If you have never given anyone a spare key to your home move on to the next best method of entry.
How to open door handle through letterbox.
If the lock is still attached take a wrench and push the door to remove it.
Credit cards do not cause damage though that only works without deadbolts.
Now check whether the metal clip is holding the lock.
The tool has recently been.
Tradelocks letterbox tool is ideal for both wooden and upvc doors it is designed to fit through the letterbox to enable non destructive entry within seconds.
There are more ways into a home than just through the front door.
The cable is folded in half with a loop at one end which with some skill is put through the letter plate and placed over the turn knob on the back of a nightlatch.
Once this is done you cannot open the door without the key.
Once in place it is pulled tight and then one half is gradually pulled.
Personally i don t think this hooking the door open through the letterbox is anything new to upvc doors i recall it happening to a relative many years ago on wooden door with a lock that had the release lever accessible from the postbox.
After drilling the lock you may be able to open the lock easily.
Once the lock is open bring a locksmith to install a new lock.
Slide the card in between the frame and the door where handle is and apply pressure until you hear a pop and door will swing open.
There is no need to dwell on this way to open your door when you are dealing with the fallout of your lost keys.
This turns the knob and opens the door.