6:35 pm sooty What do you mean by dangerous? I think where kids are involved, possibly, but otherwise for adults I don't think there would be any problem. And if for some reason it did get stuck and you had to run out of the house, you could always push the screen out of the window. Hopefully the situation never arises, but as a mum I always have to think about worse case scenario. I wouldn't have locks with children because if they did lock it from the inside and there was ever a fire it could just end in disaster. It would be the time that a child wouldn't be able to unlock the door. I can see the need for them in certain situations, just not where children are involved. Re: Locks on bedroom doors, yes or no? 15May 19, 2009 6:43 pm we only put locks on the bathroom, wc and our bedroom as out ensuite does not have a door so figured if we were to have a party and were using our bathroom we could lock our door and not have any surprises.... 2nd build here we come in Whittlesea! https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=92617 1st Build - Henley - Cooper in Doreen! (2009) https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=17354 Re: Locks on bedroom doors, yes or no? 16May 19, 2009 6:58 pm Quote: My bf has one on his bedroom that needs a key to open it from the outside and he gets pretty annoyed when he locks himself out cuz the only way to get in is to bust is open and hence break the lock lol this strikes me as extremely dangerous, in case of fire where someone stuck inside and cant get themself out, or someone inside who has an accident, heart attack etc and has to be got out in a hurry - no time to find keys, muck around with butter knives, break locks etc Bathroom/toilet locks are ok, they are usually very flimsy, the idea is not really to lock your self in, (as in security) just to prevent someone inadvertently entering and causing embarrassment. door easily kicked in in an emergency. Also toilet doors on small rooms where there is not enough space to kick door in, have to be hinged so that the whole door can be easily lifted off from outside in case of emergency. We had 3 children, now aged 17 - 22, and we never had locks on bedrooms - just learn to knock before entering. Simple Re: Locks on bedroom doors, yes or no? 17May 19, 2009 7:05 pm Helyn Quote: My bf has one on his bedroom that needs a key to open it from the outside and he gets pretty annoyed when he locks himself out cuz the only way to get in is to bust is open and hence break the lock lol this strikes me as extremely dangerous, in case of fire where someone stuck inside and cant get themself out, or someone inside who has an accident, heart attack etc and has to be got out in a hurry - no time to find keys, muck around with butter knives, break locks etc It would be pretty dangerous but he only locks it to keep people out when he isn't in there, he is secruity paranoid Re: Locks on bedroom doors, yes or no? 18May 19, 2009 7:16 pm georgie Southies If they want privacy they can move out as far as I'm concerned Be careful what you wish for southies! My parents always said that and now my brother is moving out in a couple of weeks and ill be out when our build is done and now that are shattered hahaha So true!! My mum is the same, always whinging and complaining about how messy my room is and how I'm not helping enough around the house. But now that I'm finally moving out of the house, she doesnt want me to go!! Helyn this strikes me as extremely dangerous, in case of fire where someone stuck inside and cant get themself out, or someone inside who has an accident, heart attack etc and has to be got out in a hurry - no time to find keys, muck around with butter knives, break locks etc Bathroom/toilet locks are ok, they are usually very flimsy, the idea is not really to lock your self in, (as in security) just to prevent someone inadvertently entering and causing embarrassment. door easily kicked in in an emergency. Also toilet doors on small rooms where there is not enough space to kick door in, have to be hinged so that the whole door can be easily lifted off from outside in case of emergency. We had 3 children, now aged 17 - 22, and we never had locks on bedrooms - just learn to knock before entering. Simple x1 I'm only putting locks on our master room, bathroom and WC. I also dont think it's necessary to have them in bedrooms. Idiots are fun, that's why there is one in every village! - Dr. House - Re: Locks on bedroom doors, yes or no? 20May 19, 2009 7:30 pm sooty Depends on the type of lock I think. In my current house, the privacy sets in the bathroom and toilet are the kind with the tiny little lever that flicks over to the other side to lock. Those can be opened with a butter knife, you just have to wiggle it in around where the level is and flick it back over to the other side. But the privacy sets I had installed in all the bedrooms and bathrooms of my new house they are different and I'm not sure how they would get opened from the other side. They are the kind which has the bit that you turn to lock in the middle of the handle. So there is the lever handle and the little round circle in the middle that needs to be turned. Look like this style Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Hi sooty. Those locks are similar to ones we had in our house when I was growing up. There should be a little pin hole on the other side of the lock. You can unlock it by pushing a pin or a paper clip into the hole and it should reset the lock. 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