Why is My Door Hard to Unlock?
Picture this: you come home from a long day at work. You get out of your car, hitting your head on the door frame and dropping your briefcase. After nearly slipping on the pathway to your door, you reach the entrance of your home, put in your key, try to [...]
How Often Should You Rekey Your Home?
Some of us like making big changes to our homes. Others don’t. Still others would prefer to make aesthetic updates, but not necessarily functional ones. Rekeying your home falls in the latter category, so it’s not a priority for many homeowners… which we believe is a critical mistake as we’ll [...]
Pros and Cons of Using Smart Locks
There are pros and cons to most decisions in life, and you have to weigh those pros and cons to make the right decision for you. Take speedos, for example. Are the pros to this swimsuit choice? Possibly. But we would argue the disadvantages for this option outweigh any advantages [...]
Security Tips for People Who Live Alone
The world looks very different today than it did in the middle of the 20th century. Everything costs more, there wasn’t much of the technology we see today and only 7.7 percent of people lived alone (according to data from the U.S. Census). That number is nearly double today, with [...]
How To Conduct Your Own Home Security Audit
Have you ever written a text, read it again and again, then sent it, only to realize it had a typo? For whatever reason, our brains miss details in things it regularly processes. That’s why third parties are so valuable—and why it’s so hard to catch your own typos. Security [...]
Residential Doors: Common Materials and Types
Contrary to popular belief, not all doors are wood and rectangular. (If you’ve seen any of the hobbit homes in the Lord of the Rings movies, you know this is true.) Residential doors can vary as widely as residences, so it's helpful to know what different materials and types have [...]
Replacing Door Hardware: Best Practices
Think DIY projects are easy? Think again. (Just one look at all of the Pinterest fails articles out there will tell you that.) If arts and crafts are difficult to do yourself, it should go without saying that more advanced tasks like replacing door hardware are almost impossible unless you [...]
Should You Get a Keypad Lock for Your Home?
When it comes to technology, people’s adoption rate varies. According to Pew Research, 28 percent of Americans are “strong” early adopters of technology, meaning they immediately feel comfortable trying it. The other 72 percent? They’re a little hesitant. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, but there are several benefits [...]
Tips to Avoid an Emergency Carrollton Lock Rekey
Unexpected situations are… well, unexpected. But they can also be stressful and cause anxiety. One unexpected situation that can surprise Carrollton residents is having to call a professional locksmith for an emergency Carrollton lock rekey. Whether for your home, automobile or business in Carrollton, the last thing you want to [...]
What to Do When Your Key Is Stuck in the Lock of Your Home
You've just gotten home after a long day of work. You put your key in your home's lock, turn it, open the door, pull the key and... it doesn't come out. Your key is stuck in the lock. What do you do? You can attempt to fix it yourself, but [...]
