The process of locking is meant to restrict access.
How do you lock a door that has no lock.
If the door has trim on it you may have to remove the trim in order to gain access to the locking mechanism with a plastic card.
Lock a door without a lock.
Shut the door and try to lock it.
Find the push lock or twist lock button on the inner doorknob.
If you are able to restrict access without a lock then you have successfully locked a door without a lock.
This should lock the door.
Locking a door without a lock is an oxymoron.
If your knob has a push lock.
If it won t lock open the door.
But i want to crush this illusion of difficulty by showing you some very simple ways to lock a door without a lock.
After a bit of research i found a device in which you can use the door latches hole.
Notice where the hinges are.
Perhaps not as exciting but nevertheless difficult.
That should have been addressed weeks ago.
It doesn t matter if the door swings toward or away from you.
A pocketknife will also work for prying open a door but there is an increased risk of damaging the paint around the door or cutting yourself so the plastic card is a safer method.
Tap the end of a chisel under the door stop on the striker side of the jamb.
You should see a small cylindrical button protruding from the center of the knob.
You don t need a key to lock most doors from the inside.
Tonight is the wrong time to worry about locking the door if you are leaving tomorrow.
A lock does not always have to be present for something to be locked and secured.
If you need to lock a door without a lock you can always resort to removing the handle set and door knob.
Lock the door from the inside.
These locking methods work for doors that open inward outward and for sliding doors as well.
Finding the lock handedness is a bit different than how you determine door handing for purchasing doors.
Locking a door without a lock may seem like a real life version of mission impossible.
Not being able to wait for shipping i improvised using a bit of kitchen hardware.