Locking a door without a lock is an oxymoron.
How do you lock a door that has no lock.
To see whether you need a right handed lock or a left handed lock stand on the outside of the door.
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.
Locking a door without a lock may seem like a real life version of mission impossible.
This should lock the door.
Lock the door from the inside.
Find the push lock or twist lock button on the inner doorknob.
I needed to lock a toilet door from the inside the other day and there was no lock.
It doesn t matter if the door swings toward or away from you.
Lock a door without a lock.
That should have been addressed weeks ago.
You should see a small cylindrical button protruding from the center of the knob.
Tonight is the wrong time to worry about locking the door if you are leaving tomorrow.
Tap the end of a chisel under the door stop on the striker side of the jamb.
You don t need a key to lock most doors from the inside.
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.
If you are able to restrict access without a lock then you have successfully locked a door without a lock.
Not being able to wait for shipping i improvised using a bit of kitchen hardware.
If the door is locked then you have a lock not necessarily a common keyed lock but a lock just the same such as a bar lock.
A lock does not always have to be present for something to be locked and secured.
The process of locking is meant to restrict access.
If you need to lock a door without a lock you can always resort to removing the handle set and door knob.
Notice where the hinges are.
But i want to crush this illusion of difficulty by showing you some very simple ways to lock a door without a lock.
Finding the lock handedness is a bit different than how you determine door handing for purchasing doors.
After a bit of research i found a device in which you can use the door latches hole.
If your knob has a push lock.
Shut the door and try to lock it.