There are situations in life when one cannot do without worldly ingenuity and some useful skills. Such situations include opening the front door without a key. Unfortunately, such a situation, despite its some absurdity, is not uncommon: sometimes you have to open the front door both from the outside and from the inside, without having the keys.
How can this be done, and what improvised means to use - we will learn about this from the article: we will find out with what devices you can open the front door while inside the apartment and outside it.
To decide on the method of unlocking the lock mechanism, you must first find out what types of locks for front doors are currently used in general.
So, at present, two types of locks are used for metal entrance doors: mortise and inset.
We also find out what kind of locking devices are.
In this case, the locking device consists of plates that line up in a certain way when the mechanism is locked. The greater the number of plates in the mechanism, the more reliable the lever lock (and the more difficult it is to open). A butterfly key is used. But here is what the invisible lock looks like on the front door, and how you can install it yourself, you can read
Level lock The second name of this lock is pin. The locking mechanism consists of special blocks - washers or pins. These blocks, when the key is turned in the well, press on the crossbars, after which the door is unlocked.
cylinder lock This device has certain security groups:
Such a lock can be installed in a handle for interior doors, but this one will help you understand how to do it correctly.
Most often you have to get into the apartment without keys from the outside. This situation is complicated by the fact that it is quite difficult, having only a bag in your hands, to find in it some useful item to open the lock. So what can be done in this case.
Look in your purse for a hairpin. To use this women's accessory to open the lock of the front door, you need to break the hairpin in two. And bend one of the parts approximately at an angle of 80-90 degrees. This way you get a kind of master key, which may well let you into the house.
It may also be useful for you to learn more about what are available for metal doors, and how they should be installed.
And if we use the first, bent part of the hairpin as a master key, then the second - straight - as a device for sinking the pins. By the way, this method is also quite suitable for opening the door from the inside.
If the lock has a cylinder opening / closing mechanism, you will have to use a drill. Of course, it is unlikely to be at hand outside, but you can ask your neighbors. To open the lock, you need to drill a small hole above the key hole. And then with a master key (or the same hairpin) raise the lock stopper, and move the hook of the locking device to the side.
You should also pay attention to how it looks and how it can be used.
On the video, how to open the lock without a key on the front door:
If the lock has a pin cylinder device, then a hole will also have to be drilled in the cylinder. Then you need to insert a bent wire, hairpin or master key into this hole, and, turning the inner cylinder, open the door. If there are no hairpins in the bag, a paper clip or a hairpin can help. But with the help of these devices, it will be more difficult to open the lock, and perhaps it will not be possible to cope without certain skills.
If the lock is closed with just one turn, then it can be easily opened with a crowbar or crowbar, which are often present in the car.
If the front door is locked with a latch, then it is not uncommon for you to jump out to take out the garbage to the site, and the door slams shut due to a gust of wind. In this case, you will need a screwdriver: you will have to turn to your neighbors for this simple tool. Use a screwdriver to unscrew the bolts on the locking mechanism, and remove the plate covering the core of the device. Feel for the latch, push down on it, and turn to open the door. But what are the locks for aluminum profile sliding doors, and how they can be opened. stated
If at all there were no useful devices at hand, there is nowhere to take them, and you need to get home urgently, you will have to knock out the lock. A woman is unlikely to cope with this work, but a strong man is quite. To do this, you need to hit the locking device with something blunt and heavy (for example, a hammer), and thus destroy the locking mechanism. Of course, after that the castle will have to buy a new one, but the goal will be achieved at the moment - you will get into the house.
But this method is only suitable if the door opens inward, not outward: in the latter case, breaking it in this way will be extremely difficult. And with a metal door, this technique is unlikely to work: too much force will have to be applied. But the lock of a wooden door is quite possible to knock out.
If you have a lock with a Finnish locking device installed, then it will be more difficult to open it without a key than all the others: these systems are highly reliable. And even professional master keys here may be powerless. If the castle is expensive, then it is better to call rescuers who can professionally assist in this case. Well, if you don’t feel sorry for the lock, you can try to demolish the external mechanism, remove the plates, and then try to open the lock with a screwdriver.
If it turned out that the door needs to be opened from inside the apartment, the situation is already much easier. There may be many items in the house that will help to cope with opening the door. So, what methods can be used in this situation.
It often happens that the front door lock is equipped with a special tongue. In this case, you will need a screwdriver or other similar tool: there is probably at least a nail file in the house. To open the tongue mechanism with these simple devices, slide it between the door leaf and the frame, and try to wring out the lock tongue. Well, if there is a man in the house: you will need to make physical efforts. When the tongue is pressed, it remains just to turn the handle and open the door. For this method, you can use a regular plastic card (preferably a discount card, not a bank one).
You can also try to disassemble the lock into separate parts with a screwdriver, and thus get to the core of the locking mechanism.
On the video, how to open the door lock without a key from the inside:
You can rummage around at home in the deposits of various household items, and try to open the lock by selecting various keys lying around in boxes with little things. But this method will only work if your lock mechanism is a cylinder.
Experienced attackers sometimes use the following method: they pour caustic acid into the keyhole, which melts the locking device. Of course, an ordinary person is unlikely to have acid in his house, but suddenly.
If you use this particular method, take every precaution: if the acid can melt the metal, then imagine what it can do to the skin.
We will find out what to do in the case when, with careless handling, the key broke right in the locking mechanism: and now you are without a key, and without the ability to leave / get into the apartment.
First of all, in this situation, you should not try to pull the key fragment out of the well. This is fraught with the fact that the tip of the key can get even deeper, from where it will be very difficult to get it.
You will need a small set of tools and fixtures that can be found in every house (or neighbors). This is:
Armed with these tools, you can get to work. Most likely, all of them will not be useful: try the tools as they increase in complexity, starting with the simplest - a nail file. If you are outside, ask your neighbors for one of these tools (knock on those apartments where men definitely live).
On the video, how to open the door lock if the key is broken:
One of the listed devices needs to grab the edge of the broken key, and carefully pull it out. If there is absolutely nothing to grab onto, then with a jigsaw file we try to pick up the chip and pull it out of the well a little. When we managed to achieve this task, we cling to the edge with pliers or wire cutters. Act extremely slowly and carefully: it requires accurate calculation and almost jewelry work. But how it happens, the article on the link will help to understand.
A few useful tips that will help you not to get confused if the key to the front door is lost or broken.
Carry a universal lock pick in your purse or jacket pocket. This useful device does not take up much space, and one day it can seriously help out. In addition, special skills in working with this tool are not required: its device is simple and understandable even to a person with a far from technical mindset.
If the door needs to be opened during the daytime, you can call a locksmith from the building management or by announcement. Such a "jack of all trades" will quickly be able to cope with the lock, and let you in / let you out of the apartment. However, be prepared to prove that this housing belongs to you, and not to someone else. And, of course, the service will be paid.
If you notice absent-mindedness and inattention behind you, then the probability of losing the keys is quite high. In this case, we can recommend installing a lock for which keys are not needed in principle. This is a modern and quite logical way out.
But how the handle and lock are installed in the interior door, you can see
We have considered many ways to get into the apartment in the absence of a key. As you can see, the loss of a key or its breakdown is not a reason to despair and call the Ministry of Emergencies. But we recommend using the listed methods only to get into your own home: all other options for using master keys and other devices may not be liked by law enforcement officials.
