Then tap the wedge in place until it s secure and test whether it s keeping the door shut or not.
How to keep a door without a lock shut.
But there are other methods that can be used to secure a door without a lock such as door wedges and alarms.
You will need just a few parts.
Hook the rope to the door at the top opposite side to the hindge via a small hook then another hook pulley near where the first hook would meet on the door frame from there you can direct it to another hook and pulley on the hinge side of the door frame if you want the bottle hung down on the hindge side finally you let the rope down towards the ground tying it to the bottle you can vary the amount of sand to slow or speed up how quickly the door shuts and how.
I ve mentioned the most convenient locking methods and devices.
And punch a small hole through the front most part of the stop.
An ideal anchor point is a solid material that is securely anchored down to the ground.
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The idea is to create a makeshift lock out.
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.
If that s not a possibility try this.
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Swapping the knob is probably the easiest and most secure way of doing this.
How do you keep a door locked without any locks.
Tie a piece of string through the punched hole and set the stop behind the door you want to stay closed.
They wedge under your door on th knob side of the door.
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Get a little wedge doorstop from target wal mart etc.
To make it work first close the door completely and position the door wedge along the side of the door that opens not the side with the door hinges.
Block the door from the inside by stuffing a sock or a similar piece of fabric under the door.
Use a sock a fork and an alarm.
You need a deadbolt latch that s only the deadbolt piece part of the lock and you also need the rounded metal plates that are sold either at the hardware store or a locksmith s.
If you have a door with a hole drilled in it already where the lock handset deadbolt will go but no lock yet.