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How to break into my house sliding glass door.
The locks they put on sliding doors are barely a deterrent to people looking to break in.
Jagged glass may be sharper than you think.
Screw the strip of wood or metal along the full length of the upper surface of the track tack the strip in place with a screw at each end.
As we briefly mentioned above the locks on most sliding glass doors are really just latches.
Sliding doors are one of the most vulnerable entry points into our homes.
How burglars break in through your sliding glass door.
Lifting it will probably also disengage the latch allowing you to slide the door open.
If there s any broken glass be incredibly careful.
Open and close the sliding glass door and ensure that.
Tilting the door lowers the latch releasing it from the bracket.
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.
Most burglars like to enter a house through the sliding glass doors because most of the time the homeowners would forget to lock them up.
Normally installers would use suction cups to hold onto the door.
Install a smart lock system.
Just lift it but be careful because it is very heavy and awkward to handle.
Slide the glass free of its mounting place it off to the side and enter your house through the empty window.
This type of doors is usually installed at the backyard and that s what makes the intruders love breaking through it even more.
The sliding door can usually be lifted about an inch then the bottom can be pushed in.
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.
Just check out the video below to see how easy it is to break into a sliding glass door.