If your door has no lock at all and you want to lock it you need to make some change.
How to lock a bedroom door from the outside without a lock.
The problem with many of these locks however is that you need to be inside the room and lock the door.
A bedroom door lock can also provide a safe place in the house.
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.
Later i will explain why you should not lock the bedroom door from the outside.
If you get it wrong you have an expensive problem to replace the door so understant and tests.
After a bit of research i found a device in which you can use the door latches hole.
Barring the idea that you are locking someone in which may be illegal it may be necessary in group living situations where roommates would want to be able to lock their bedrooms but usually from the inside as well.
Lock a door without a lock.
If you have a key for the deadbolt use it.
The only non permanent way.
Not being able to wait for shipping i improvised using a bit of kitchen hardware.
Fortunately normal household bedroom locks are not difficult to penetrate and you should be able to get back into your locked room with a bit of patience and the use of some basic household items.
For example if someone broke into the house a bedroom door lock would provide the safety needed to lock yourself away from any potential danger.
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.
Close the door and stand outside.
First look at the possible solutions.
I needed to lock a toilet door from the inside the other day and there was no lock.
An ideal anchor point is a solid material that is securely anchored down to the ground.
If you do not want to unlock it use glue.
Slide the key into the deadbolt keyhole and turn it clockwise as far as it will go.
If you turn the key far enough the door should lock.
To lock a door without a lock you will have to tie one part of the connecting material to the handle of the door and then tie another part around a solid anchor point.
It can sometimes be beneficial to have a select room in the house as a safe place in case of an emergency.
This key should be different from the key that fits the doorknob.
First does the door op.
If you own the house or the landlord allows you just change the old door handle.
Lock a deadbolt from the outside.
Just ask anyone who has ever found himself accidentally locked out of a pantry or bedroom with no practical way to open the lock from the outside.