9 ways you can open your locked door without a locksmith

9 Ways You Can Open Your Locked
Door Without a Locksmith

For some of us, no matter how many times we lock ourselves out of our
home or car, we never learn. My sister is one of those people. There was a
time, in the middle of brick-cold December, where she left for work, closed
the door behind her, and forgot her car keys inside. And of course, her
house keys were on that same keyring. She waited about an hour in the
bitter cold for our mom to return home.
After she told me about it, I definitely didn't want to go through it, but
hoped she learned her lesson. Luckily, I'm the more responsible sibling and
remember my keys when I leave the house. But I can relate to those hectic
mornings where you're running late and hoping everything you need is is
tossed into your bag. And for times when you don't have someone to call to
bring you a spare key, you'll need to know how to open your door without a
locksmith.
If you've ever been in the same situation as my sister, you should keep
these brilliant ways to open your locked door without a locksmith in mind.
You don't know when you'll accidentally lock yourself out of your house or
car. These ways should only be used to open up your house and car doors.
You should certainly not use these techniques on other people's properties.

Lock Pick Set
For starters, I think we should all have a lock pick sets handy, whether it be
in our bag or one of the convenient gadgets we keep in our cars . It's so
easy to lock ourselves out of our homes and cars. It's better to be safe than
sorry, right? Lock pick sets usually include everything you need to pick your
way into a lock.
The perfect lock pick set is this one by Southord Southern Ordnance. This
set comes with nine picks, a broken key extractor, four tension tools, nine
textured slide-on grips, and a top grain zippered leather case to securely

keep everything inside. It’s a very popular set that’s helped so many people
pick their way into their house and car doors after they've locked


themselves out. The set can help you open deadbolts, most auto locks,
doorknob locks, and even padlocks.

Bobby Pins
If you don't have a lock pick set on you, using bobby pins is one great way
to open your locked door without a locksmith. People almost always lean
towards bobby pins because they're successful and easy to get your hands
on.
Bobby pins are also perfect to manipulate into the shape that you're aiming
for. It's not difficult to open a lock with a bobby pin, either, which is why so
many people rely on this method. When it comes to picking a lock, you
want to bend and unfold and make it as straight as you can. Jam it into the
keyhole, give the pin a bit of a jiggle while turning the knob, and this should
eventually open the door.

Cards
On one of the occasions my sister locked herself out of the house, she
rummaged through her bag to see if she could find anything to help her get
back in. She didn't have any bobby pins handy, but actually resorted to
using a credit card, a handy life hack using everyday objects that many
people don't even think of. Using credit cards, gift cards, even your ID are
among the ways to open your locked door without a locksmith. You're
probably asking how a card can possibly help you enter your locked door.
It's actually a lot easier than you think.
When you're set on using a card to open a locked door, you want to make
sure you're using a card that you really don't care about because this

method will destroy your card. Slide it in-between the door and the frame of
the door. You're aiming for the lock and attempting to place the card in front
of the lock and push the lock out so the door opens.

Butter Knife
When you're locked out of your house, using a butter knife isn't so practical,
because why would you be carrying a butter knife around in public? If you
accidentally locked your bedroom door, bathroom, or anywhere else in the
house though, a butter knife is certainly one of the best methods to open
your locked door without a locksmith. Sharper knives are very dangerous
when you're attempting to open a locked door because there's a possibility
of you injuring yourself during the process.


You're basically using the butter knife as a key to make its way through the
lock and attempting to click it open. However, if you don't hear the lock
unlocking, then you're going to have to use additional tools to help you, like
the bobby pin we mentioned earlier.

Screwdriver
Screwdrivers are truly essential tools that you need around the house. They
can do more than you think, and this includes unlocking doors. If you've
accidentally locked your bathroom door from the inside and you can't get
in, a screwdriver is one of the handy ways open your locked door without a
locksmith.
A screwdriver is the perfect tool to help you out in those situations.
However, it's only a great tool for a specific type of lock. If your bathroom
door has a button lock from the inside, and a little hole on the knob on the
outside (as seen in the above video), then a screwdriver can certainly help
you out. You're going to need a screwdriver with a skinny rod, because the

thicker rod won't be able to fit through the hole. When you insert the
screwdriver in the hole where the lock is, jiggle the screwdriver around until
you hear the lock unlocking.

Paperclip
Paperclips are a great tool when you need to unlock your house door. If you
usually carry around paperclips in your school backpack or your work bag,
then you're fully covered.
You have to manipulate the clip into the ideal shape that you need in order
to open the lock. If you have two paper clips on you, the process will be that
much easier. Bend one of the paperclips and fold out the other one as
straight as possible. When you insert the bent paperclip, stick the
straightened paperclip beneath it and move it around. After some wiggling,
you're lock will hopefully open.

Drill
Did you know that a drill is one of the ways to open your locked door
without a locksmith? A drill may seem like and extreme way to open your
locked door, but you more than likely put your doorknob on with a drill. This
method can be useful if your child locked herself in the bathroom.


This method will ultimately destroy your lock because the drill is used to
break all of the lock tumblers and give you access to open the door. But
desperate times call for desperate measures.

Metal Hanger
Now that you know a couple of great ways to open your house door and
other doors inside of your house, what about opening a locked car door? My
sister has also become an expert on this as well. And while luckily someone

was able to bring her a spare key, she has had to resort to Googling
alternatives in the event she isn't so lucky next time. One of the results was
a metal hanger.
If you're still home and you left your car keys inside of your car, head back
in site to look for a metal coat hanger. A metal coat hanger is what you
need because you can easily bend it into the shape that you need to unlock
your car door. Similar to the bobby pin and paper clip, you can bend the
hanger into the shape you need it to be. First, cut one of the sides of the
hanger and stretch it out. Then with the side that has the hook, bend the
hook to make it a bit skinnier, and you'll slip this in between the crack
where the door meets the window. Once the hook is in, slightly turn the
hook and move it up and down until you've unlocked your car door.

Cord with a Slipknot
Lastly, using a cord with a slipknot of among the simple ways to open your
locked door without a locksmith. This technique takes a few steps in order
to do it right, but it's also a way that won't ruin your car door. If you do
happen to have a cord or a rope, you want to make sure that you properly
follow the steps to get it right.
You wouldn't want to use a cord that breaks easily, isn't strong enough to
unlock the car door from the inside, or is too short to get all the way
through inside. You want to use a cord that pretty long, because you'll be
using it to literally outline the car door, eventually grab hold of the lock
from the inside, tug both sides of the cord, and pull the lock up to unlock
the door.