Choose the right lock to fit your door before purchasing a lock measure your door s backset cross bore and thickness to ensure you find the right fit.
Putting a lock on our closed door.
Use a portable door lock.
On an exterior door there is often a dead bolt lock as well.
Just attach one of these bad boys to the designated place on the door and lock it in place.
You may have to provide the owner with a key if that is part of your rental agreement with him to be used in case of emergency.
In other words you do not have to do anything extra to lock the door just pull it closed.
If the stop is too tight the door will be difficult to close.
Ah the joys of toddlers in cribs.
There are no fine tuned preschool elementary school ears listening to the rumblings in the other room with questions you d rather not answer just yet.
Otherwise you have the right to lock the door and keep the room private.
This will only work if the door you are trying to keep shut opens away from you.
The lock in the knob can be set to be locked when the door is closed.
On the latch side of the jamb a strike plate is positioned over a hole in the jamb.
Most of the time spring bolt locks will lock on their own when you close the door much like the type of lock you d find on a hotel door.
The lock should also be designed to fit your door s thickness which will range from 1 3 8 inches to 1 3 4 inches on average.
The holes and strike plate must be correctly positioned for the door to close properly.
The act of closing the door causes the spring to release which moves the bolt back in place to keep the door closed.
Tie the other end of the rope to another doorknob in the room.
Usually the backset measures 2 3 8 inches or 2 3 4 inches.
It requires no installation.
They can t come into your bedroom at ahem untimely moments.
The door s latch bolt engages a hole in the strike plate to latch the door.
This can be good or bad depending on how you look at it it can be easy to lock yourself out this way.
As the name suggests a portable lock is small and easy to carry.
Put a lock on that door.
Make sure the lock you choose will fit into any existing holes that are drilled in the door if applicable.
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.
Any mortise or cylindrical lock can be used on a pair of doors just as it would on a single door.