Garage door locked from the outside.
How to lift a garage door from the outside.
This will trigger the release lever and the bolt should spring open.
To open it up all you need to do is thread a coat hanger or hooked piece of wire through the top of the door and open the emergency latch which can also be done by the rope many emergency latches.
Remove the nuts from foundation anchor bolts or saw through any metal anchors.
To unlock the door from the outside.
Once installed insert turn the key of the lock cylinder.
Ever forget your keys to the house or even lost your garage door remote.
The bypass disconnects the door from the powered carriage but it stays on the track.
Raise the door using the handle on the outside.
Set a few 4 4 braces diagonally against the outside of the wall to keep it from kicking back as it s lifted.
If the sole plate of the wall is nailed into a mudsill pull all the nails.
Once you disconnect it you can then lift it manually.
If the door is hard to raise the tension at the hinge springs is too loose and the automatic closer must work too hard to raise the door.