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How to keep a door shut without a lock
Motzy5
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I plan on having a party at my house and my bedroom happens to be off of the kitchen where most people will be. The door doesnt have a lock on it and i cant lock it from the inside and go out a window to keep it closed so people dont go in it. Any ideas how i can prevent people from going in it without standing infront of it all night????
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I was going to suggest barricading the entrance with heavy furniture, but this is a good solution that won't destroy your floor.
They'll still be able to open the door, but only one person will. Guaranteed.
Alternatively, just get one of these and attach it to the door and frame outside the room.
This. Any piece of furniture big enough that nobody is going to just walk past it will do.
An old lady on a rocking chair.
Actually, a couch is probably a good one. Whenever there's a party, any available gouching space is always immediately filled by someone who won't shift for the entire night, so put a nice inviting couch there and some waster will plonk himself on it obstructing any attempts to enter the bedroom.
Wait... if your door doesn't have a lock, where did this idea come from? Does your door have a lock, but just no external keyhole? If so, is it one of those ones with just a small little hole in the center of the exterior knob? These are absolutely trivial to pick with just a thin metal object (hairpin, small screwdriver, etc) and I'd suggest just locking the door and pulling it closed.
If that's not a possibility, try this:
Get a little wedge doorstop from target/wal-mart etc. and punch a small hole through the front-most part of the stop. Tie a piece of string through the punched hole and set the stop behind the door you want to stay closed. Before the party, go ahead and close the door, threading the string under the door and outside, where you are. Pull the string until the stop is wedged under, preventing the door from opening. Cut the string.
While this isn't a foolproof way of "locking" the door, it should deter people from going in. Keep an eye out and know that anyone in there must have gone through some trouble to do so. Employ crowbar accordingly.
When you're done just take a yardstick and shove the stop back, allowing you access again.
Really not a problem to replace these things, even if it's just temporarily.
Or just don't invite thieves.
This.
No, this.
A sign on the door should suffice. You don't need to buy anything. Write "Off Limits" on the door. If you don't trust your friends enough to leave your door unlocked with a simple request, you might have a whole 'nother problem in your hands here.
Well, there's that, but there's also the scenario of you inviting people you trust. Who then in turn invite their friends or are not so trustworthy. Or friends of friends, or whatever.
There will be food yes?
You'll need a table to serve said food yes?
Tables make effective barriers yes?
You see where I'm going, no?
Then when the party is finished unscrew the handle, then replace the pin and you're golden.