How To Make A Homemade Lock For Your Bedroom Door?

This method is the best-proven method amongst all. As when you try locking the doors from the inside using the back of the chair, it prevents the door handle to open up (if done in the right manner). In this situation, if someone tries opening the door from outside, he would be blocked for doing soo.

The right way for doing this is:

1. Place the back of the chair in such a position that only two of its legs are on the ground, And the chair blocks the handle from opening up or moving downwards. Using an office chair gives you the best result, as it can be adjusted according to the handle’s height.
2. Also, you can try keeping the chair a few meters away from the door and tie the back with a rope to the handle. If someone tries to enter without permission the chair will fall down, thus making a noise and making you alert.

Door Stoppers are the best and most easily available item in the market. You can also customize this according to your convenience through a carpenter. It could be anything such as a piece of woodblock in a slope of triangle form, cardboard, etc. which will prevent your house from break-ins. Very easy to install, it just needs to be placed at the corner edge of the door.
 
There are many advantages and disadvantages of this consider reading each point to know more:   

Advantages:

1. Very easy to install and pocket friendly 
2. Easily available in the market but you can also create your own wedge easily at your home.
3. Dismantling becomes easy.

Disadvantages:

1. If pressurized for too long hours it can break open easily.
2. Only works for inside opening doors.
3.  The wooden block (or wedge) can slip out of the door.

Using a Belt or a Rope can also be an alternative for securing your door lock. In this method, tie the belt or rope from the hocks attached from behind your door to the lock handle tightly. Can save your time and can help prevent burglary activities. But this thing is only possible when your door opens outwards. Tie the first end of the rope to the pillar and the other end to the doorknob, it will block the gate from opening frontside.  

It is a smart device that is comparatively different from any other locking system. As it only adds extra security in seconds and gives more privacy to you. It is built in such a way that nobody could enter your house, even the person having the door lock key is blocked.

It is easy to install as it does not require any screws or any other appliances, it is just a ready-made device that just needs to be placed near(or inside) your door lock. which can be done within seconds. It is a time-saving method to safeguard your lock in seconds.

Security bars are for the situations when an intruder is trying to break down the door. kick in or with their shoulder.

Installation Process:

Step 1: The security bar consists of heavy-duty metal brackets that are screwed along the wall and the door.  
Step 2: Next step, is to fix a thick metal or wooden block in such a position that it covers the entire width of the door.
Step3: It should be in such a position that It can be adjusted up or down when you only need to use the door.
Step 4: It only works for inward opening doors. After checking all the points above you are ready to go.

This method would only work for small doors such as the toilets, bathrooms, etc. Won’t work for the main doors. It is the time and cost-saving DIY to try at home. This is done by using a fork that is not part of your tableware items. 

So how is a door lock made up of homemade DIY?

1) Take a plier and slightly bend the end (sharp part) of the fork
2) Then separate the handle part of the fork, but be careful as the edges might be sharp.
 
Your DIY is ready for the installation purpose:

1) Shut the door.
2) Slightly adjust the fork handle in the middle safety lock lever.
3) Now you have secured you’re locked via. DIY.

A door jammer is a device that is easily available in the market and comes in all sizes. It is mainly a bar that has U shaped stopper at its first end and on the floor, end has got vacuum-type material in case it adjusts according to your door size. It only works for the doors which are opened towards the inside.

Easy Installation :

Step 1: Close the door.
Step 2: Place the U shape under your door handle ( or knob), should be tightly placed.
Step 3: With the vacuum extend it in such a way that it properly tightens with the floor and the door handle.
Step 4: Make sure that it won’t move under heavy pressure.
Step 5: Now you are all set.

Floor barricades consist of two pieces, the base and the brace that can fit into and be removed whenever needed.

Installation process:

Step 1: Fix the base by screwing them up on the floor.
Step 2: The door should be easily able to open when you remove the base.
Step 3: In order to lock the door, just insert the brace which will prevent the door from opening inwards.
Step 4: Installation is done.

Removing the door handle is also an option. But not the only option available, as it can be turned easily. If you are trying to challenge someone to open this type of door lock, it can be done easily.

Installation Procedure:

Step 1: Using a screwdriver remove the lock panel of the door.
Step 2: you are ready to go.
 
But it is highly recommended to safeguard your house via other means of locking system, as removing the door lock cant stay under extreme pressure for too long and can end opening up the door.

A strike plate lock is a device that is used to safeguard the door jambs lashings from the purpose of the deadbolt or the lockset. They come in different shapes and sizes.

Installation Process: 

Step 1: First make sure that the place where this device is going to be fixed is ready for installation.
Step 2: Then insert the base of the device into the hole of the door and fix it up against the screws.
Step 3: Then attach the other end to the main door’s lock panel via a screw. 
Step 4: This device is ready to be used.    

If you can consider a little bit of DIYs, installing a Keyless Door Reinforcement door would be a great way to safe and secure your lock from inside as well as outside doors. Though not suitable for a long time travelling.