Unscrew the top hinge from the frame.
Removing a door off its hinges.
Slide a piece of cardboard under the door to protect the floor then ease the door off the hinges by lifting slightly at the knob with one hand and under one of the hinges with the other hand photo 3.
The lock is broken and you can t open the door.
Taking a hammer and your nail punch gently ram the pin upwards.
Put the flat end of the nail against the pin and tap it up with the hammer.
If the weight of the door makes it difficult to separate the hinges wedge a pry bar under the door to take the weight off the hinges.
Continue to tap it up gradually increasing the force until the pin is finally lodged upwards.
Open the door to carefully remove it.
Unscrew the screws holding the bottom hinge to the door frame using a phillips screwdriver.
Force the pin up from the door hinge.
Don t worry removing a door from its hinges is an easy task that can be done in under a minute.
Lay the door on a flat surface and unscrew the hinges from the door.
So the only way to get a door open when you re on the outside and it s locked from the inside is to remove the door from its hinges.
Close the door to take some weight off the hinge.
Best of all it only requires a hammer and a small screwdriver.
You want to replace your door.
Tap the base of the hinge pin gently using a hammer and pop the pin up using a screwdriver.
Spring loaded hinges are always spread out like a butterfly and mounted flat on the outer frame.
Wait 10 to 15 minutes for the spray to penetrate all the moving parts of the hinge.