If you ve locked yourself out of your home it s a good option for re entry.
How to break into sliding glass door.
Be careful not to drill all the way through.
As we briefly mentioned above the locks on most sliding glass doors are really just latches.
The sliding door can usually be lifted about an inch then the bottom can be pushed in.
Sliding doors are one of the most vulnerable entry points into our homes.
This isn t a good option if you want the window to still be functional once it s open but if you work in your prybar near the latch and push hard you can likely pop the lock open.
Before we get into how to secure your sliding glass door we need to address how burglars may get in in the first place.
Jump sliding glass doors off their track to gain access.
The typical sliding glass door is not very secure.
How burglars break in through your sliding glass door.
Most sliding glass doors opposed to traditional hinged doors are not directly fastened to your home s structure.
There may be additional locking mechanisms you can t reach such as dowel rods that will still stop the window from opening however.
Then insert a hardened steel patio door pin to hold.
The lock consists of a thin bracket on the frame with an l shaped hook on the door.
Many rest in a track and are locked in place and by jumping the door out of the track you can easily bypass it.
Just lift it but be careful because it is very heavy and awkward to handle.
To prevent burglars from simply removing your door from the track add a security pin.
It pivots down from the device and locks into a latch installed on the sliding.
The locks they put on sliding doors are barely a deterrent to people looking to break in.
The door bar device screws to the door jamb and locks when you pull a metal bar from the top of the door lock device.
It s easy to defeat with a screwdriver or pry bar.