Lost the "key" to my interior door, now how do I get in?

Question

Kwikset brand interior door latch set. Handle style - not a knob type.

The "key" looks similiar to the "key" used to open a can of spam - mmm spam.

Anyway, it's a small diameter shaft w/ a flattened end.

Looking for ways to get the door unlocked, can you help?

I have tried the small flat blade screwdriver type, the wide portion of the blade is just a little to wide to fit into the keyhole. Letting you know just how small the hole is.

Answer 1

What!! You don't save those "Spam" keys? As others have said make a tool from a wire coat hanger or file or grind the screw driver down to fit.

You could "slip" the lock with an old credit card or piece of plastic cut from a gallon milk jug or something similar. To "slip" the lock you insert the plastic between the door and the jamb and push the bolt of the lock into the door disengaging it from the lock plate. This can be done in seconds if there is enough room between the door and plate. Sometimes you can just slip it straight in and sometimes you must slide it down or up to get at the bolt to make it to move.

Answer 2

Interior Door Key

Answer 3

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Interior doors are made using glue that probably isn't waterproof. The door would fall apart when exposed to the elements. Normally interior doors are a lot thinner too. Your good exterior door will be heavy, solid and built to take the cold and heat. That's why it is more expensive. ~

Answer 4

If your interior privacy doors are like mine, ther is a little hole in the center of the outside knob that you can insert a pocket screwdriver in and turn and unlock the door.

Answer 5

File a length of coat hanger wire on the end to make a flat head screwdriver that will fit.

Answer 6

you can buy the keys at any hardware store...ask for universal interior door key. Under fifty cents.

Answer 7

thats about the size of it,, flattened wire coat hanger,, some of these you just push straight in but the newer ones you need to do a little twist too,,,,these are locks are incase a child locks himself in, say, the bathroom so they are pretty easy to go around!!

Answer 8

have you tried using a credit card and slide it in beside the lock and the inside jamb. if the credit card is too stiff use a flimsier card like a laminated library card

Answer 9

cut a coat hanger and flatten the end with a hammer.

Answer 10

remove the handle and simply install new cylinder, take out old