If the latch does not catch close the door slowly to watch how the latch bolt meets the strike plate.
Door handle latch bolt stuck.
If the latch bolt moves it is sticking in the door knob and requires some disassembly to fix.
Once you let go of the knob grab the end of the latch bolt with your fingers and pull.
Pull the door latch out of the door.
If the latch bolt doesn t move and is fully extended the issue is with the strike plate.
This is a short video to demonstrate how easy it is to remove a door handle view what s inside and repair the failed latch.
Once you have the door handle off you can now try to open the latch manually with either a large flathead screwdriver or pair of needle nose pliers.
Use the screwdriver to lever the latch out of the door.
If it won t come out this is sometimes the case with stuck latches insert your screwdriver into the latch at the point where the door knobs intersected with it.
The issue a door latch stuck due to a jamming latch will have no real variation between how the latch moves when it is pressed in or when the handle is turned both when the door is open and when it is shut.
Scars on the strike plate will show where it is misaligned it is also possible the door has shrunk and the latch no longer reaches the strike plate.
You can see where the cylinder entered the dead latch mechanism and pulled the latch back.
The bolt may be positioned above below or to one side of the strike plate.
Sometimes the lock button being stuck is endemic of the latch bolt freezing so you might not be able to take advantage of spring loaded latch through the gap between the door and the frame.
Taking the lock of the door is often simpler than it would be to take a deadbolt or exterior door knob lock of the door.
You can fix this problem relocating the hinges or using longer screws.
On the kwikset locks this looks like two little teeth that the cylinder pushes back.
Disclaimer this video was crea.
Turn the knob to open the door and release the knob slowly.