3 Pack - GlideLok Childproof Top of Door Lock

“Oh he’ll never be able to get in there with the door latched!!” (Kid gets a long toy, flips open the hook latch, and gets in) “Well these door handle covers will keep him out” (Kid pulls cover off, gets in the room) “Let’s try these GlideLok things!! Its too high up for you to reach to even mess with!” (Kid glares at GlideLok, his nemesis and gatekeeper, protector of breakables, jailer of fun and recklessness) I give GlideLok 5 stars, my son gives GlideLok no stars 😂 These METAL GlideLok latches are really great. My husband installed them (3 latches) in under 10 minutes total. Our house was built in 1780 and has historic doors that have been painted over a few times. The gaps between the top door edge and the door frame vary from squeaking on one door to a fat gap on another. We hand sanded the top of one door just a tiny bit and GlideLok fit perfectly! GlideLok’s instructions are VERY helpful and intuitive. They are in American English, not a weird translation. The whole set is made of metal, which is important when making something that’s supposed to keep a door shut. There have been times when one of us has just gone to open the door and go through forgetting the GlideLok, and it held up to it fine. If it were made of plastic it would have definitely broken!! This lock requires a screw to be screwed into the top of the doorframe. There is a plastic sleeve that fits over this screw. I like this feature, it makes the lock slide smoothly as well as look neat. I’ve had these locks in place for a couple months now and we use them constantly. My son likes to run out of the house into the yard, but doesn’t always wait for someone to come with him. (He also always doesn’t wait for shoes. Or clothes). We have GlideLoks on the doors going from the main living area into the kitchen, hall and the rest of the house, so we are constantly locking and unlocking them. They keep my son safe and where he should be! There is no damage to the doors. We followed the directions that says to use a white crayon (or candle) to lubricate the tops of the doors if they were snug, but we just did all the doors. They never squeak. All in all these genuine GlideLok latches are exactly what I needed. Don’t buy the crappy plastic knockoff ones!! These locks have been banged around quite a bit by my family and they still work perfectly and look great, too. Highly recommended products for parents!!

This is super easy to install. I did it without my husbands help ladies. The instructions are easy to follow but the video here on Amazon makes it so easy to know what your doing. It took me less than 5 minutes to install all three. They work like a charm. The only tip I would add to the instructions is to install this towards the end of the door where it opens (see photo). It gives it a little more stability to keep larger kids from pushing till it breaks. I got these to keep my 6yo out of certain rooms in the house. This works perfectly and I am going to have to buy another one.

After an extensive search for solutions to prevent children from opening doors from EITHER SIDE, this is the best solution we've found. It's incredibly easy to install and works well. My only complaint is that, without modification, these will scratch up your doors where they slide back and forth eventually ruining the finish. All that is needed to prevent such damage is a thin layer of felt and I'm amazed this isn't included for the price. We solved this problem by adding felt furniture pads to the inner sides where it slides across the door. Of course, they can't be very thick or it wont allow the door to shut completely so adhesive-backed felt may work best rather than thicker furniture sliders. I've also seen similar products which include a wand to make it easier to operate for shorter adults, but those products appeared to be made of plastic and did not appear as durable. The GlideLock device has tabs with holes that might be intended for such a purpose, but I don't recall seeing that mentioned anywhere in the instructions.

To combat my special needs sons dangerous habit of wandering, I had searched all sorts of methods and this is the one that was immediatly the most secure and cost efficient. 1. It's lockable/unlockable from both sides of the door so no worries of accidental lockouts/ins & makes it perfect for use on interior and exterior doors alike. 2. It's simple which means user friendly & cheap. 3. It installs at the top of the door so I won't have to worry about him reaching to manipulate it for some time. 4. With a spring I can rig it to auto latch once the doors closed thus preventing him from using a stick to slide it open. (will also work to remind my mother to use it as she would 't be able to close the door without latching it) I looked into dual sided mechanical keypads with levers but the decent ones start at $250. Add the fact that he could eventualy glimpse us entering the code and do it himself, this makes for an expensive who knows how temporary solution. I tried a door alarm that would sound when the door opened but my elderly mother kept turning it off. I tried a special latch for inside the front door but that only works if I'm home to insure it's used. I tried GPS locating devices with geofence abilities but they seemed notorious for false locations and only worked if the child was in clear sight of satelites, = no woods or buildings. I can rest a little bit easier with these installed. Of course if your situation is like mine this alone is far from a complete solution though it is proving to be part of one.

Don’t notice it, at the very too if door, and so very easy to lock and unlock from inside or outside. Critical safety solution. Grandmother uses it and loves it too. For the first time, my almost 3,5 year old son unlocked front door opener it and went outside alone. He was having a tantrum after long car ride. While I was rushed to use bathroom as tantrum went on, quickly as I could, he unlocked and walked out of our front door (luckily he was just sitting quietly on our porch!) still a horrifying situation. This product seriously works. At least one less thing for me to worry about. I like that it’s actually A metal piece screwed into the door. Not flimsy at all. Not wedged in or stuck on with “strong” tape. I Will order more for interior doors also because with my threenager’s tantrums, you just never know when you will need to secure a door. Genius invention! Now I want one for sliding doors…Please!!

I originally purchased these GlideLoks in July 2014 and they still work flawlessly today! I use the plastic door knob child proofers for other doors in our house, but our front door has a lever handle. After my escape artist of a toddler son figured out how to unlock every single door in our house, I had to find a solution. Looked at many options and read reviews and decided this was the best fit for us. I wanted something that was out of his reach, and that would last for years to come, but wouldn't prevent someone from coming IN the door from outside...and this fits the bill! These are designed to fit thin and thick doors. There's a piece that's attached when it comes in that makes it work for thinner doors, but if you unscrew that piece and take it off, it's great for thicker doors, too. I use this on our front door, and I used another in the pack at my MIL's house for when he's there visiting, and looked them up again today to order another pack as we just replaced a sliding glass door with French doors. Only con, to no fault of the product, is that if you're short in height, like myself, you have to get on your tip toes to slide the lock over when a step down at the front door LOL I have weatherstripping on the outside perimeter of my door and it does not cause any issue. Only suggestion is to put the GlideLok on top of your door and slide it around to find the smoothest transition BEFORE installing. They do tend to make a slight mark at the top of the door over time, but nothing really noticeable (as shown in photo). Highly recommend, especially if you have curious little ones!

I have a love-frustrated relationship with these. I had such high hopes when i purchased them. I have a 3 year old who won't stay in bed, so we lock the door with this when he's gotten out of bed several times. However, He can get out even with this lock. I had to modify it by adding a rubberband between the two pieces. Otherwise, he can shake the door for a few minutes, and it will unlatch. Also, you can only put the lock on in one direction. So, on exterior doors, it's easier to use from the outside. It is however, the best 'child lock' i've found for outside doors (except for maybe the deadlock put high on the door, but i don't want to drill another hole in the door), to prevent children from leaving the house without locking my husband out. But the rubberband won't work on these. Luckily, my child hasn't decided to try to get through the latches on the exterior doors. Also, when the door is unlocked, the piece on the door can fly off, as the door is swung open and closed. After it falls off, my 3 year old hides it. Sometimes my 3 year old is slamming the door closed and the sliding piece on the door gets stuck either behind the piece screwed into the door frame or else the edge of the door where the molding is. I now have a gouge in my molding, and the metal is bending. I've had it about 2 months now, and it's been bent back and forth several times, but still intact. I'm pretty convinced that if i had purchased the plastic version of this, it would be broken. There's a chance that you may not have these problems; i think my doors might be slightly thinner than standard bedroom doors; my house was built in the 1950s.

I have been searching high and low for a product to keep my toddler safe who is into everything and has zero fear. I research the crap out of everything before deciding to purchase something so I'm hoping to pass along my wisdom/results/insight and save you some time. This safety lock was easy to install. I did it myself with my drill and drill bit. It tells you what size to use. This thing is heavy duty and I LOVE that it has the option to fit my door to the garage so hubby can let himself in from outside the door by sliding it one way to unlock or the other way to lock. The plastic version of this product does not fit my thicker door to the garage. I also have an incredibly strong toddler who doesn't give up easily. This keeps him safe! Only slight downside to this product is it can be a little noisy if you are trying to use it in a quieter room. But I prefer this over the plastic option. Here's a BIG TIP for this product...tap in a very small nail at the very end of the top of the door. Just have it stick up high enough to prevent the other half of the metal piece that sits on top of the door from flying off if it's opened quickly. Hope this helps someone out!! If so let me know!

Easy to install with just one screw. We purchased this for our teenage boy’s room so that he can lock it when he wants, and we can also open the door when we wants without having to use a key. Highly recommend.