5 Ways Get Unlock a Bedroom Door or Bathroom Door (Privacy Lock)
You’ve probably done it. We’ve definitely have done it. Almost everyone with kids has likely had it done to them. How do you unlock a bathroom door or unlock a bedroom door when someone has accidently locked it or locked you out?
There are five ways to unlock the privacy locks found on bedroom and bathroom doors. You can turn the spindle using a privacy lock key, a small screw driver, a thick paper clip, or a metal clothes hanger. You can open the latch using a thin piece of plastic.
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Though they don’t take a standard key, they do have a means of unlocking them from the outside. Typically, it’s a little hole in the center of the outside portion of the lockset. Inside that hole is the means to unlock the set.

The locks come with a privacy lock key when you purchase them, but they often disappear over time.
The first ways to unlock a privacy lever is by using this key, and three of the hacks we’re going to show you, involve the same concept as using the key to unlock the bedroom door.

The only tricky part is that you really need to make sure you are going into the hole in the door straight at the groove. If you are at an angle, you’ll miss it.
These little tools will sit nicely above the frame of the outer door. That way, if your child every locks the door, you can just grap the key from right above the door. It’s out of the way, but handy should you need it. We sell privacy lock keys in packs of 5 on our website for less than $10.
But, if you are reading this, it may be because you’ve just been locked out of the bedroom or bathroom, and you are looking to get into that room NOW!
No problem.
Many objects in your home can be used to substitute for a privacy key in a pinch, starting with the most obvious: Use a small flathead screwdriver to open the door.
Very small – like an eyeglass screwdriver. Most dollar stores carry a small set of 5 or 6 eye glass – sized screwdrivers. If you have one of these laying around the house, insert it into the bedroom or bathroom door’s hole, turn, and you’re in, just as if using a key.

Once made, unlocking is exactly the same as if you had an actual key.

Lastly. All of the above methods act like a key substitution, but you can also attack the latch to open the bedroom door.
To do this, use a piece of plastic cut from a water bottle, or any firm yet flexible plastic card. Shim the plastic between the door and the frame to pull back the door latch.
You can see this method in this video we posted on YouTube. The method will usually work on any privacy lever, because privacy locks do not have a locking plunger that prevents this type of lock attack.
5 Easy Ways to Unlock a Bedroom or Unlock a Bathroom Door Video
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