is there a way to lock a crafted door?

[fred]

hello, just wondering can i lock my crafted door? I placed it in my safehouse but i cannot lock it or whatever. Padlock wont fit. Is there some other item i need?

[Chilli Dog Dave]

the trick is to use a doorknob from a door you have the key for.
best way to do that is pick a house (somewhere small with little loot is best), bait zombies inside, kill them inside that building till they drop a key or 2, then break down a door and take the doorknob (from the same building).
you now have a key for a custom door and because the key came from a building thats already empty someone is unlikely to find the same key for your door

[fred]

Originally posted by Chilli Dog Dave:

the trick is to use a doorknob from a door you have the key for.
best way to do that is pick a house (somewhere small with little loot is best), bait zombies inside, kill them inside that building till they drop a key or 2, then break down a door and take the doorknob (from the same building).
you now have a key for a custom door and because the key came from a building thats already empty someone is unlikely to find the same key for your door

you're a genius, i must give this a try. I never would've thought that a disassembled/dropped doorknob would still correspond to that house key...

how on earth did you find this out

[way2co0l_2003]

Actually brilliant. lol