In this video i show you a simple trick to making your home more secure from break ins.
How to lock apartment door from inside.
Tie the other end of the rope to another doorknob in the room.
It s also great as a dorm room security option.
Tying this rope from one doorknob to the other gives the door an anchor.
Tie a rope or cord around the doorknob you want to keep shut.
Keep your security deposit and make your apartment safer.
For extra security install one near the bottom of the door as well.
The kwikset single sided deadbolt has a thumbturn on the inside for you and a solid blank plate for everyone on the other side of the door.
On the right a box strike plate on top vs.
The best temporary apartment door locks for tenants.
You just insert the claws of the tool into the strike plate on the door.
It keeps your door from opening whether it s locked or unlocked.
The more common decorative flat strike plate.
Install a good quality deadbolt an ansi grade 1 check the deadbolt strike plate and if necessary replace it to a more secure one add hinge bolts install sash jammers use a strike plate lock when you re at home scare off criminals with a door stop install a real or a dummy security.
To install a sliding bolt lock hold the bolt portion against the door at the edge of the door at about shoulder height.
This will only work if the door you are trying to keep shut opens away from you.