Locking a door without changing the door knob?

[Granyaski]

Originally Posted by Billz1282

Pay a fat guy to sit by the door, blocking it.

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Hey, whats with the funny looks?!?

Best thing would be that it would actually work...

Just stick a pie sticker on the door and they will never leave.

[Admiral Donutz]

Bringing it up with whoever owns the property could help, maybe they have a suggestion, allow some modication or do it for you. Turning the doorhandles around could do the trick and shouldn't leave any damage. If all plans fail, wedging a pipe between the handle and the door at an angle, so the handle can't be moved down, should work. Or try wedging something under the door (triangular shaped door stopper).

Followed by blocking the door with a desk or other heave object that can easily be moved sideways (with fixed wheels) but not forwards and backwards.

Edit: Got any pictures of the door? ANd are we indeed talking about a proper door handle or some silly knob (in which case it would be... tricky... to use some pipe or bar to block the doorhandle). Just wonderi since you're speaking of a doorknob, yet didn't rule out the "use some metal pipe" suggestion as brought up my Nem fir instance.

Edit: Lol, I just googled and stumbled across this: An 3 lock (phone + 2 manual point sof operation) door lock/unlock system:

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Source: http://www.futurolab.be/blokkeer_systeem_deur.htm

[Toph]

That's such overkill, but freaking awesome! If I had the time....
You could try one of those rubber door props, and wedge it under the door.

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[Granyaski]

Originally Posted by Bruceleereborn

That's such overkill, but freaking awesome! If I had the time....
You could try one of those rubber door props, and wedge it under the door.

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Best suggestion so far i think.

[Admiral Donutz]

Originally Posted by Bruceleereborn

That's such overkill, but freaking awesome! If I had the time....
You could try one of those rubber door props, and wedge it under the door.

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Yep, that is what I was refering to when I mentioned a triangular shaped door stopper. We just call them "deurstopper(s)" (doorstopper[s]).

[NiteStryker]

Originally Posted by Rich19

Put a chair or table or something like that under the door handle? Never tried it myself, but they do it in films...

Just buy a door wedge.

[Toph]

Originally Posted by Admiral Donutz

Yep, that is what I was refering to when I mentioned a triangular shaped door stopper. We just call them "deurstopper(s)" (doorstopper[s]).

Oh my bad, didn't mean to steal your idea. What language be that, deurstopper?

[Red Menace]

Good idea. Even with the little rubber ones, it requires some force to open. I imagine with that beast it would be impossible.

[Mr. Matt]

Originally Posted by Vantage

I had certainly thought of that it just seemed... low tech.

Well in that case you'll be pleased to know that they (quite who 'they' are is unknown) have made some great strides in the field of plasma window technology. By confining plasma within a magnetic field across the doorway, very little shall be able to pass through it - intact, anyway! It'll be like your own personal force field from Star Trek!

The cost may be prohibitively high, your electric bill shall be astronomical, and the problem may be a distant memory by the time you have constructed and installed the necessary equipment, but at least you'll be sure of one thing...

... it's not low-tech, and it could be lethal!

[Admiral Donutz]

Originally Posted by Bruceleereborn

Oh my bad, didn't mean to steal your idea. What language be that, deurstopper?

Lol, Dutch.

Deur = door
stop = stop
stopper = stopper/blocker
wig = wedge (we don't call it Deurwig though)

Doorstopper, door stop, door wedge... all the same.

Originally Posted by Red Menace

Good idea. Even with the little rubber ones, it requires some force to open. I imagine with that beast it would be impossible.

The material the floor is made up from also affects the (in)activity level of these things. If their is no grip the wedge might simply slide all over the floor. :lol: