Thieves have come up with intricate contraptions that can reach through the flap and turn the knob on the back of the lock.
How to open door handle through letterbox.
Replacing your locks with key operated alternatives could be a safer option providing that you remember to remove the key.
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How do i measure the door thickness.
Burglars know this and they will tour an area putting a stick through people s letter plates to see if they can open the door like this.
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.
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The ones most at risk are those where the letter plate is in the centre of the door about 200mm away from the handle.
You will then notice an aperture hole has been cut through the door and it is important to measure the hole to ensure the new sleeve for your replacement letterbox will fit through this hole.
Open the letterbox and drop a tape measure through to measure from the external letter plate to the internal letter plate.
There are either 2 or 4 screws holding the two halves of the unit to to the door.
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.
This letterbox has a sleeve that can cope with the extra thickness needed for a midrail type door.
Take these out and pull the plates away from the surface of the door.
Most covered by a seal or brushed seal to allow for weatherproofing and even a second flap for further internal protection from the elements.
The tool has recently been.
I have since opened mine using a pair of extendible garden shears through the letterbox and using as a lever against the inside handle to open the door tonsko 6 295 posts.
You would know this as the horizontal frame that spans the middle of the door.
Locks that operate by turning a thumb piece can be especially vulnerable to letterbox crime.