Put a lock on that door.
Putting a lock on our closed door.
It requires no installation.
Just attach one of these bad boys to the designated place on the door and lock it in place.
Make sure the lock you choose will fit into any existing holes that are drilled in the door if applicable.
The distance between the edge of the door and the center of the lock hole.
This can be good or bad depending on how you look at it it can be easy to lock yourself out this way.
Tie a rope or cord around the doorknob you want to keep shut.
On the latch side of the jamb a strike plate is positioned over a hole in the jamb.
Use a portable door lock.
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.
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.
Ah the joys of toddlers in cribs.
Usually the backset measures 2 3 8 inches or 2 3 4 inches.
The door s latch bolt engages a hole in the strike plate to latch the 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.
Any mortise or cylindrical lock can be used on a pair of doors just as it would on a single door.
Tying this rope from one doorknob to the other gives the door an anchor.
The lock in the knob can be set to be locked when the door is closed.
If you want personalized legal advice that you can rely on you will have to hire an attorney not simply ask a question on avvo.
If the stop is too tight the door will be difficult to close.
If it is too loose the door will rattle.
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.
Otherwise you have the right to lock the door and keep the room private.
The act of closing the door causes the spring to release which moves the bolt back in place to keep the door closed.
In other words you do not have to do anything extra to lock the door just pull it closed.
On an exterior door there is often a dead bolt lock as well.
Tie the other end of the rope to another doorknob in the room.
This will only work if the door you are trying to keep shut opens away from you.
As the name suggests a portable lock is small and easy to carry.