How To Lock A Door From The Outside Without A Key

Lock a deadbolt from the outside.

How to lock a door from the outside without a key.

Simple enough but clever. Use as much force as you can without losing your balance once the door opens. Push or pull the door as you turn the key. Examine the handle and trim on the interior side of the door.

There may be a small pinhole holding the handle in place. If you turn the key far enough the door should lock. By only using your hands you can lock a door. Insert the pin straight through the lock cylinder to reach the lock s release mechanism.

With many older doors you need to pressure the door as you fiddle with the key as the warped door is bending the lock at an awkward angle. But there are other methods that can be used to secure a door without a lock such as door wedges and alarms. If you have a key for the deadbolt use it. Slide the plastic card against the angled portion of the metal locking mechanism and push it back out of the doorjamb by applying leverage from the portion of the plastic card that you are holding.

This key should be different from the key that fits the doorknob. This is a really awesome. Just affix the tape to your deadbolt lever on the inside of the door fold it around the door close the door pull the tape and voilà you ve locked the deadbolt. Up down toward you and away from you.

Step 6 push open the door when you feel the resistance from the lock start to give. Try applying pressure in each direction. Insert a straightened paper clip into this hole and apply pressure to release the interior handle. Slide the key into the deadbolt keyhole and turn it clockwise as far as it will go.

Close the door and stand outside. If the locking mechanism is a latchbolt the kind of bolt that is spring loaded and has one angled edge and the angled edge is facing away from you you can hook it with a wire hanger. I ll teach you how to local a door that dosent have a lock without using anything.