Open A Locked Door With A Knife? Door Security 101 

Breaks into John's shop looking for thousands of dollars in tools.... Finds a tablesaw and bandsaw made out of wood...

The easiest way to defeat that door is to go around to the other side of the shop and chuck a brick thru the window.

If you're really worried about the hinges being a target, a good solution are jamb pins. Replace some of the screws in the hinge with those, and you can pop the hinge pins all you like, that thing isn't going anywhere.

Thank u for the tip without you I could have been locked in this bathroom until morning (kinda lock myself in here by accident XD)

Thanks man your a real life saver! I had rented a house on the beach for a vacation and I locked my self on a balcony! Luckily I had been eating when I had gotten locked out and I had a knife to open the door. Thanks again man! Your a real life saver!!

shoutout to this video my grandma locked my cat and my dog in my moms room and i got it open and my mom gave me $30 as a reward and i used it to buy weed bless u sir

One trick I learned for keeping doors in place if pins are removed- on the hinges, there’s normally 3 screw holes to go into the door and frame. I only do the the top and bottom one. In the middle hole, I take a big deck 3” screw and partially screw it in, leaving a half inch sticking out, and grind off the head. When you close the door, the cut off screw shaft will slide into the empty screw hole on the door, so if you take the pins out those still hold it in place.

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I removed my handle set and installed in its place, a keyed from both sides deadbolt. I then put a metal latch cover over the jamb so you cannot stick anything in the frame regardless. I then removed one of the hinges and had one of the pins braised to the hinge. This is on my carport storage building, since there is no garage. Good luck getting in!

Good to know. Thanks for sharing !

To eliminate security issues with an out swinging door, (which are inherently much safer in emergency exit situations), just leave the deadbolt on! In swinging doors can sometimes be opened with a strongly forced kick or blow with a heavy object, something that I proved a while ago before a friend started to remove his in swinging door to install an out swinging one, and a technique that won't work on an out swinging door. Is it noisy and attention getting? Yes, but they're usually inside much quicker than someone trying to open an out swinging door by pulling the latch free.

Never knew my neighbors looked so cute when they are sleeping

I've taken pins out of exterior doors before. It's very easy to do. And unless that door is super snug (less than a couple mm of clearance to the frame), it can easily be angled and slid out.

This is a good video and folks should pay attention and heed the warning. We all buy our homes and garages and take it for granted that locks all work well. They don't. As far as pulling the door open from the hinge side, I've seen it done,,,simple and quiet on the average door. A very simple hinge pin that replaces one of the hinge screws or is added will make it almost impossible to pull the door from the hinge side quietly.

Many outside door hinges also have a security indent that keeps the door from sliding out even if the pins are removed. I’ve wondered why more doors don’t swing out in general, especially for small area like many bathrooms

Take the butter knife through the top where the curve is with a lot of pressure, and use a small sharp knife to push the smaller thing into the door. I always have locked myself out whenever I didn’t have a key and today it just... didn’t work so after watching this video, I tried doing what I said above and now I can do it over and over

You can get so called security hinges. They have a pin, which prevents lateral movement if someone were to remove the hingepin. Or if you're on a budget, you could replace a pair of the screws with one.

The plastic trick works. Thanx a ton! 😊

The door on my shop opens outward. A few weeks ago I ordered these things called "Hingemate" from ebay. They're just pins that install in the hinges. The idea is if the pins are removed then the door is more difficult to pull out. For about $11 Cnd I thought it would be a cheap thing to add a bit of security to my shop. This morning I go down to my kitchen, look out the window and see the shop door open. I think WTF?!!! I run out into the shop, look around and everything is there. I go back out and see that the key is still in the lock. I was out there late last night doing some sanding on my John Heisz outdoor workbench and forgot to lock the shop. So much for security.

A pair of jiffy bars and some initiative will usually defeat ordinary residential locks. The best solution is poverty. When one has nothing worth stealing, one seldom gets robbed.

Great video!

Here in Sweden it's the norm to have an outwards opening door. It's more secure in the way that you can't kick it in as you can with one that opens inwards, in terms of safety then it's easier to get out of a building in case of emergency with a door that opens outwards and from a maintenance perspective then you don't get as much water stuck on the door sill which will cause it to rot. In the note on removing the pins of the hinges. You can add a couple of metal studs that sticks out of the door on the hinge side and drill some corresponding holes in the frame, these will make it much harder to remove the door if you try. Great job on the conversion though!!

Never knew my neighbors couch feels so comfortable

I am so pissed. My dad forgot the key and now I'm locked out here. I just wanna rest :(

I always wondered what the extra pin was for.

Lock cylinder on the knob is upside down. The cylinder just clips in, super easy to fix.

It is very helpful for me thank you so much

BROOO THIS LEGIT WORKED FIRST TRY

I did not know this. Thank you.

So how do I open this type of doorknob? Because my room is stuck rn and it’s the exact same doorknob

I'm a career criminal and this video helped me a lot, thanks.

I found this video coz I accidentally locked myself inside my room tf

Now I won’t lose my breaking and entering streak😂

Use of "Bump keys" makes getting in pretty easily on locks if they want to get in

people often try to force the pin to extend, defeating the purpose. it needs to be DEPRESSED when the door is shut, NOT extended

the real question is why did you do all that work to remove the deadbolt hole? why didn't you just buy a new deadbolt and not use it?

How can you keep this from happening is there something to block this promblem

_Would be burglar terrorized by scowling homeowner wielding plywood stick with face on it. Story at 11_

Hey john what happened to the old videos on this channel, when you were doing the basement? They were the best, i think i watched them like 10 times, now i am sad

Thanks I can finally go swimming 10/10

I completely understand all of this and without trying to put anybody down. If somebody wants to get in they will. Even modern security alarms etc are not a deterrent to the person with determination. I know this from personal experience when I had my garage fully secure with all things available but a whipper snapper broke in grabbed a drill (which was one of my late fathers and had a sentimental value to me although nearly worthless) and off he went never to be seen again. These geezers are usually after a quid or 2 to go towards their drug habit and don't care about others. So in my opinion all you can do is slow them down. When it comes to an opening like yours John they would just jemmy it open as they did with mine. My opinion all before you jump down my thote !!

And now we know!

shocking, a former professional door installer knows how they work!

If someone plans to steal something from a workshop or a garage, they will come with a vehicle. That and getting the stuff out makes so much commotion that stealth is just waste of time to get in.

But will it keep out a bear with an angle grinder?

really? someone is trying to take a retired door installer to task on installing a door?

We only have outside swinging exterior doors in Finland and I've never even thought that the might somehow be less secure than the inside ssinging ones. But basically locked door is just a sign that there's no one home. If a burglar want's to get in door is just a minor obstacle.

bro out door has literally no space on the sides, not even a single ant can enter the room💀

I thought there were no thieves in Canada (

😱😱😱 i’m surprise what’s that?

Thanks now I can break in to my upstairs neighbor

Only in the movies can you do that.

So umm, I’m seeing so many comments talking about why they need this video. But can someone actually tell me if it worked?

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Here's Johnny

A knob never will be a reliable lock for any entrance even with a latch guard installed. I have seen several videos where professional firefighters can easily open them without any problem. The only way to secure your main entrance is with a good deadbolt. preferably grade 2 or grade 1 deadbolt.

Relying on that little pin to positively lock your door is pretty crazy IMO. A dedicated locking bolt would surely make me feel a lot safer. PS., that latch guard can easily be defeated by a piece of piano wire or something similar. PPS. Another tip to prevent your door being unsafe when hinge pins get banged out: Security hinges, or if you don't have those installed, jamb pins. Deviant Ollam (professional penetration tester) addresses all this stuff in detail in his talks, I'd really recommend anyone interested in increasing the security of their doors to check him out.

Looks like 18 burglars didn't like your video!

My mom should me this version

So funny thing my closet does have that lil pin, guess whose locked outta her closet? 🥲🤧

Don't worry fbi, I here for security reasons

Why didn't you reuse the deadbolt?

Welp now home invaders or killers will be Able to open my room damn

Whe dont have the same doors

Me and my friend are locked out of my house😳😥

Just fit a good hasp and padlock,night lights, alarm and if all that fails Get a gun ;0)

I'm doin this cuz my sister locked me out of her room =)

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I’m locked outside my apt and this video is absolutely 0% help rn

You should watch this talk, it basically says the same as you. Except on the hinges: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rnmcRTnTNC8.html Watch the whole thing, it's really funny and informative

My door is locked cause some of my visitors someone has came to my house for eid

Have the door open inward, and then they can get in with a knife

I do not understand the focus and intensity of people about security. I went for years and never locked my house. I do not lock my car.

Be better off cutting a doggie door at this point 😮‍💨

Wow you just showed robers to open looked doors and steal money