How to unlock a door without key
10 Ways To Open A Door Without A Key
it happens to us many times our child
relative or friend accidentally or
purposely locks an interior door and we
can't get in this can be annoying and in
some instances dangerous you may not
destroying the door what if you have
just moved into a house and you find a
closet that is locked you need to get
into the space and have access to the
closet what can you do it's very common
to feel helpless in situations like
these if you're locked somewhere
watching this we have a good way to get
you out of the room here's a list of 10
ways to open a door without a key but
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number 10 open a locked bedroom door
without keyhole interior or bedroom
doors are not all the same there are
some that will take a key while others
will have a simple hole in the middle
and there are even some without any kind
of hole but can lock should your door be
one that has just a small hole in the
center it's an easy fix with the use of
a paper clip or some kind of long skinny
item that will fit into the hole it is
possible to push the locking mechanism
place the straight and skinny item into
the hole in the middle of the doorknob
with a little force push the item until
you hear a click this click is the
locking mechanism once you hear the
click the door will be unlocked it might
seem simple but we assure you that it is
not before you ruin the door locking and
never be able to get out use other
methods in the list so you can get out
easily without wasting any time
number 9 using a drill this is pretty
much what it sounds like you use the
drill to destroy the pins so the lock
can turn freely because you're aiming
for the pins you want to drill just
above the top of the keyhole in line
with the threshold between the cylinder
and the position of the pins when
they're pushed free this is called the
shear line you're gonna want to
experiment with different drill bit
sizes start small and lubricating oil
will help it also can't hurt to use a
super powerful drill driver still expect
the process to take some time once
you've drilled all the way through jamb
a flathead screwdriver into the keyhole
and you should be able to turn it
the door will damage the door and the
doorknob definitely so we're not going
to guarantee that you'll be able to get
out without damaging anything you might
need a new lock and if you're lucky just
a lock otherwise the whole door number 8
open with a card if your door has a
lever style lock then a card will be the
best tool to get in when choosing a card
it's important not to choose one that
will matter should it get damaged your
debit credit or other similar cards will
not be good options during the process
they may become damaged and we wouldn't
want to be without those your
identification card or insurance card or
ok options but could become bent or
scratched choosing a card such as a
store rewards card library card or other
easy to replace cards is best these type
of cards are quick to replace or can be
used without a physical card to unlock
the door is fairly simple slide your
card in the gap between the door and the
door jamb to get it past the locking
mechanism you may have to do some
wiggling or maneuvering but as you swipe
your card and press against the latch
the door will unlock for some doors it's
best to lean against the door so that
there is a little pressure that pressure
may help engage the lock more securely
when you're sliding the card down it may
take several tries to be able to catch
the mechanism completely also if it
doesn't work when you slide the card
down try sliding the card up it's
possible that the door is put together
wrong or that you'll get a better push
on the latch with an upward swipe number
seven how to open a locked door with a
knife this method is very similar to the
card method it should also be noted that
using a sharp knife will result in
injury for this to work you need a
butter knife or spreader something
without a sharp blade you will place the
knife between the door and the door jamb
slide it down quickly while leaning
against the door and the door will
unlock this may take a couple of tries
or you may find that you need to slide
upwards
number six the scrubbing method picking
the lock sounds much easier than it is
there are several methods and generally
this will take a little more skill than
sliding something to disengage the door
latch for this to possibly work you're
going to need an allen wrench and an
unbent paperclip with a crook at the end
place the allen wrench in the lower edge
of the keyhole with slight pressure turn
the lock as you would with a key
pressure needs to remain stable and then
place the paperclip into the lock with
this method you will push the paperclip
at the lower part of the keyhole and
lift it back up words repeat this in a
circular motion while steadily
increasing pressure with the allen
wrench eventually the lock will shift
and as you repeat this door will unlock
number five pin by pin method should the
scrubbing method not work you can try
this keep steady pressure on the Allen
wrench and gradually place the paperclip
in as the paperclip comes into contact
with the pin attempt to catch it on the
bend and lift upwards until it snaps
into place repeat this with multiple
pins until the lock will turn number
four removing hinges if none of the
other methods were successful then
removing the hinges may be another
possibility to do this you will need a
flathead screwdriver and a hammer or
mallet place the screwdriver in the
bottom of the knuckle and the pin on the
door tap the handle of the screwdriver
in a downward motion once they're loose
enough remove the head and pin you will
need to repeat this for all of the
hinges this will not be easy and may
take some force to complete sometimes
it's more successful to only force the
pin out using a Phillips head
screwdriver number three using a
screwdriver residential interior doors
like those on bathrooms and bedrooms
lock for privacy but aren't really made
to be impassable the non-locking side of
the door should have a small hole likely
on the face of the knob inside is a
small button that needs to be pushed to
unlock the door
you simply need a straight stiff tool to
unlock it a small screwdriver in some
cases the lock will require you to
insert a tool and twist for that the
screwdriver will be indispensable but in
a pinch you may be able to hammer the
tip of a paperclip flat or if that is or
if it isn't clear already you should
really just carry around a spam key
another option for door knobs that are
designed to have a lower level of
security that is to remove the doorknob
and disassemble the lock on some knobs
the mounting screws are obvious they
usually call for a Phillips head
screwdriver on others you'll need to
remove a series of pieces like the shank
the Rose etc before you get down to the
mounting screws in that case a flathead
screwdriver can help you release the
mounting mechanisms that hold those
extra pieces in place and with that it's
now time for today's subscribers pick
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video number two it seems like the
picture is photoshopped as we weren't
able to find anything related to it on
the Internet it would be almost
impossible for anyone to use a banana or
any fruit to open a door lock if you
don't have a key if that was possible
any robber wouldn't need any tool just a
banana to get into any home maybe a
fruit could be used to jam the locking
mechanism that's how someone got the
idea to edit this video but we don't
think anyone has ever been able to open
up a door with any fruit let alone a
banana
number one when nothing seems to work
if you've tried everything to unlock the
door and nothing is working then you
have some other options one would be to
kick in the door this may destroy your
door the doorknob and the frame it
definitely should be the last resort and
only in emergency situations the other
option that will work in emergency
situations is to take out the lock with
a hammer
this will only destroy the doorknob and
may play some dings on the door for this
take a hammer and repeatedly smash the
doorknob this will break the doorknob
from the door effectively unlocking the
door
the third option which is less invasive
is to use the claw of the hammer to pry
the door open use some sturdy cardboard
to put behind the hammer so that you
will not scrape the wall then you can
wedge the claw the hammer into the door
where the latches with some force it may
be possible to pry the door open some
damage may occur to the door doing this
and you may have scratches or chip away
the paint another thing to note is you
could cause damage to the doorknob and
may have to replace it perhaps after
such procedures there will be a need to
replace the lock with a new one check
out our list of the best mortise locks
and they won't let you down that's our
list of 10 ways to open the door without
a key which one helped you tell us in
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