If the locking mechanism is a latchbolt but the angled edge is facing toward you you can pop it free with a credit card.
How to get into a locked door with a credit card.
Put the credit card into the side of the door.
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 you forgot your key again and wish you could get into your home without it you may be able to use your credit card to do so.
As long as the lock is turned the door won t open.
For those reasons i think this is a skill worth learning.
To open your door wiggle a card into the gap between the door and the door frame.
You want to make sure that the card is perpendicular to the door.
At an angle slide the edge of your card between the door and the strike plate.
Slide the long end of a credit card in between the door frame and the locking side of the door just above where the lock enters the frame.
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.
Because there s that little bit of movement the door can be opened if.
Just keep in mind that this technique only works on doors that have a simple knob lock with a spring latch or a slanted latch.
Install a door latch guard on the door if it swings outward.
It does move a little though when a door knob is turned even if the door is locked.
Here is another life hack for you.
Again you might have trouble if the door isn t loose enough.
You can use it to get into houses that are abandoned in a post apocalyptic scenario.
Ever locked yourself out and have no way of getting in.
Angle the card downward and situate it behind the bolt of the lock.
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Get a card that you don t need head outside don t forget your keys lock the door behind you and give this trick a try.