June 6 2007 at 12 25 pm.
How to discreetly keep a door from locking.
Tie the other end of the rope to another doorknob in the room.
Simplest thing is to jam something into the hole where the latch goes like a styrofoam peanut wad of paper etc.
Try that to see if you deactivate the locking of the door when you close it from the outside.
This is a really awesome.
But there are other methods that can be used to secure a door without a lock such as door wedges and alarms.
Tying this rope from one doorknob to the other gives the door an anchor.
You can also anchor the door to another stable structure like a beam.
It works on nearly all deadbolts and on installations with the door knob and deadbolt up.
Place a door wedge with an alarm under the door to block it.
Take a good look at how the knobs fit together when removing them since you ll need to put everything back together later.
First and foremost always remember to lock this entry door.
You can also remove the metal guard from the door frame with a screwdriver.
The doorknob will be held to the door by two screws.
You do that usually by turning the key all the way around to the right or all the way around to the left then coming back to center.
Remove these screws and the doorknob should pull apart into three pieces.
The interior knob the exterior knob and the latch mechanism that sits inside the door.
I ll teach you how to local a door that dosent have a lock without using anything.
This may prevent the door from latching securely but it should certainly keep the lock from engaging.
Stick a thumb tack or push pin into the door jam high enough that he can t reach it.
The directions are printed on the super grip lock strap so you ll know you re putting it on correctly.
By only using your hands you can lock a door.
To further secure this door we recommend reinforcing the door s strike plate and hanging a solid core door with a deadbolt.
This will only work if the door you are trying to keep shut opens away from you.
Even a shoe or a slipper can work if the gap is large enough.
1 you can disassemble the handle and remove the inside of the lock mechanism or 2 get a lock that uses a.
This will prevent the door from shutting fully and thus locking but you can remove it easily if you need to shut the door.
A fancy deadbolt or sensor won t help much if your door isn t locked to begin with.
You can do two things provided you do not want to lock your door yourself.
Block the door from the inside by stuffing a sock or a similar piece of fabric under the door.
