Job case study · Downriver
Residential house lockout
Brass deadbolt — house lockout, non-destructive opening
- City
- Downriver, Michigan
- Vehicle or door
- Brass deadbolt — house lockout, non-destructive opening
- Locksmith
- Ryan Taylor, owner · City Locksmith Taylor LLC
- Problem
- Locked out of the house. The deadbolt was the lock that had to open.
- Diagnosis
- A standard pin-tumbler deadbolt is opened by picking or decoding when the lock allows it. Drilling is a last resort and means the lock has to be replaced.
- Work
- Open the residential deadbolt without drilling.
- Confirm the door locks again once the owner is inside.
- Result
- House open. Deadbolt still working.