This can either be the door lock or the door hinges.
How to break into a door handle lock.
It s become fairly common for burglars to break into cars using a hole punch to make a hole under the door lock.
A secure entry starts with a solid door and a grade 1 or grade 2 deadbolt with a solid 1 in.
Take the card and slide it into the gap between the door and the doorjamb.
Check your existing deadbolt.
This problem is particularly bad if the knob is on an inside door since it stops you from being able to get into that room without climbing through a window.
If the tip is too wide you won t be able to get it into the keyhole and your lock breaking adventure will be over before it even gets started.
Often a criminal will try to bash in a lock drill through a deadbolt or kick down a door leaving a trail of twisted metal and splintered wood.
But desperate times call for desperate measures.
If it is slide a credit card you don t mind damaging between the lock and the door frame.
Hole under lock car break ins truth.
Now that you know a couple of great ways to open your house door and other doors inside of your house what about opening a locked car door.
A viral email recounts how burglars used a hole punch and a hammer to break into the unidentified author s car by making a small hole under the door handle.
Long throw bolt see buying a deadbolt.
You can always break down the door and buy a new one.
A broken door handle can be a real headache especially when it locks on its own and can t be opened.
Begin just above the door handle and slide the card downwards and in.
Bend the card back towards the frame to force the lock into the door.
This method will ultimately destroy your lock because the drill is used to break all of the lock tumblers and give you access to open the door.
Find a screwdriver with a tip small enough to fit into the lock.
Any exterior door that only has a lock in the doorknob isn t secure.
If there s no room between the lock and frame slide the card in the space above the lock and between the door and the frame.
A sturdy screwdriver or small pry bar can quickly bow the doorjamb enough to release the latch.
A spring lock is slanted and is part of the handle.
The type of slender screwdrivers used to fix jewelry and eyeglasses will be perfect for most small and medium sized locks.
Similar to the process of drilling a lock this method looks to forcefully circumvent your locks.
If you re desperate enough to break the door a good old fashioned swat style kick may do the trick.
This is the hastiest and therefore messiest form of attempted break in.