Remove the handles including the thru spindle.
Front door handle won t open from outside.
How to fix an exterior door that won t open identify the problem.
I ve already checked the child lock.
There should be about the width of a nickel clearance from the door to the jamb.
This video is for when you can t open your door from either the inside or the outside not both if you can t open your door from both the inside and outside.
Could be as simple as loose screws in the hinges lack of the longer supplied when the door was new that are long enough to reach the framing.
Lubricate the assembly and move again.
Getting the door to open.
Examine the door closely.
Door won t open from inside or outside.
Open the door and close slowly to see if it s dragging some place.
Begin by checking the keyway for blockage.
You will have to measure between spindle centres and cylinder centre.
If it is undo the handle set take out the cylinder remove the full length lock from edge of door.
Use a tool a flathead screwdriver will work to twist within the gap the thru spindle inserts into.
If so you could purchase another handle set with an offset spindle height.
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Check the lock gearbox and see if there are two square spindle holes in it.
Next open the door and try to adjust the lock assembly to see what is stuck.
Take the handles knobs off of the door.
To fix the door knob figure out where the connections have gone awry.
Lubricating the door latch is one of the ways in which doors that won t open from the inside or the outside can be fixed.
Every door is different so there isn t one fool proof way to coax them open.
Door handle doesn t feel loose or anything.
See if this retracts the handle.