If you've ever owned a house, or even a condominium or rented an apartment, there's a good chance that you've had the frustrating and embarrassing experience of locking yourself out of your home. We've all done it, believe me. There's nothing to be ashamed of. There is, however, a good way to make sure it never happens again!
People have been using the "hidden house key" trick for years now. Sometimes its as simple as hiding the spare key under the welcome mat or above the door (though I don't recommend either of those very easy-to-find places), and sometimes it's an elaborately created rock or garden gnome that holds the secret key.
Popular YouTuber HouseholdHacker, however, has created a way to make your own DIY hidden house key that should be virtually undetectable to just about anyone looking to get into your abode. That is, except for you when you inevitably forget your keys.
All you need for this clever life hack is some PVC pipe, a rubber rain collar, a PVC screw cap, and some adhesive (and your spare key, of course).
Basically, you're going to follow along with the video to see just how to construct what looks like a pipe leading from the outside of your home (this probably won't work for a condominium or apartment, unfortunately) and into the ground below. Inside of that pipe will be a string holding your key in case you ever need it.
If you follow along with the video, this one should be pretty easy to assemble and it absolutely looks legitimate. Unless someone were to come up to the pipe and start shaking it, they would probably have no idea that it's a fake assembly that holds your spare house key.
One thing to keep in mind, though, if you're planning to do this trick is to make your hidden house key assembly original. Put your own spin it. HouseholdHacker has just laid the blueprint for how to do this life hack, but you should definitely do something original to yours.
Maybe paint the pipe a specific color (to match any other pipes coming from your home) or hide it behind a bush. Either way, you should be able to pretty quickly make a DIY hidden house key that can help you get out of a pickle (and into your house) in no time.
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