How To Drill Out A Garage Door Lock

We all have those rare or not so rare occasions where we lock ourselves out of our house.

How to drill out a garage door lock.

No special tools required just a drill and small bit. Put the bit into the drill and fasten the drill s chuck to keep the bit steady in position. Turn the locking mechanism in the same direction as you would with a key. These type of pins are made out of hardened steel so that they are harder than the drill bit.

How to drill different cylinder locks including very poor footage of one being drilled. Certain locks are not going to open as easily as others even with drilling. Place on safety goggles and work gloves. Drill out the lock cylinder.

Attach a 1 4 inch 6 5mm or larger drill bit to your drill and go through the lock again with the larger bit to break up the pins more and open the lock. While you could learn how to pick your own locks reader ilovetofu shows us how to open a garage door in. This room happened to have a key ed lock on it that. Here is how to drill out your garage door lock in under a minute and open your door.

Insert the bit into the drill and tighten the drill s chuck to hold the bit firmly in place. Aim the drill into the area just above the keyway. The goal is to drill through the pin tumblers not the keyway itself. 4 insert the blade of a flat headed screwdriver into the lock head.

Select a drill bit that is small enough in diameter to fit into the garage door lock through the cylinder or keyhole. There is no point in drilling a lock that has anti drill pins. Understand the lock well enough to drill it properly. Insert the drill bit into the cylinder where the key would normally go.

I recently bought a house my wife thought it would be a good idea to shut the door to one of the rooms. Your garage door lock in under a minute and open. Put on safety goggles and gloves.