Opening A Stuck Lock Internal Door

You re going to need a screwdriver with a skinny rod because the thicker rod won t be able to fit through the hole.

Opening a stuck lock internal door.

Release the button quickly try sliding your finger off the button so the pressure is maintained up until the precise moment of release with no backing off. Thread the screwdriver through the large spindle. If the locking mechanism is a latchbolt the kind of bolt that is spring loaded and has one angled edge and the angled edge is facing away from you you can hook it with a wire hanger. Use a file to widen the hole on the strike or remove the strike with a screwdriver and reposition it on the jamb.

A door knob lock button stuck has a few quick fixes that you can try out. Use the screwdriver to push the opposite side of the doorknob from the door and latch. Pull the spindle from the center of the latch if applicable. Check the alignment of the deadbolt against the strike on the jamb if the lock is difficult to turn when the door is closed or the door doesn t lock at all.

More force is needed to turn the knob and unstick the latch. If your bathroom door has a button lock from the inside and a little hole on the knob on the outside as seen in the above video then a screwdriver can certainly help you out. Push and hold the button in. If your home has a lot of interior doors that lock sooner or later you re bound to lose the key lock it inside the room or discover your toddler has locked himself in and cannot get out.

The handle or knob must be jiggled to unstick the latch. The knob will not turn to retract the stuck door latch.