Building -- Estimates; Factories -- Design and construction; Hardware
Three-tumbler, front-door locks and latches are to be had at a low
cost, and are used in the cheaper class of dwellings. When the
residence has an inner, or vestibule, door, a similar lock is used
without the dead bolt; this lock is termed a _vestibule latch_. In all
cases the vestibule lock should “key-lock” with the front-door lock, so
that one key will operate both. The other exterior doors of a residence
should have either Yale locks master-keyed to the front door, for the
better class of work, or locks of the 5-inch, three-bolt variety, that
are furnished with an extra bolt in addition to the dead bolt, the
third bolt being operated by a thumb knob on the inside. When a cheaper
trim is wanted, a 4-inch, two-bolt lock, supplemented by a separate
mortise or rim bolt, may be used.
For the first- or parlor-floor folding doors, 4- or 4½-inch, two-bolt,
mortise locks are ordinarily employed. Where the doors are sliding,
a 5½-inch, sliding-door lock with dead bolt and pull, or handle,
is provided. The pull, or handle, is operated, or thrown out, when
needed by pushing a button, or stop, in the lock. This special type of
sliding-door lock is illustrated in Fig. 48.
For bedroom doors, a lock similar to that used on the minor exterior
doors is usually employed. The lock for these doors may be either a
5-inch, three-bolt lock, or a 4-inch, two-bolt lock supplemented with a
mortise bolt. For communicating doors, it is best to use a three-bolt,
knob lock, the latch bolt of which is operated by the knob from either
side. Arranged above or below this latch bolt are two dead bolts, each
being operated by its respective thumb piece on opposite sides of the
door. Locks of this character are made for both swinging and
sliding-doors.
=43. Locks for Twin-Closet and Other Interior Doors.=—Twin, or double,
doors are sometimes used between rooms in residences to deaden sound
or to increase privacy. Such doors should be fitted with the same type
of lock as other communicating doors, except that the lock should
be provided with two bolts, the same as the lock used for bathroom
doors. These locks are arranged with special trim on the abutting
face of each door, this trim having only a slight projection, and
knobs or lever handles projecting as little as possible, in order to
avoid interference on account of the limited space between the doors.
Bathroom doors are best fitted with a thumb bolt, either combined with
a lock or separate.
In fitting closet doors, it is best to use a two-bolt lock about 4
inches in size, with trim on both sides, so that the door may be
operated from inside in case it is accidentally closed on a person in
the closet. The possibility of this happening is slight, and usually a
saving is effected by using a knob latch without a dead bolt and a pair
of knobs with roses.
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