Locking bedroom doors - one side only

J_B

Me again, sorry

In our development project, we are making one '4 bedroom' apartment (and two 2 bed ones), to do holiday lets from.

In the 4bed, we would like the ability to lock some of the bedrooms so that we can offer it to smaller families (without the risk of them using all the rooms) by locking some of the rooms.

These would all be ground floor bedrooms, but still the 'inspector' (can't remember if it was building or fire) doesn't like the idea of a simple key lock 'in case we lock someone in the room'

Can anyone recommend an 'attractive' door lock that can be key-locked from outside but that has a 'thumb-turn' lock on the inside.

I suppose we could just use standard bathroom type thumb locks and get the 'special tool' to lock them but we wonder if that is too easily unlocked again.

Suggestions?

getmore4less

the standard solution is key operated door latch that can't be dead locked from the outside.

the knob style looks ok something like(not sure if it deadlocks)

top of the google search
http://www.handlestore.com/z200-key-locking-entrance-door-knob?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI6O2-vtm51wIV6inTCh2CPQxcEAQYAiABEgLyH_D_BwE#83=100

chappers

J_B wrote: »

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These would all be ground floor bedrooms, but still the 'inspector' (can't remember if it was building or fire) doesn't like the idea of a simple key lock 'in case we lock someone in the room'

This is complete madness tell them to get lost, there is no provision in the regs for this sort of stupidity.
I am trying to think of a scenario whereby you accidently lock someone in a room and both parties are unaware for long enough that that person gets left in there and burns to death. I assume these rooms will have windows.

getmore4less

hotel door knob seems to find the right sort.

here is one that is a lever rather than knob

https://www.ironmongerydirect.co.uk/product/touchpoint-hotel-door-lever-set-entrance-satin-chrome-983814?vat=1&shopping=true&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI86mBu9651wIVFxIbCh30TARSEAQYAiABEgJqKPD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

glasgowdan

Good old yale lock https://www.google.co.uk/shopping/product/5222400232970544600?lsf=seller:87981,store:10845208941815053712&prds=oid:2767261684885346201&q=yale+loch&hl=en&ei=HrAIWrKMGoO3acSjkOgL&lsft=gclid:Cj0KCQiA_5_QBRC9ARIsADVww14F0tQGw7QIML9EMhqiZGBMbkwU9sPfNBFsoBwY0T8x3JMped6Dc0UaAlTeEALw_wcB

getmore4less

Thinking about it

if you don't want to be leaving the keys the hotel style locks probably won't work unless they have an option not to lock on closing.

J_B

chappers wrote: »

I assume these rooms will have windows.

Yup, ground floor rooms with windows!

Rodders53

https://www.screwfix.com/c/security-ironmongery/thumbturn-euro-cylinders/cat810310

Then choose suitable handles to match other rooms?

Pennywise

Surely you just use Yale locks? That's what most small B&Bs seem to use, so they're easy to escape from, yet are properly lockable from outside.

chappers

Pennywise wrote: »

Surely you just use Yale locks? That's what most small B&Bs seem to use, so they're easy to escape from, yet are properly lockable from outside.

Look a bit crap on a FHL if they really are insisting then a lockable knob is probably the best answer.

J_B

Pennywise wrote: »

Surely you just use Yale locks? That's what most small B&Bs seem to use, so they're easy to escape from, yet are properly lockable from outside.

chappers wrote: »

Look a bit crap on a FHL

My thoughts too

chappers wrote: »

if they really are insisting then a lockable knob is probably the best answer.

Think we have decided on this
https://www.ironmongerydirect.co.uk/product/a-spec-bs8621-euro-deadlock-and-thumbturn-78mm-case-57mm-backset-satin-stainless-969584
A separate entity, but should fit the bill.