If the hinges are on the inside of the door, the slant of the latch will be pointing outward, and you may be able to bypass the lock using a credit card. Be sure to check out my guide onbypassing doors with credit cards and gift cards. However, if the hinges are on the outside ...
Remove the door handle or knob from the door completely. If you want to get the inner parts of your door handle or knob washed, you might as well unscrew the fittings and clean them on a table. Use cotton buds. Some gunk that sticks onto tight spaces needs to be wet to become loose...
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Drill a hole in the face of the door using the 2 1/8 inch hole saw, starting from your mark on the inside. Drill until the pilot bit of the hole saw comes through the outside of the door. Stop drilling and open the door partway. Wedge the doorstop under the door to keep it stab...
If you have a Kwikset door handle loose, locate the arrow on the side of the door knob and move it upwards to release the faceplate or the rose. For other setups, there may be a hole or a button that you have to press with a screwdriver or an awl. ...
To open a door without a door knob may seem impossible, but it can be done. There are a few different ways to get the door open using simple tools found in most tool boxes. Door latches have a spring-loaded mechanism that the door knob turns to release i
I have mortise door knobs in my house (constructed in phases from 1797 to mid 1800s). The glass/porcelain part of the knob that you grasp with your hand has a metal sleeve that fits into it, and this sleeve has a square hole in its axis that fits over the spindle. The sleeves tend...
Most interior door locksets, like those on bathroom and bedroom doors, lock for privacy, but aren’t really made to be totally impassable. The non-locking side of the door should have a small hole on the face of the knob. Hidden inside the hole is a small button that must be pushed ...
The knob on the non-locking side of the door should have a small hole in the middle of it. Inside this, there’s a small reset button you’ll need to push. This will unlock the door, but you’ll need something small enough to fit in the hole and stiff enough not to bend whe...
All knob locks have what’s known as a slot with a latch; this is what holds the knob in place. You can find the slot on the shank of the inside knob (the one you use to lock the door). This is usually a small, rectangular hole. If you don’t see the hole, try turning the...