How can I make a door lockable without any drilling etc

t_obermory

Doublespresso wrote: »

Thanks for the excellent post, I was hoping to be able to lock the door from the outside and have a key to allow access.
It doesnt have to be "thief proof" but sufficiently secure to keep away nosey flat sharers.

thanks!

Wouldn't it just be easier to talk to your landlord? When I lived in shared accommodation each of the bedrooms were fitted with a yale lock, a pain if you locked yourself out but it meant all my possessions were safe.

Locknut

Or If the landlord agrees fit a code lock to the door no chance of loosing your keys then! Unless you lose your mind................ but if that happened a locked door is the least of your worries

Dave101t

do you remember those door handles that had a key lock in the centre, so you can lock on the inside or the outside? great idea, just replace the door handle, then no other locks need to be added

zzzLazyDaisy

How about a locking door chain?

Something like this....

http://www.avenuesupplies.co.uk/index.php?id=729&pid=4212&sid=1

You fit it to the inside of the door. When you are inside it acts like a normal door chain, but when you go out, you unhook the base from the door surround leaving the other end in the door, and then when you are outside you slip the base into the holder on the door surround and it locks automatically.

When you come back you open the door, slip your hand in and unlock the chain.

Be careful not to go out without your key tho!

It sound more complicated than it is. My son used one to good effect in a shared house. Wilko used to do a heavy duty one, and a quick search on e-bay gives some heavy duty ones.

It does need some screws, but no more than a normal door chain, and you can always leave it for the next person when you move.