Fire Exits

[CitySpider]

I know where your coming from but what I'm trying to say is that, if the locks were above your picking ability. Then surley you would look for a simpler way to gain entry into the building.

Harry

So what you're saying is, if the locks were above your picking ability, you wouldn't try to pick them?

That seems kind of obvious to me.

[Timmy321]

I think he means if you can't pick them...like combo locks that you can't shim...how are you going to get by it without damaging it...?

[jason]

If I was in a burning building I'd make my own Jason shaped fire exit

It is possible to open fire escape hardware using a slim jim or something similar IF the door is badly fitted or the rebate on a pair of doors is bad enough to let a slim jim in (try saying that 3 times fast!).

Even if the bars run top to bottom the panic/crash bar still has to be horizontal for the firebrigade to be happy.

Bypass keys for the firebrigade are available (I had one till it got nicked!)

I have been advised that I can get another one but it'll cost me about £30. I have got one on "order" it is a hinged piece of metal with a number of wards once the key passes the wards it drops down and you then turn it - you hear a loud buzz as the electric strikes all disengage at the same time. Get caught with one without a good reason and you could have a lot of explaining to do.