why are left doors locked in entrance ways
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One side has to latch at the top and the bottom so that the right door can be latched closed with the key lock if necessary. The second ( left ) door is only opened if large items have to be moved through the doorway.
It's interesting.I see it all the time at apartments
the entrance is double doors and the left one is locked only the right door is open
I was in a commercial building this morning, and the left door was locked. I had to open the right door for someone to enter the building. (It could've been that they were supposed to push instead of pull).
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That explains the obvious ...... how you secure and lock double doors.
It DOES NOT explain why they both can't be UNLOCKED during hours of business.
The irritating practice of leaving one door affixed is perplexing.
I find there is no rhyme or reason to which one is locked, as sometimes its the left, and sometimes its the right, and it bugs the crap outta me too!
I'm usually walking at a brisk pace, and have even bonked my head on these often locked doors! :frusty:
Fuckers!
I'm usually walking at a brisk pace, and have even bonked my head on these often locked doors! :frusty:
Fuckers!
It isn't perplexing at all. It is just LAZINESS.
Whoever unlocks the door is just too lazy to do the additional work of unlatching the top and bottom of the remaining door, they put the key in the right door and can't be bothered to do more work than that.
Truth is this:
I only notice it happens here in Canada. Never seen it in Europe or the USA.
Like a recurring motif from a comedic film.
It drives me totally crazy not to even mention what left handed people have to say about it!
It must be something about trying to keep heat within the building although that would be seasonal.
I don't get it. Never have. Never will.
I only notice it happens here in Canada. Never seen it in Europe or the USA.
Like a recurring motif from a comedic film.
It drives me totally crazy not to even mention what left handed people have to say about it!
It must be something about trying to keep heat within the building although that would be seasonal.
I don't get it. Never have. Never will.
In a school situation, it may be a violation of code. In most other circumstances as long as there is a main entrance/exit and a secondary (rear) exit it may meet code.
The Code defines / calculates door widths according to accessibility, occupant type, and number of occupants.
In school situations as mentioned above (and in others as applicable), if the second door is locked, it must open when the fire alarm is activated, or the panic hardware on the inside releases the latches when pushed during exit. If it doesn't open either of those ways, it isn't required as part of the exit width requirements.
Wrt the second door being locked, I suspect it is for loss of heating and cooling.
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consider the plight of the obese and those in wheel chairs and scooters as they have to squeeze through one opening
it might have something to do with the doors being automatic, but I cannot see what would be the problem with automatic doors
