Install a door latch guard on the door if it swings outward.
Open locked door with credit card.
So if there is no deadbolt the hinges are on the opposite side of the door and there isn t anything blocking the crack of the door that particular door can be unlocked with a credit card.
It does move a little though when a door knob is turned even if the door is locked.
To open a door with a credit card start by sliding the card in the gap between the doorknob and the frame.
If the locking mechanism is a latchbolt but the angled edge is facing toward you you can pop it free with a credit card.
This is a metal plate that screws in next to the door handle and covers the strike plate so a credit card cannot get to the bolt.
Next bend the end of the card back toward the frame which will cause the card to slip under the latch and unlock the door.
Bend the card back towards the frame to force the lock into the door.
Ever locked yourself out and have no way of getting in.
In addition i have tried on a couple occasions over the years to open a door with a credit card and all i got was a broken credit card.
The if is if the deadbolt isn t locked and if the the small security bolt on the main bolt isn t engaged and if the door isn t tight against the weatherstrip.
Another important thing to know is that this method will not work if the door has a reinforced strike plate as this plate would bar access to the latch of the door.
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At an angle slide the edge of your card between the door and the strike plate.
Then bend the card toward the doorknob.
A spring lock is slanted and is part of the handle.
Opening a door with a credit card works on a lockset because it s a lock that has a barrel that fits through the strike of the door jam.
If it is slide a credit card you don t mind damaging between the lock and the door frame.
As long as the lock is turned the door won t open.