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I need a lock like this to prevent my hyper active toddler from leaving the house through the front door. It'll be strange to replace my front door with a guil
by kriskrunch 6mo ago
I need a lock like this to prevent my hyper active toddler from leaving the house through the front door.
It'll be strange to replace my front door with a guillotine slider, but I'm willing to try about anything since I found him half a block away playing in a puddle last week.
I literally just tried to send one text message. Poof he was gone.
- what 6mo agoYou could just install one of those chain things so the door won’t open more than inch. The toddler isn’t tall enough to reach it. There’s non chain ones too, you see them in hotels, a little metal thing you flap open.
- Terr_ 6mo agoThat would certainly be an easy off-the-shelf solution... Although if the door opens a crack, that also means a reckless toddler (is there any other kind?) could slam it on their own fingers. There are some which are just hinged metal that can lock at a right-angle, one of those would give tighter no-finger-gap tolerances, while also being structurally weaker in case of emergency.
- ramses0 6mo agohttps://www.homedepot.com/pep/Prime-Line-1-3-8-in-Door-Lock-Steel-Antique-Brass-Finish-Flip-Action-Door-Lock-U-9873/203033006 https://www.homedepot.com/pep/Prime-Line-1-3-8-in-Door-Lock-...
- Terr_ 6mo agoYep, those thingies. They're also easier to remove afterwards without too much door-scarring, since the contact-portion is on the inside frame.
- kriskrunch 6mo agoThanks. The front door is a wood grain textured fiberglass double door, so I want to avoid drilling into the door face. It's an interesting challenge. Trying two of these between the levers for now: https://www.amazon.com/U-Shaped-Proofing-Cabinets-Adjustable-Childproof/dp/B08PCZDV3G https://www.amazon.com/U-Shaped-Proofing-Cabinets-Adjustable... Plus, I found this, hoping it will work for me without too much damage to the door: https://www.snappower.com/pages/huglock https://www.snappower.com/pages/huglock
- tomwphillips 6mo agoI have this problem, but I just lock the front door.
- kriskrunch 6mo agoYou're fortunate! Deadbolts are no match for our 22 month old... He already figured out how to disarm three types of safety latches, and he's halfway to opening the safety gates. I don't want to show him too much television, but it's the only thing that keeps him in one place
- aaztehcy 6mo ago[flagged]
- fendrak 6mo agoCheck out a lock like this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07DR9CMGZ https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07DR9CMGZ Mount it near the top of the door, out of reach of the small escape artist. I had exactly the same problem and this solved it.
- kriskrunch 6mo agoThanks for the tip. I just ordered some. I'm worried this style won't work for my front door, unless I can mount it above the door. I have a fiberglass double door... Using two of these between the levers for now: https://www.amazon.com/U-Shaped-Proofing-Cabinets-Adjustable-Childproof/dp/B08PCZDV3G https://www.amazon.com/U-Shaped-Proofing-Cabinets-Adjustable... Other options involve drilling into the door face which I'm not keen on... Also, I ordered some of these too https://www.snappower.com/pages/huglock https://www.snappower.com/pages/huglock
- devilbunny 6mo agoI gave my parents a godawful scare as a five year old when I escaped from my grandmother’s house and went to my aunt’s house five blocks away. I would not want to parent myself. Good kid, generally, so you let your guard down, but when I did go wild it was stuff like that. Edit: 1970s, no cell phones. Still have a great sense of direction.