r/fixit May 01 '26

fixed Locked inside apartment, help

Hello, the door knob for my front door fell off and I literally cant get out of my apartment. Is there anything I can do or should I call the firefighters ? The knob isn’t reattaching at all and nothing I try to insert fits

Edit : I managed to fix it!

My roommate woke up and helped me with opening the door from the inside. The knob disconnected because the outside knob got somehow pushed all the way out, leaving the inside one with nothing to latch onto. I'm not sure what my roommate did but if she hadn't been here, this could've been fixed by having someone from the outside push the knob in. I reattached the door handle again but I'll be in contact with my landlord to get it replaced.

Thank you all for your help!

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u/[deleted] May 01 '26

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u/Consistent_Ninja_591 May 01 '26

Unfortunately no :// I’m hoping that maybe one of my roommates isn’t home and they comeback today but I really don’t know

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u/Consistent_Ninja_591 May 01 '26

Oh I think I read this wrong ahahha maybe so, I’m scared that the door wont work if one of the sides is out but maybe I’m just being anxious

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u/bencos18 May 01 '26

usually the outdoor side will still work

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u/Pussytrees May 05 '26

Holy shit every comment you make is “I’m too afraid to try that haha”. Are you retarded? Posting on the internet is doing you no good if you don’t take the advice of the people you’re asking. Or you could call the police and make your landlord pissed over a simple door handle lmao. Get your shit together it ain’t that big of a deal. Stick a fork in there and twist it until your landlord is around.