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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.
Bobbo-
It opens inward, so a panic bar wouldn't be much use I think! We're also looking at escape ladders for the other end of the flat - just trying to find somewhere strong enough to mount some Petzl Coeur bolts or similar.
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This is for the front gate of the house. One of those 2 1/2 foot high things.
A lot of the stuff on Ironmongery Direct looks exactly like the stuff from B&Q that starts to rust - powder coating not withstanding. That was the gist of my original complaint; it's all the same cheaply made chinese stuff no matter where you go. Was hoping to find something more durable.
Spxtz
Aroogah
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...