At an angle slide the edge of your card between the door and the strike plate.
Open locked door with credit card.
Then bend the card toward the doorknob.
As long as the lock is turned the door won t open.
Install a door latch guard on the door if it swings outward.
To open a door with a credit card start by sliding the card in the gap between the doorknob and the frame.
It does move a little though when a door knob is turned even if the door is locked.
Ever locked yourself out and have no way of getting in.
To open a locked door without a key first see if the lock is a spring lock.
Or other flexible plastic card which is probably.
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If it is slide a credit card you don t mind damaging between the lock and the door frame.
A spring lock is slanted and is part of the handle.
Bend the card back towards the frame to force the lock into the door.
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.
A credit card is made from plastic resin which can be wedged into a door and force the locked door to open.
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.
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.
If the locking mechanism is a latchbolt but the angled edge is facing toward you you can pop it free with a 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.
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.