House Door Stuck In Locked Position

Troubleshooting a stuck door latch try to open the door while it is shut.

House door stuck in locked position. The solutions and severity of this issue will differ depending on what type of lock it is. There can be a door latch stuck open or a door latch stuck closed but the reasons for each can vary quite a bit. The lock normally takes a key for the outside and inside you turn the knob to locked position to lock from the inside. I will show you an easy way to remove the door lock and open it manually as this.

You can do this by using the phillips head screw driver to unscrew both screws on the door handle. First off you re going to have to take the door handle off. Make sure the lock is unlocked before you do this. Gently move the extractor up and down.

The first step is to troubleshoot the issue and get a sense of what the symptoms are with the door latch stuck in its position. With your door lock stuck in unlocked the position your home can be made vulnerable. Yesterday the lock got stuck in locked position and turning the knob on the inside no longer worked to unlock it. Spray general use lubricant into the keyhole and insert the barbed end of the extractor so that the teeth of the extractor face the teeth of the stuck key.