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If any of the exterior access points can be opened , you should have something that will support 200 lbs . Because people open the door and lean on what's there to look out .
Best thing to do is disable them somehow . Cut a 1 X 2 and put it in the bottom track on your sliders .
For man doors with knobs , you can get a deterent for kids and older folks . They slip over the knob , and spin so the knob can't be turned .
This is actually code here. Door can't be operable.

A couple of 2x4s across the man doors to keep it from swinging in and/or screw it shut works. I get that if no interior work is being done then the 2x4s create extra unneeded work so that isn't a great option and in that case I remove the knob leaving the striker intact and cover the hole with some blue tape,I do this regardless.

When the project's over and it's time to open the door to re-install the hardware I always have one of these guys handy:
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