Take the door off its hinges.
How to take a lock out of a door.
You don t need to remove that unless you are changing out your entire door lock.
The main point of this action is to place enough force on the locking mechanisms or the door hinges to pry them out of position.
How to remove a locked doorknob.
This leaves your door without any knob.
This will eliminate the need to look for a locksmith to open the door for you.
Outswing doors have outward facing hinges.
When you get locked out this is the simplest way to get in your house.
Whether you want to replace a lock altogether or you need to remove a lock to have it re keyed by a professional removing a residential door lock is something you can easily do yourself.
Pull the lock out.
Once all the screws are unscrewed you can grab the latch and remove the doorknob.
With the right tools in hand and clear instructions removing a door knob is a home improvement task even your kids can help you with.
Once the door is no longer connected to the frame you ll be able to slip it out of the opening and remove the lock from the interior side.
Once the sash is pulled out enough to manage a good hold of it with one hand the handle can be grabbed with the other hand and the sash moved.
Step 3 pry out the door after the pins are removed from all the hinges a small pry bar or a claw hammer can be used to start pulling out the sash from its frame very slowly as shown in figure 6.
How to remove a door lock at home.
You ll see the frame of the lock that holds the latch or dead bolt plug remaining in the hole.
Use a hammer and center punch to drive out the hinge pins if they are accessible.