Tilting the door lowers the latch releasing it from the bracket.
How to break into a locked sliding glass door.
After literally a few seconds the locks tend to fail to the point where you can simply slide the door open and gain access.
If there s any broken glass be incredibly careful.
Insert a screwdriver or pry bar between the door frame and the door about 6 inches from the corner diagonal from the latch at the bottom and pry upward.
How burglars break in through your sliding glass door.
The third option is to actually lift the door out of its tracks.
Before we get into how to secure your sliding glass door we need to address how burglars may get in in the first place.
The l shaped latch on the door connects with the bracket typically pivoting up from the bottom to lock the door.
Jagged glass may be sharper than you think.
The sliding door can usually be lifted about an inch then the bottom can be pushed in.
When you want the door locked you slide the two bolts into the receiver and your door is secure.
One of the reasons that i like this double bolt option is that intruders have other options besides breaking the glass and jimmying the lock on the door.
Normally installers would use suction cups to hold onto the door.
Lifting it will probably also disengage the latch allowing you to slide the door open.
Slide the glass free of its mounting place it off to the side and enter your house through the empty window.
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As we briefly mentioned above the locks on most sliding glass doors are really just latches.
If your window has only partially popped free of the mounting try to reach either a set of keys the lock or the door handle.
It varies depending on the door.