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Put a lock on the basement door.
Otherwise you have the right to lock the door and keep the room private.
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Installing a lock on a basement bulkhead door is an important step in home security.
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.
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.
Steel security basement doors or gates with long screws work pretty well.
If all 20 owners have access to the same 1 basement no owner has no right to put a lock on that basement 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.
Besides you can try installing a fiberglass basement door with wood grain finish.
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.
On the other hand leaving the bulkhead door unlocked is an open invitation to thieves.
If so i think they can put a lock on their basement door if it s not a fire code issue.
Hole template for basement door keyed lock kit.
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.
You need to install a top quality deadbolt to your fiberglass basement door with a reinforced strike plate.
Carefully cut out the template on the left along the dotted line as indicated.
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.
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.
More recently american actress kristen bell admitted to locking 3 year old daughter delta in her bedroom while she went to sleep so she couldn t.