Browse Forums Windows & Doors Re: Locks on bedroom doors, yes or no? 21May 19, 2009 8:13 pm We are having privacy locks on our bathrooms, loos, our bedroom and our 8 year old daughter's room. She has 3 brothers... our 10 yr old son has autism and is incapable of knocking to request access (but is always accessing). It will be her room and if she wants to lock the world out sometimes I won't mind at all! Don't we all? When the smallest boys get to this age they can also have the same... provided we feel we can trust them not to abuse the priveledge. I think as long as they can be opened from the outside (with a knife or other) in an emergency I say why not? Good idea for a guest room too. buzz Re: Locks on bedroom doors, yes or no? 22May 19, 2009 8:30 pm We have 3 young children and our current rental doesn't have any locks anywhere. It was good training though as all 3 know that they must knock and wait for the person to invite them in. With our home being built, we got privacy locks to the master bedroom and to all toilets mainly for peace of mind. Especially cause we have a sort of open concept in the master bedroom i.e. no doors to the ensuite which has a spa & shower etc. The privacy locks are similar to sooty's that you can unlock from the outside if someone gets locked in accidentally. I think privacy locks are a necessity then again from where I come from every room has them except the kitchen...hehe...so perhaps I am a tad bit biased! Re: Locks on bedroom doors, yes or no? 23May 19, 2009 8:45 pm I just don't like locks especially in bedrooms because my wife might lock herself in when she gets upset for something I did or did not do But I agree with those who don't feel comfortable with locks in rooms from a safety stand point. Re: Locks on bedroom doors, yes or no? 24May 19, 2009 9:06 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 I wish Built the Eden Brae Cambridge 34 Family with Boston Corner Facade Re: Locks on bedroom doors, yes or no? 25May 19, 2009 9:54 pm Chyloe In our new house, our room, both bathrooms and toilets have locks. Do you think I could put locks on the OUTSIDE of the kids' rooms to keep them in there..... LOL!! tis a good idea.... Say what is wrong with vaseline??? Keep those little ruggies out Where you are coming from is where you are going to... Re: Locks on bedroom doors, yes or no? 26May 19, 2009 10:55 pm lizzy stardust 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 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. Thanks! That is useful to know. I'll check it out next time I'm there. 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? 27May 19, 2009 11:12 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. Not if it's on the second storey!! We will only be having privacy locks to the bathroom, powder, toilet, ensuite and ensuite toilet. No bedrooms. Never had them, will never need them, and I do believe it is far too dangerous with small kids that then grow into curious teenagers! In our temp accom, we have a lock on the bathroom, but not the ensuite. I'm so sick of the kids barging in on me it's not funny! I will be glad to be able to go to the loo and have a shower without being interupted!! They have the privilege of locking me out of their bathroom here, but I miss out on that luxury! Henley - Wilshire Mk 3 ... I love my house!! Site start: 4th Feb 09 Handover: 10th Sep 09 Blog: http://stormygirlscastle.blogspot.com/ Build Thread: viewtopic.php?t=7166 Re: Locks on bedroom doors, yes or no? 28May 19, 2009 11:21 pm lizzy stardust 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. Not what I'd want to be looking for if I needed to get the kids out of the house in a hurry...no thanks too dangerous. mmm....donuts Homer Simpson 1956- Links: Site Costs Ready Reckoner | H1 Addiction Medical Advice | Château TDL: The Backyard Re: Locks on bedroom doors, yes or no? 29May 20, 2009 12:06 am If I had kids I more than likely would not be putting locks on all bedroom doors either, only my own room, but I don't have any kids and if I were to have kids this house that I've built would not be the house they'd be living in. This is the adult party house! (I wish......) 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? 30May 20, 2009 12:21 am privacy locks can be opened from the outside. so they just slow people walking in to a room not stop them completely. Some can be opened with a coin,butter knife or flat paperclip. Others have a pinhole that you insert something into to release the catch. We have privacy locks on on all our bedrooms for the new house, the main bathroom and main toilet. We didn't bother for the ensuite door. In this rental there are none on bedrooms. Although our kids mostly remember to knock and wait. occasionally the youngest does forget. The eldest tends to close his bedroom door for privacy but this doesn't hold much weight with his younger brother who will just open the door and walk in. Hmm teenage boy.. Recently I've discovered knocking and walking in isn't the best thing to do either. oops. Re: Locks on bedroom doors, yes or no? 31May 20, 2009 1:15 am sooty If I had kids I more than likely would not be putting locks on all bedroom doors either, only my own room, but I don't have any kids and if I were to have kids this house that I've built would not be the house they'd be living in. This is the adult party house! (I wish......) Hmmm...I just realized how that last part sounded. Not my intention! 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? 32May 20, 2009 7:23 am in my previous apartments, all the rooms have doors which can be lock from inside. we also have Keys to unlock it. i think its good to have. Re: Locks on bedroom doors, yes or no? 33May 20, 2009 8:03 am I've actually never seen a house without privacy locks on all internal doors until I moved to Australia. In Canada and in our current rental, all the internal locks have a very simple/easy way of unlocking from the outside. i.e. my doors in canada simply needed a pin pushed in the center of the door handle (a toothpick was perfect for this), at our new rental, theirs a switch on the frame of the door which you can just push up and the door unlocks, i've used bobby pins, a flathead screwdriver,the file on a nail clipper, etc, to do this without issues. In terms of whether I am going to have privacy locks on all doors, I've actually decided against having locks as well, but mainly since I don't want my kids (when we have kids) to have any privacy from me. We will have privacy locks on master bedroom, and all bathrooms, but definitely none of the 'kids-to-be' bedrooms. Even if I can easily open the door when it's locked, it will seem much less intrusive if I can simply open the door on our kids rooms when they have tantrums/have friends over Nav Re: Locks on bedroom doors, yes or no? 34May 20, 2009 9:45 am In a fire you will not have time or visibility to find a hair pin or toothpick to unlock a door It also seems to me that some posters are saying they wouldnt do locks on childrens bedrooms but would on the master bedroom. OK if you have perfectly behaved children who never go into adults bedrooms alone, otherwise you could potentially be faced with dangerous situation where child has started fire, locked themselves in parents bedroom, also adult has heart attack etc as previously mentioned and cannot be easily accessed from outside - even more dangerous in 2 story houses where you cannot get out/rescue cannot quickly get in, via window. When my son was 4, he did start a fire under his bed playing with matches (old gas stove needed them to light it), DH put it out with a wet towel in 30 seconds,only very minor damage done - but any time wasted finding pins etc to open door would of been crucial - most modern homes, especially bedrooms and liveing areas are highly combustible - nylon carpet, clothes, linen etc. Re: Locks on bedroom doors, yes or no? 35May 20, 2009 10:03 am Helyn In a fire you will not have time or visibility to find a hair pin or toothpick to unlock a door It also seems to me that some posters are saying they wouldnt do locks on childrens bedrooms but would on the master bedroom. OK if you have perfectly behaved children who never go into adults bedrooms alone, otherwise you could potentially be faced with dangerous situation where child has started fire, locked themselves in parents bedroom, also adult has heart attack etc as previously mentioned and cannot be easily accessed from outside - even more dangerous in 2 story houses where you cannot get out/rescue cannot quickly get in, via window. When my son was 4, he did start a fire under his bed playing with matches (old gas stove needed them to light it), DH put it out with a wet towel in 30 seconds,only very minor damage done - but any time wasted finding pins etc to open door would of been crucial - most modern homes, especially bedrooms and liveing areas are highly combustible - nylon carpet, clothes, linen etc. I certainly have realistic expectations of my ability to be able to raise a "model" child that would never do anything stupid in their room...no locks for me. mmm....donuts Homer Simpson 1956- Links: Site Costs Ready Reckoner | H1 Addiction Medical Advice | Château TDL: The Backyard Re: Locks on bedroom doors, yes or no? 37May 20, 2009 8:26 pm Carmel kexkez Hmm teenage boy.. Recently I've discovered knocking and walking in isn't the best thing to do either. oops. Hope the therapy bill is not too big I think I'd better point out he'd asked me to wake him in the morning. I wouldn't normally open a closed door. But I'd closed it earlier when I got up . It had been 1/2 open until then...... so i knocked got no response. Tapped again and opened the door.. just ajar, not fully open and put my face to the opening to call out to him.. ... anyway.. not real harm luckily.. I couldn't "see anything" but as an adult I had a pretty good idea of what he'd been up to at some recent stage. didn't let on of course. No i just knock really hard on the door in the morning and call out until I get a response. Even if just an Ugg. lol. Time to get the clock on his mini hifi set up again. ( might as well wait until we move again now) Re: Locks on bedroom doors, yes or no? 38May 21, 2009 10:59 am The only locks we are having will be on the separate toilet doors. Every bedroom has an ensuite and both the bedroom and bathroom doors will not have locks on them. The powder rooms however and our toilet in the main ensuite (which is in it's own room) will all have locks on them. The powderrooms - because when you have guests you want them to feel safe that noone will walk in on them and our main ensuite toilet because DH doesn't quite enjoy having conversations with our two kidlets whilst on the loo - me on the other hand I am quite used to the door being flung open and the 2 & 4 yr olds coming right on in. Some things are worth waiting for. Personally, considering your layout (study/work desks in bedrooms), I don't think you have any other option but to leave NW windows and make them as big as possible e.g.… 7 10485 Hi, I'm planning to build a new house and wanted to get some feedback on the different window designs for a master bedroom. Our bedroom is north facing and the bed will… 0 4562 1 15766 |