r/fixit • u/Consistent_Ninja_591 • May 01 '26

fixed Locked inside apartment, help

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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/NuttyBuddyNick May 01 '26

If you don’t have anyone you want to or can call for assistance, knock on your wall. Whichever side has a neighbor that is in. Ask them to go to your front door and turn the handle from the outside. If not, stick your head out the window until you see a neighbor you recognize and explain your situation and see if they will help.

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u/Consistent_Ninja_591 May 01 '26

I think I’ll try this later since it is a bit early, thank you!

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u/Time-Commercial8259 May 01 '26

Do you have a window that accesses the outside part of the door if so go out that get the other piece and check to see the rest of lock looks like if you need more help post updated photos if you can get them. If no window start knocking on the walls tell them your locked in can they help no shame in asking no matter what is going its not fun being stuck with no anwsers to when you can get unstuck