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