Older doors may still come equipped with a third type of privacy lock.
Interior door locked.
This guide will teach you about the different types of door locks to help you select the best door lock for your exterior entries and interior rooms.
To unlock this door from the inside the procedure is reversed.
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This lock type is typically engaged by pushing the door knob in towards the door and turning it slightly in one direction.
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If your interior door handle has a small round hole in the center it is this type of handle.
Push an eyeglasses screwdriver a paper clip hammered flat or a very small butter knife into this hole.
Doors with a twisted tab lock are still easy to get past even if that tab is set to lock these locks appear on the handle of a door when either facing laterally or vertically the door will be locked or unlocked.
While interior doors measure 1 3 8 inches thick.
This method works on doors with privacy handles locked by pushing a button in the door handle.
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Most interior locking doors made in the last few decades use a special type of doorknob that allows the door to be opened in the event of it being locked by accident.
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The non locking side of the door should have a small hole likely on.
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The lock is set from inside the door.
If you re locked on the other side look for a tiny hole on the doorknob.
Residential interior doors like those on bathrooms and bedrooms lock for privacy but aren t really made to be impassable.
Push in and turn in the other direction.