Use a portable door lock.
How to add a lock to your bedroom door.
There are many portable door locks that can be attached to the door to secure it in a few minutes or less.
In case you find your fork hard to bend you can insert the prongs in the space between the cabinet door and the frame.
There is a bathroom door lock that is very easy to fit if you can use a drill to bore a straight and level hole.
It s suitable for a bedroom door as you can lock it from the inside with a thumbturn but won t delay a burglar as it allows emergency access.
If the spindle and the outer door handle and door knob are removed your door will effectively be locked.
One small enough to put in the bottom of your wardrobe but big enough to stash a laptop documents passports money etc.
Whatever your goals you have a number of options for no drill door locks for a variety of doors situations and needs that require no tools and won t violate a rental agreement.
For instance adding a surface bolt can offer security from the inside of the bedroom.
The handle turns the spindle which then retracts the latch to open the door.
Photo of current door handle and edge of door showing existing latch will help.
Then bend them as with a vice.
Consider installing a keyed lock with a deadbolt or putting additional security measures in place.
These knobs allow you to lock a door when leaving and are good for extra privacy in shared living spaces.
I don t know all of them and my room is next to the bathroom.
Problem is our landlord said we can install professional locks however since the house is very old and the doorknobs are antiques he said we cannot remove them.
As you bend by the way make sure you do it until the line you ve marked.
Take the pair of pliers and bend the prongs to a 90 degree angle.
Buy one that requires a key and an electronic number code.
The only way to exit is to remove the barricade but then your door is left unprotected.
He is an awesome landlord and says yes to pretty much everything so i would rather.
So if you don t have another entry exit point the only way to use a barricade is while you re inside the room.
Or you could have a look for one that requires a finger print though i m not sure how expensive these would be.
I want to lock my bedroom door so that my roommates friends cannot go into my room.