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Also for @Aroogah upthread
Ironmongery direct is a good place to start for such things. Have you considered getting a panic bar fitted? There are ones available for twin leaf door sets.
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We've got a storm door (outer door onto the stairwell of our tenement) that we currently double lock at night with a deadbolt. That door is our main egress if there was a fire, and we're aware that it's not a good plan to have a need to fumble for a key in an emergency. Our previous place had a large bolt which did the job - all I can find online are relatively puny tower bolts or very agricultural looking bolts for farm gates etc.
Does anyone know where I might find a very large bolt akin to the one in the photo below? Pen for scale.
You can Google 'Pollokshields fire 2019' and 'Pollokshields fire 2020' to see why we're keen to get this sorted...
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