ᐅ Bathroom accessible from two sides – What type of locking system?

Created on: 26 Jun 2021 17:14
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JerryP84
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JerryP84
26 Jun 2021 17:14
Hello everyone. So far, I’ve been an active reader and today I’m posting my first message:
In our floor plans, we have planned a bathroom on the ground floor that can be accessed both from the inside and from the terrace.
The reason is that we want to build a pool in the garden and need an option to use the restroom or the shower without dripping water through the house.
What we are wondering is whether it’s possible to have both locks engage simultaneously when closing one door. Even better would be if the lock could be set so that the door naturally remains locked from the outside when I enter the bathroom from inside and also when I leave it, so that at night there isn’t an easy access point for unwanted guests.
I hope it’s clear what I mean. It’s a bit complicated to explain.
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Acof1978
26 Jun 2021 17:22
JerryP84 schrieb:

Hello everyone. So far, I’ve just been an active reader, and today I’m posting for the first time:
In our floor plans, we have designed a bathroom on the ground floor that can be accessed both from inside the house and from the terrace.
The reason is that we want to build a pool in the garden and need a way to reach the toilet or shower without dripping water all through the house.
What we’re wondering is whether it’s possible to have both locks engage simultaneously when locking one door. Even better would be if the lock could be set so the door naturally stays locked from the outside when I enter and leave the bathroom from inside, so there’s no easy access route for unwanted visitors at night.
I hope you understand what I mean. It’s a bit complicated to describe.

Are you building to KfW 55 standard or better? The door will need to have a suitable U-value accordingly.
MaxiFrett26 Jun 2021 17:23
I would just take a towel outside with me.

Seriously: I find having two doors in the bathroom uncomfortable and impractical.
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Acof1978
26 Jun 2021 17:25
Or simply use tiles everywhere and get a vacuum/mopping robot. Then everything stays clean :-)
11ant26 Jun 2021 17:29
JerryP84 schrieb:

In our floor plans, we have designed a bathroom on the ground floor that can be accessed both from inside and from the terrace.
[...] I hope it’s clear what I mean. It’s complicated to explain.

Oh, always these people with invisible floor plans (who verbally admit that they know it’s hard to understand—but don’t realize that a picture is worth a thousand words).
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
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JerryP84
26 Jun 2021 17:47
😀... completely forgot to attach the picture...
But it’s really just a brainstorming draft...

Floor plan of a house: double garage on the left, living and dining area, kitchen, staircase; outdoor pool at the top