I was unable to find anything that actually worked except this item.
How to lock two swinging doors from inside.
Fancy way is to get a latch for like a sliding door and doing some router work on either door.
It allows the installer to program the power operators to open one after the other or simultaneously.
Basically you just have to drill the two 5 16 holes in the door and the rest is just screwing it together.
Thats the down and dirty way.
Available in single panel or double panel doors.
When you pull the handle down to horizontal the door latch engages.
Any mortise or cylindrical lock can be used on a pair of doors just as it would on a single door.
You can get door handles that lock the latch back into the door when the handle is oriented straight up so that it would swing freely in both directions.
I want to put working door handles in with a means to lock them.
The lock should also be designed to fit your door s thickness which will range from 1 3 8 inches to 1 3 4 inches on average.
In the case of a swinging door the door can be opened.
Posted by fshgrl at 12 42 am on october 31 2012.
I searched for months for some way to secure an outward swinging door.
Lowes sells them or did a while ago.
To lock it depending on how secure you want it to be a series of 4 l brackets on the door and frame so that you can drop a bar across all 4 and the doors cant move.
You can open them from either side.
Make sure the lock you choose will fit into any existing holes that are drilled in the door if applicable.
No way to lock the doors to keep the kids from walking in and clicking the doors open and shut requires significant effort.
Double panel doors also come with upper and lower barrel bolts to secure panels at the top and bottom.
The first rule of operation for doors that must both lock and automatically open is.
Usually the backset measures 2 3 8 inches or 2 3 4 inches.
The distance between the edge of the door and the center of the lock hole.
Single panel locking doors bolt into the side wall jamb and double panel doors toghether in the middle.
Very very easy to install.
If the door is opened automatically it must lock electrically.
Before purchasing a lock measure your door s backset cross bore and thickness to ensure you find the right fit.
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