Use a portable door lock.
How to block a door handle.
Remove the screws and discard the old handle photo 1.
Some of these devices also contain an alarm.
I show how i tightened my loose door handle that is made by kwikset.
Wedge a chair under the doorknob or drive a doorstop into the space of the door frame.
This project is basically as simple as how to replace a door handle.
Pile heavy objects furniture in the doorway to create obstacles if an attacker gets the door open.
Shut and lock the door whose keyhole you d like to permanently block.
It requires no.
Jam a wooden or metal chair under the doorknob.
Be sure you have another entrance to the residence.
Hammer some into the area around the doorknob as well.
Typically two mounting screws hold the old handle together.
If the door will not budge then you have successfully locked the.
Break the toothpicks off.
The handles are available at hardware stores and home centers.
An ideal anchor point is a solid material that is securely anchored down to the ground.
Insert the toothpicks into the keyhole.
How to stop a door from being opened.
Clump together a handful of toothpicks the amount of toothpicks will depend on the size of your keyhole.
Jam the back legs of the chair.
As the name suggests a portable lock is small and easy to carry.
You can swap out the handle in about 10 minutes.
To remove the key turn it counter clockwise back to the position at which you slid it in but no further.
Before we begin here s a quick overview of the best methods.
Block the door with any heavy objects furniture available.
Try to turn the doorknob and push the door open.
Block the door from the inside with a door barricade jammer or a wedge.
The chair will lean back with its front feet in the air.