My house has sliding glass doors and bars swinging OUT and locking from the outside. Give me a guess why! The sellers wife died in a car accident. No Kids. Varied crime area. These are the only place with bars. Seller offers no exlination but nice price.
2006-12-02 15:07:47 · 11 answers · asked by Robert L 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
Simple! Its so the burglars can let themselves in.
2006-12-02 15:12:05 · answer #1 · answered by Agony Aunt 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Is there a chance that there was another room on the other side of the doors?. It still doesn't make sense. For whatever reason, the price was right. Have someone remove those fire hazards soon.
2006-12-02 16:03:29 · answer #2 · answered by selectiveimage 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean bars that swing out in front of the sliding glass doors? The bars swing out because they couldn't swing "in" to the sliding glass doors? Just a guess.........
2006-12-02 15:14:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anna M 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The doors and it's bars were installed backwards. If they where flipped around and reinstalled they would lock on the inside. Someone didn't know how to properly install them.
2006-12-02 15:58:03 · answer #4 · answered by moni 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My guess is that some one wanted bars for over the patio doors but didn't want them to swing in.
If the doors would swing in they take up space that they didn't want to waste.
2006-12-02 15:45:19 · answer #5 · answered by Floyd B 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
just a shot in the dark....but did the previous owner have guard dogs? if it was a high crime area, and in hot climate it may have been to allow the animals(dog/dogs) fresh air to keep a place from overheating. as well as the barking may have been a good deterant from any would be burglers.
2006-12-02 15:16:02 · answer #6 · answered by CRSTLDRGN 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Maybe they used to lock their housekeeper in while they were away at work. I would think locking from the outside is against the fire exit codes.
2006-12-02 15:11:54 · answer #7 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it is quite possible that the previous owners traveled alot and they just felt safer if they could lock the gate as they left.
2006-12-02 15:23:04 · answer #8 · answered by q-fire 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Improperly installed.
2006-12-02 15:10:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The contractor was stoned?
2006-12-02 15:13:17 · answer #10 · answered by heart o' gold 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋