Outswing doors swing out to the exterior.
Open locked door by removing hinges.
If you purchase this type of door insist that the hinges and doorknob are tamper proof.
Step 2 remove the security lock pin from the hinge.
The doorstop on the inside of the door stops inward movement and reduces the chance that the door can be forced open.
So the only way to get a door open when you re on the outside and it s locked from the inside is to remove the door from its hinges.
A lot of bathroom handles have no keyhole just a knob built into the handle you turn to lock the door when you re in the bathroom.
Open the door partway and pull it to the side so it drops off the hinges.
Don t worry removing a door from its hinges is an easy task that can be done in under a minute.
Then remove the hinge pins by tapping on the bottom of the hinge pin with a nail photo 1.
The best way to remove door hinge pin with a bottom cap.
If there is no deadbolt just a lockset locking doorknob you can try to pry the jamb away from the door where the lock is.
To make this job go smoothly first close and latch the door.
There are a minimal number of tools required to carry out both of these methods but that is probably offset by the fact that there is a much higher risk.
Take the door off the hinges.
Using a center punch the location of the hole to be drilled is marked to keep the drill bit from slipping or dancing around on the rounded surface as shown in figure 3.
The hinge pin on most doors are located on the inside so removing them is unlikely and even if you could it would be very difficult to remove the door if you can at all.
Easy way to get that locked door open.
This places the hinge cylinders on the outside of the door.
Best of all it only requires a hammer and a small.
Screwdriver s another option for doorknobs that are designed to have a lower level of security i e this probably won t work on the front door.
However be wary of the fact that removing your door hinges places the entire weight of your door on your door lock which might cause the lock bolt to bend out of shape.
The best way to remove door hinge pin with a bottom cap.
Easy way to get that locked door open.
Don t try to drive the pins all the way out with the nail you might damage the trim.
