Put your lock in one chain link on one side of the chain then through another on the other side.
How to temporarily lock a door.
Find the push lock or twist lock button on the inner doorknob.
They install and remove in seconds and can easily be taken from place to place.
If the spindle and the outer door handle and door knob are removed your door will effectively be locked.
Lock the door from the inside.
Tie the other end of the rope to another doorknob in the room.
Tie a rope or cord around the doorknob you want to keep shut.
The door swings inward and is made of wood.
Is there a way to lock a door temporarily without making modifications to the door or its frame.
This will only work if the door you are trying to keep shut opens away from you.
While a door barricade might allow someone to open the door slightly the door bull is more of a lock.
You should see a small cylindrical button protruding from the center of the knob.
You don t need a key to lock most doors from the inside.
I don t want to be cutting big circular holes in the door.
Or making minimal modifications like screw holes.
The handle turns the spindle which then retracts the latch to open the door.
Tying this rope from one doorknob to the other gives the door an anchor.
Most door handlesets and door knobs make use of spindles to connect both halves of the door set.
If your knob has a push lock.
Temporary door locks usually work by jamming the door shut from the inside often by blocking the latch and sometimes by locking the hinge.