You re going to need a screwdriver with a skinny rod because the thicker rod won t be able to fit through the hole.
How to drill out a bedroom door lock.
Understand the lock well enough to drill it properly.
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.
Sliding doors are an easy point of entry for burglars even if they re locked.
Drill a hole through the lock cylinder through the guidance point.
There are a variety of ways to install a lock on a door that don t require any drilling and many of them are simple and inexpensive.
Residential interior doors like those on bathrooms and bedrooms lock for privacy but aren t really made to be impassable.
Once you ve drilled through and broken the pins you may need to insert a flat screwdriver to retract the latch and open the door.
I recently bought a house my wife thought it would be a good idea to shut the door to one of the rooms.
There is no point in drilling a lock that has anti drill pins.
Drill out the lock cylinder.
One of the ways thieves defeat the lock is by lifting up on the glass door from the bottom track tilting it out and.
Use a sharp drill bit that is designed for metal drilling.
Most locks have about five tumbler pins to drill through although some have six or more.
Paperclips are a great tool when you need to unlock your bedroom door lock.
Attach the interior part of the deadbolt lock by inserting the two provided long screws through the interior plate the two screw holes in the bolt and into the exterior side of the lock.
This destroys the pins inside the lock cylinder allowing you to force the lock open.
However many people can t drill into a door due to agreements with landlords lack of tools or door materials and door jamb layouts that make it difficult to install a traditional lock.
Aim the drill into the area just above the keyway.
This room happened to have a key ed lock on it that.
Hand thread the screws then tighten them using a screwdriver or power drill.
Snap on the decorative outer plate.
When you insert the screwdriver in the hole where the lock is jiggle the screwdriver around until you hear the lock unlocking.