Would this work to "lock" an office door (carpeted floor) from the inside? I want to use this to ensure privacy while pumping milk at work.
1014233
I agree, it is very sturdy and I work in a fire department and these guys use them since they are so durable and hold up to their abuse. It would make a great wedge.
1014234
I haven't tried it on carpeted floor, but I believe it would be effective in this case. However, an all-rubber traditional door stop might be more effective for this particular use case.
1999221
Would think it certainly would hold a commercial office door. The stopper has a spring on it which will help absorb the impact of a door swinging open and catch it. The magnet is strong but the heavier the door the more likely the door will be to bounce off the catch.
1369774
I would not recommend for the front door even if it works- this would leave your frnot door unlocked and any body could break into your house while you are somewhere else inside.
252531
It works great for detecting motion in a narrow beam out from the unit, so if you place it such that the perp has to cross the "beam" to get to your door, then it will work for you. I don't know how it holds up outdoors but I've been using in indoors for over a year to catch a sleepwalker and it works great.
653094
It certainly isn't designed to work for that. I have used Mommy's Helper Slide-Lok Bi-Fold Door Lock ( Mommy's Helper Slide-Lok Bi-Fold Door Lock ) and it works better than you would think it would from its picture.
2091526
I think it could if the door doesn't require much resistance to close. If the door does require a fair amount of resistance to close I think that using more than one latch would be better; this will likely be a short-term solution, however.
1117175
All I can say is the door should close tight, in order to be fire proof. If loose heat would buid inside enough to start burning inside. My door close very tight. You should be ok for theft, against minor theives. These will not keep out an expert safe person. Like mine for what it is, it will work fine for what I use it for. Also keep important papers, etc in bank safe deposit box.
1355471
Mounting in the floor would not be a good idea. When the code is entered into the keypad, internal latches are moved electronically and the door springs open (no handle). Being in a horiontal position, the weight of the door would overcome the ability of the small spring.
665381
Not really, it would still be easy to disengage the latch even if you removed the inside latch knob. Besides, you don't really want to lock someone in, just keep people out!
2090588
It works, yes. But I would not consider it "secure". If someone wants to get in, they will. Metal is not terribly thick, but works.
272309
Yes, I suppose it would "work". I would caution against this unless you want everyone in the office to throw something at you. It is quite loud (as loud as a normal doorbell) and there is no volume control. They make units that are wireless (sold on Amazon.com) that have volume controls but the receiver is battery powered as well as a remote. I can't recommend this for in a small populated area like an office cubical cluster.
1513757
This did not work for me. If you pulled hard on the door it would open; Our grandson, under two, figured it out. So I would guess there is a 50-50 chance this would work for you. My son has gone to another technique for bedroom and bathroom doors in his condo. They lock the doors from the inside while leaving the room! Their door locks allow this. They then keep a jeweler's screwdriver handy to unlock the doors when they need access. I have not found any other contraptions to child proof a door that don't require modifications.
690512
My opinion (based on substantial security planning experience) is that it would slow down someone trying to force the door but would not stop a forced entry. The part of the doorstop in contact with the floor is only rubber or plastic and would not last long against forced entry. And of course you would have to install it on the inside of the door -opposite from a normal installation
1727891
I would say yes. But remember since it just sticks on the glass, if someone really wanted to get in they probably could slam the door really hard and it would come off of the glass. I use it to keep my toddler inside of my house. Not really for security purposes.
1919656
Of course it will work - As long as you want to use it to "pull" the door closed. If you want to have it "pushed", that's a different product.
2125881
Yep I have it and its installed on an interior door (one of those hollow 6 panel ones) and it works great. However not sure if you read all the reviews but this door does make a loud unlocking sound that took my cats a while to to get use too - sounded like a taser. Once my cats got over the fear the door worked great and keeps our 12 lb dog from getting into the laundry room where we have the litter box and where we feed the cats.
1208834
The door is plastic, and so are the latches. They operate from the inside. Security is relative. This door will probably keep out raccoons and such, but you could kick through the door. If you are worried about human entry, don't put the cat entry within reach of the door knob. That way a person can't break the cat entry and reach in to unlock your door. I wouldn't worry about an animal defeating the latches and plastic cat door. By the way, I have a medium sized cat and a medium sized door, and there have no problems at all.