Place template on top of right hand door the one with the handle with the left edge of the template against the bead of the door as shown below.
Put a lock on the basement door.
Otherwise you have the right to lock the door and keep the room private.
For these homes basement door replacement can often be more challenging than newer homes with an areaway surface that is flat or at grade level.
Install a bilco keyed entry lock and save the trip into the basement to lock or unlock the door.
You may have to provide the owner with a key if that is part of your rental agreement with him to be used in case of emergency.
Type br door from bilco is designed for type br door from bilco is designed for installation on sloped sidewalls of brick stone block or poured concrete which are generally found on older homes throughout the country.
Hole template for basement door keyed lock kit.
Steel security basement doors or gates with long screws work pretty well.
Carefully cut out the template on the left along the dotted line as indicated.
On the other hand leaving the bulkhead door unlocked is an open invitation to thieves.
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The basement door keyed lock kit is available for all steel basement door models and is not available for ultra series basement doors at this time.
Years ago the daily mail featured the story of a dad who was so exasperated that his son kept getting out of bed and going into mum and dad s room he put a lock on the child s bedroom door from the outside and left it locked for the night.
You need to install a top quality deadbolt to your fiberglass basement door with a reinforced strike plate.
Thank you for your accept.
You your condo attorney should check governing documents to see if the basement s are part of unit space limited common space or common space.
If you want personalized legal advice that you can rely on you will have to hire an attorney not simply ask a question on avvo.
Prior to the installation of the dead bolt lock on the door which should be accomplished as soon as possible perhaps you could find another way to give you time to pull the emergency cord such as putting a metal waste basket by the door not blocking emergency entry but that would be knocked over making noise upon entry.
If all 20 owners have access to the same 1 basement no owner has no right to put a lock on that basement door.
If so i think they can put a lock on their basement door if it s not a fire code issue.
While a padlock on the inside or outside of the door may suffice for an outbuilding in an emergency you can t risk being trapped in a locked basement.