How To Remove A Door Knob without Visible Screws

Watch me remove a old door knob ,that has no visible screws

[@Tonyhouse1168]

Thank you Dave. I was seriously considering unaliving myself, but just your thumbnail picture reminded me about the pop out point. You’re a good egg.

[@CFHY813]

Thanks a million man... I was smashing my head against the wall trying to figure out how to get these door knobs off... bought an old house built in the early 80s and the previous owners never updated anything!!!!

[@davehowtohelp]

Glad I could help

[@georgehays4908]

......why put new crappy stuff on . No updating for me ! I'm renovating my old farmhouse . We saved the doors and knobs . They are quality , not junk li,e they make today . Sargent 6 line locking knobs are very difficult to pick . They don't wear out like junky new ones . My inside has them and the old " real " doors . It would take criminals a long time to break into my outer doors and the locking indoors type , is nigh invincible ! I'll take old thing over new any day......solid construction with real oak !

[@georgehays4908]

....house was put up in late 1890's.....locks on addition are circa 1940's . Quality Quality and Quality .

[@prettygirlbrainrot]

​@@georgehays4908 personally, im locked out. But i agree with you.

[@Kee1928]

@@georgehays4908junkkkkk

[@lene.642]

My door knobs look very much like the one in your video. They are however, interior knobs and the knobs on both sides are the same in appearance. I don't have the tabs you show in your video and have no idea how to remove that knob in order to install the newer ones I bought recently. If you have any idea of how I can remove these knobs I'd appreciate any feedback you can send me.

[@LG-mi6el]

Omg Dave you are my HERO! Trying to remove old knobs from my 1957 house and every other tutorial is only for new knobs. Thank you!

[@davehowtohelp]

no problem

[@marionmcclain611]

Thank you so much for making this video. My home was built in '62. It was a challenge trying to remove the old knobs until I came across your video ! It made the chore much, much simpler!

[@davehowtohelp]

No problem 😊

[@pakor6349]

I took off the whole door lol

[@begumtrendz3206]

My gaaaawwwd...I was pulling my hair figuring this out..thank you so much

[@AroundTheBlockAgain]

Without your video, I would have given up because the plate only partially came off, and of course there were no visible screws! I kept trying and found them. In the end I got two of those ancient, worn-out doorknobs replaced tonight. Thank you for the advice and encouragement!

[@thiswasts]

Thanks for sharing this, helped me out greatly. Was about to rip the door off hinges :)

[@davehowtohelp]

Glad I could help out

[@tinamay6431]

Sooooo helpful!! Thank you!! I'm having to learn how to do all this stuff by myself so I couldn't figure out how to get these old doorknobs off! My hero!...

[@davehowtohelp]

No problem

[@damikco1]

That is really nice, I wish all knobs were made like this. The non visible screws are a nice touch.

[@annemariegulley7572]

you are simply the best, thank you for showing this. it was so difficult to find a tutorial on my specific doorknob and you saved me!

[@davehowtohelp]

Thank you

[@karishlutz9437]

By the time you said Don't panic it was too late for me. I was already of the chain thank you much

[@johnnanoe4683]

You saved me my guy! The door that led to the only bathroom and our baby's room messed up enough that we couldn't open it without taking the door handles off. Haha, good times. Thanks a bunch!

[@davehowtohelp]

Glad I could help out

[@aaronthenorm5400]

Too late; I got all hulk angy at mine and took a recipracating saw to mine! 😊

[@ivoryangeleyes3197]

You are the bomb-I have tried every tool and non-tool to press the the button in the hole. Nothing! I am going to try your great method shown here and I feel sure this will work for me. Thanks so much!

[@lostoffgrid8927]

Thank you for showing how you did this. I had to replace an old 70's door knob because evicted tenants broke the matching knobs. Mine had a button to get knob off, but the plate needed to be snapped off with a small pry bar.

[@AC-tk1nq]

Many thanks for this video Dave. I could not press those darn indentation, worked on that for 10mn+. Your trick at 1:50 is awesome. Made the job immediate!

[@davehowtohelp]

Thank you

[@thaparz]

Bro thank you. This definitely worked for me. I had almost given up

[@HansDelbruck53]

Takes him a while to get to it. And he keeps reminding you that it's really old.

[@caseychinnphotography]

What if there is no little lever inside to push up?

[@christinarobleto1786]

Thank you! I was about to have a hissy trying to figure out how to remove my old doorknob that doesn't lock.

[@davehowtohelp]

Glad I can help

[@WhyTheHorseface]

Great explanation, thanks!

[@UltradancewithAna]

Thank you I was struggling for hrs. With my doorknob.

[@davehowtohelp]

Glad I could help out

[@karenkenney6021]

thank you! I have this same ugly door handle that I'm switching out

[@amirmeric]

This is just what I was looking for! Massive thank you 😊

[@amorphousblob2721]

I found the notch but pushing a screwdriver in there didn't make the knob pop off. It left a pretty big gash in the wood, though.

[@DeFinisLand]

Thank you! Very helpful

[@davehowtohelp]

No problem

[@lindarobinson7136]

Removing my doorknob has been a nightmare. I was able to use the screwdriver to bend and cut the top thin metal off. However there is another plate made of iron from Fort Knox I guess and now I stuck again.

[@danielbaltzis5059]

Who knew lol thanks for showing this brother it had me baffled

[@gringopeete]

Perfect! Thank you sooo much... :)

[@VM-oi3dk]

The inside knob is atypical

[@jeffhogueison1656]

This was like mine 80 years old, no indentation to release, but how he did it getting the plate off

[@brentroske]

Or tin snips if the release doesn’t work

[@Bcr8tive]

I need help. This is the precise door knob I'm trying to get off but the tab on the bottom is STUCK!? - so I can't pop it UP to get the actual door knob attached to the other side - OFF.

[@wj71807]

Thank you for this😂😂😂😂😂.

[@davehowtohelp]

Thank you

[@luzieb9309]

Thank you so much for this information!!

[@AngelofAces]

My house is old and I'm trying to change the top storm door lock and I can't see any switch or anything to take it off

[@hanslang4910]

LIFE SAVER BRO🎉

[@familycouch3786]

Before this I removed 1 with a grinder 😂😂😂 now I can remove the other easier

[@christineegiddens8229]

Thank you!

[@davehowtohelp]

You're welcome!

[@Redhawk5]

So this technique is not working on my door knob. Any suggestions??

[@bolo5340]

Ridiculous design Just replaced mine yesterday with a Louisville slugger - worked like a charm

[@omarrodriguez-ortiz7380]

It’s. It working for me. Please send help

[@shantellpryor7596]

Thank 😊..

[@kruz2freeman368]

The house were in was built in the 30s and one of them was even older than this style, no levers or buttons:/ i beat it with a hammer and it eventually broke off

[@MF-kb2nv]

Or keep smashing the knob with a hammer til it falls off....haha

[@leslieweirdo8492]

THANK YOU

[@davehowtohelp]

No problem

[@RunYourLuck]

Thanks man!

[@davehowtohelp]

Thank you

[@IknowGodIs]

Too bad. No lever on mine.

[@Pritza]

Same, no hole either, can't get the actual knob off :(

[@andyopferman1259]

Mine doesn’t have the little lever 🥵😭

[@shawnfrye5987]

Thanks

[@davehowtohelp]

no problem

[@prettydeadponies]

Thank you so much I couldn’t figure my own door out!!

[@roselynecepeda899]

my door does not have that lever once you take of the bottoms base, so i still don’t know how to take off the knob 🥲

[@junesole724]

Very helpful thank you!!

[@davehowtohelp]

No problem

[@josephdegreeff9470]

Thank you!

[@keshprashad8484]

Thank you! You're Guyanese I bet.

[@MarilynRodgers-t8t]

Thank you

[@davehowtohelp]

No problem

[@jettlifeproductions]

Solution is @1:50

[@TheEthNick]

That turn move @1:40 is what I needed! Thanks, Door Knob Specialist!

[@georgehays4908]

They are Quality. Mine are from 1940 and they all work perfectly . New stuff is junk , that can get picked easily . Not the old Sargent line 6 knobs . Wife said save doors during renovating my old farmhouse . Carpenter wanted to do all preying doors , made of wood particles , and not real wood . Quality for my family . 3 Carpenter have quit , excuse they don't know that new doesn't mean better !

[@HemanLee]

Thanks, I was about to get my hack saw out.

[@davehowtohelp]

Thank you no problem