Unlike traditional deadbolts every glass door is different in the way that it locks and unlocks.
How to lock a sliding door without a lock.
The other piece attaches to the sliding door.
Some models have a lock that connects to the door frame at the top bottom and sometimes both.
Due to the large variance in sliding door design there is no commercial smart lock solution to sliding doors.
When shut the piece on the frame nests inside the piece on the door.
But i want to crush this illusion of difficulty by showing you some very simple ways to lock a door without a lock.
Locking a door without a lock does not always involve traditional locks but these type of door jammers can be used on doors with traditional locks as well.
A key lock can also be installed on the inside of the door for added security against intruders or to keep small children from opening the door.
This variance makes it very difficult for companies to manufacture a door lock that would fit a large portion of consumers.
Perhaps not as exciting but nevertheless difficult.
Here i show you how to easily open any locked sliding door quick and easy.
You might be able to simply pull the locks open or you might require a key.
A good way of doing this is to insert a bar into the tracks of the door to impede movement and prevent them from being opened.
These locking methods work for doors that open inward outward and for sliding doors as well.
In addition to traditional sliding door locks there are also double bolt locks.
However you may decide to use your sliding glass door as a regular entry point in which case you might want to think about installing a key lock so the door can be unlocked from the outside.
Look for a lock at the top or bottom of the door.
The latch locks on the door can easily be compromised so you want to make sure that the doors have a secondary level of security to deter burglars and offer up a good fight.
Locking a door without a lock may seem like a real life version of mission impossible.
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One piece attaches to the door frame.