Jammed Mortice Lock.

[slowmotion]

If you are not trying to be stealthy, are not worried about drawing attention to yourself, or about making a noise, you have a considerably larger potential array of tools at your disposal compared to Burglar Bill.

What's the garage made of? If timber, try forcing the door and frame apart with a big pry bar.

 

[Dave 123]

I'd say the spade is probably in the shed.

You should ALWAYS have a spade at hand. You just never know when you’ll need it.

 

[Salty seadog]

You should ALWAYS have a spade at hand. You just never know when you’ll need it.

Indeed, especially in the Las Vegas dessert a la 'Casino'

 

[Levo-Lon]

Oil as said ,little tap with a hammer or brick etc if tools are locked away.
Its most likely just siezed.

If that fails look at hinges and alternative methods before going full SWAT on it

 

[Salty seadog]

[QUOTE 5463744, member: 9609"]Are you using the correct key ?[/QUOTE]


Bit cheeky....

 

[Mr Celine]

Try squirting some Sarson's vinegar into the lock. If you don't have a full bottle ask @Dave7, he should have a full one by now.

 

[Mr Celine]

[QUOTE 5463744, member: 9609"]Are you using the correct key ?[/QUOTE]
Are you trying it in the correct shed?

 

[Salty seadog]

[QUOTE 5463761, member: 9609"]not intended - I actually no someone who made this mistake. Sometimes you just have to stop looking for the big answer, have a cup of tea, and start right from the beginning.

So definitely not trying to be sarky,

my next step would be to just keep fiddling with the key, try to give the whole thing a good rattle with a hammer. can you force the key with some molegrips?

then as others have said, if its an outward opening door can you knock the hinge pins out, then it would be drill it or cut the mortice with the angle grinder.[/QUOTE]

Riever old bean. I was yanking your chain. It was me being cheeky.

 

[Smokin Joe]

I can get into the garage from the front so no problem there. I have tried lifting the door but it is definitely the lock that has jammed. If the oil doesn't work I'll attack the hinges.

 

[screenman]

Ask Drago, but likely he will say dynamite.

 

[Dave7]

Ask Drago, but likely he will say dynamite.

You will find that if you hang a well used pair of @Drago 's Y fronts on the lock it will quickly give up and pop open.

 

[Andy_R]

You will find that if you hang a well used pair of @Drago 's Y fronts on the lock it will quickly give up and pop open.

If you did that I reckon the lock would corrode into a solid lump of rusted metal within minutes

 

[graham bowers]

If it's been getting stiffer for a while then the oiling / lifting suggestions may work. Try them anyway.
If it's happened all of a sudden and attempts to turn the key fail in a way that it feels "hard" I reckon something has broken in the lock, and it will need assertive treatment. Since you have access to the inside, a thin slitting disc would be the option I'd choose.