On Mar 27, 7:47*am, "
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On Mar 25, 10:36*pm, "WW" wrote:

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Replacing a doorknob that was missing half of the door knob (1 of the
two sides). the door is closed, and the strike blot is engaged. by
twisting the one knob, it cant move or catch the latch properly, and
by taking it off completely with the trim, leaves me with a bolt that
is stuck. since the door is closed and cannot open, i cannot remove
the two screws to undo the blot lock, i can only access it from inside
the hole...how do i get this bolt out from the inside, or enough to
get it to retract so i can open the door?

If you have access to the hinges, remove hinge pin and remove door. WW

no access to hinges and you cant jimmy the door with a putty knife
becuase of a lip on the front door jamb. i think my only hoe is to try
and reattach the half of a doorknob and twist it open, i dont know

first, is there a hole in the doorknob? try to get in there with an
icepick or small screwdriver or something. If that doesn't work...

try to jimmy it again with a large (maybe 3"x5") sheet of flexible
plastic. I used to use the plastic that protected those "pull in case
of fire" placards that used to be above fire alarm pull stations but
that's because that's what I had access to. If you can get something
vaguely stiff but thin and able to be bent around the edge of the
door, you may still be able to jimmy it.

Failing that, you may have to remove the lip piece of the jamb.
should just be nailed on and then you'll be able to jimmy the latch
easily.

nate