Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Locked Out Inside Your Garage?

Lockout Salem locksmithSome people use the front door of their home as their main point of entry when getting into their house. Others however, go through their garage. Often times when a locksmith gets a call for a garage lockout, it is the inner garage door that people are referring to being locked out of. The reference is for the door inside the garage that is being used as a point of entry to the house from the interior of the garage itself.  

This type of lockout situation is considered the same thing as a normal house lockout because you are still locked out of your house. When you call a licensed, bonded, and insured locksmith in Salem to come let you in, make sure you let them know that you can get into the garage itself, but you need access to the door that leads into the house. This has caused some confusion in the past. When the locksmith arrives he can easily get you into the correct door that way. 

Locksmith Salem lock pickThe first method that a locksmith will attempt to use in order to get the lock on the door opened is by picking the lock. He will use a tension wrench and a lock pick of his choice and try to pick the lock by moving the pins upwards. If the locksmith is unable to pick the lock with one pick, he will most likely try another. A locksmith will usually continue this way of changing picks until he will be able to unlock the lock.

If for some reason the lock cannot be picked, the locksmith will try to shim the lock. Shimming a lock is when the locksmith uses a card, normally a fake credit card of some sort, and trying to slide it between the locking mechanism and the strike plate. What it does, is pressing the locking bolt back inside the lock in order to simulate a situation where the knob or handle are turned and in return allowing opening of the door. Both methods a Salem locksmith will try use does absolutely no damage to the locks.  

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