I Locked Myself Out Of My Security Door

If you want to go all macgyver on the locked door grab a vacuum cleaner dental floss and a piece of paper.

I locked myself out of my security door.

If the latch is not holding the door closed then it is likely the door getting hung up on the frame or the hinges sticking. If ever your safe won t open there is always someone ready to help. Slide the plastic card against the angled portion of the metal locking mechanism and push it back out of the doorjamb by applying leverage from the portion of the plastic card that you are holding. Everyone does so to different degrees.

Hold the card perpendicular to the door and push and wiggle the card around. You can tell if you are locked out of your bedroom because of a door issue if the latch bolt can be seen to retract. Sometimes no matter what you do the lock just won t budge. Way back before i discovered my love for locks and security i found myself locked out of my house.

Step 6 push open the door when you feel the resistance from the lock start to give. In that event it s time to just remove the entire assembly. Use the step by step guide over at instructables to show that locked door who s boss. Never hesitate in any step of the process to reach out to a locksmith.

Because i thought i knew what i could do in order to get back inside. Here s a more detailed step by step guide. If you 39 ve ever accidentally locked yourself out of a room in your home as in one of those push button or twist privacy locks that most bedroom and bathroom doors have you know it can be a. Choose a card you don t mind damaging or destroying because it will get bent.

When you are locked out of the house the first thing you start to do is panic. While you push bend the card away. For me it only lasted an instant.