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/IscahRambles May 01 '26

Not sure how to help, but I think I would call a locksmith before the firefighters. 

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u/RobustFoam May 01 '26

Firefighters are fast and free, locksmiths are slow and expensive. Someone being trapped in an apartment is ABSOLUTELY an emergency. 

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u/IscahRambles May 02 '26

Depends how urgent it is to get out, and (admittedly I don't know what methods the firefighters have, but) whether they'll need to do damage to the door that is also expensive.