How To Close A Door Without Handle

Block the door from the inside by stuffing a sock or a similar piece of fabric under the door.

How to close a door without handle.

Park the suburban on a flat surface and turn off the vehicle s engine. These screws hold both sides of the doorknob to the surface of the door and help support the. Apply its parking brake. Step 2 place a putty knife with a thin stiff blade on the side of the latch closest to the strike plate.

If you turn the key far enough the door should lock. Slide the key into the keyhole and turn it clockwise as far as it will go. Close the door while you are standing outside. Remove the screws from the escutcheon plate covering the latch mechanism and the hole in the door.

An ideal anchor point is a solid material that is securely anchored down to the ground. Lift the handle or rotate the knob counter clockwise to finish closing the door. Look through the crack between the door and the door jamb to see where the latch mechanism goes into the door jamb s strike plate. Lock the door from the outside.

I used a screwdriver to open my door after getting locked inside with the handle off. Place a door wedge with an alarm under the door to block it. 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. Take out the screw from the plastic door handle with a phillips head screwdriver and pull the handle off the door.

As you ease the handle or knob back into its starting position listen for the faint click of the latch sliding into the hole of the plate on the door frame. When you hear that faint click you can remove your grip from the handle.