They can t come into your bedroom at ahem untimely moments.
Putting a lock on our closed door.
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.
If it is too loose the door will rattle.
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.
Otherwise you have the right to lock the door and keep the room private.
Ah the joys of toddlers in cribs.
Use a portable door lock.
Most of the time spring bolt locks will lock on their own when you close the door much like the type of lock you d find on a hotel door.
Tying this rope from one doorknob to the other gives the door an anchor.
This can be good or bad depending on how you look at it it can be easy to lock yourself out this way.
Any mortise or cylindrical lock can be used on a pair of doors just as it would on a single door.
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 holes and strike plate must be correctly positioned for the door to close properly.
It requires no installation.
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.
Make sure the lock you choose will fit into any existing holes that are drilled in the door if applicable.
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.
Tie the other end of the rope to another doorknob in the room.
Just attach one of these bad boys to the designated place on the door and lock it in place.
The act of closing the door causes the spring to release which moves the bolt back in place to keep the door closed.
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This will only work if the door you are trying to keep shut opens away from you.
The distance between the edge of the door and the center of the lock hole.
On the latch side of the jamb a strike plate is positioned over a hole in the jamb.
As the name suggests a portable lock is small and easy to carry.
In other words you do not have to do anything extra to lock the door just pull it closed.
If the stop is too tight the door will be difficult to close.
On an exterior door there is often a dead bolt lock as well.