Close the lock and youre good to go depending on the chain length and the place where the lock is the door should only open a few inches befroe the chain pulls and the door is stopped.
How to temporarily lock a door.
Find the push lock or twist lock button on the inner doorknob.
The door swings inward and is made of wood.
Tie the other end of the rope to another doorknob in the room.
Most door handlesets and door knobs make use of spindles to connect both halves of the door set.
And if anyone tries to forcefully break in the bull will make the door a more difficult opponent as it distributes the force more evenly between the door and the door frame.
If your knob has a push lock.
Tying this rope from one doorknob to the other gives the door an anchor.
Tie a rope or cord around the doorknob you want to keep shut.
Temporary door locks usually work by jamming the door shut from the inside often by blocking the latch and sometimes by locking the hinge.
The handle turns the spindle which then retracts the latch to open the door.
I don t want to be cutting big circular holes in the door.
You should see a small cylindrical button protruding from the center of the knob.
Or making minimal modifications like screw holes.
Lock the door from the inside.
You don t need a key to lock most doors from the inside.
Is there a way to lock a door temporarily without making modifications to the door or its frame.
While a door barricade might allow someone to open the door slightly the door bull is more of a lock.
Put your lock in one chain link on one side of the chain then through another on the other side.
If the spindle and the outer door handle and door knob are removed your door will effectively be locked.