Learning how to lock a door without a lock comes in handy because it gives you a more versatile skill set.
How to lock a bedroom door from the outside.
It can sometimes be beneficial to have a select room in the house as a safe place in case of an emergency.
If you own the house or the landlord allows you just change the old door handle.
If there s no room between the lock and the frame you can force it between the door and the frame above the lock then swipe quickly downward while angling the card toward the frame.
The problem with many of these locks however is that you need to be inside the room and lock the door.
Force it between the lock and the frame flush against the frame.
The primary purpose of any door lock is to keep things secure.
Lock a deadbolt from the outside.
First look at the possible solutions.
But security experts have created a great deal of alternative locks and barricades that can be just as effective at keeping the bad guys outside as a standard lock.
If you have a key for the deadbolt use it.
The little hole on the outside is to allow you to release the lock in case you accidentally lock it when closing the door from the outside.
If you accidentally locked your bedroom door lock bathroom door lock or any other door in your house though a butter knife is certainly one of the best methods to open it without a locksmith.
And a deadbolt would require boring another hole in the door and is not needed.
A bedroom door lock can also provide a safe place in the house.
Slide the key into the deadbolt keyhole and turn it clockwise as far as it will go.
This key should be different from the key that fits the doorknob.
Close the door and stand outside.
Later i will explain why you should not lock the bedroom door from the outside.
Installing a door lock on a door is one of the best ways to secure a door but there are other alternative solutions.
What you likely have at present is a bed bath privacy lock set meant to lock from the inside while the room is occupied.
Bend it back forcing the lock back into the door opening it.
Get a new door handle that comes with a keyhole in it from your local hardware store or from the amazon.
If you turn the key far enough the door should lock.