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The Importance of Re-Keying Your Home

When you buy a new home, you might be more concerned about where to put your furniture and how to decorate the living room than you are about your front door. Unfortunately, unless you take the time to rekey your place, it might be easy for strangers to gain access to your personal belongings and even your family. The simple fact of the matter is that you never know how many copies of your key the previous homeowners made, who they gave them to, or how many they still have. If anyone gets curious or if those keys end up in the wrong hands, you might be left dealing with an unsafe situation. This blog discusses the importance of home security and front door safety, so that you can sleep a little easier at night.

Keeping Your Ex Out Of Your House: What You Can Do
A breakup is never fun, but things get even more hectic if you split ways and you've both been living under the same roof. If you want to make sure your ex doesn't enter your home, especially when you aren't home, there are things you can do to keep them out. This guide explains what you can do to keep your ex away from your home. Get new locks

Keyless Locks Help Protect Children With Autism
Having secure door locks may be a necessity if you have a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Often, children with autism wander outside of the house or even away from the home. The National Autism Association reports that almost half of all children with autism try to wander away from home, school, daycare programs, or the homes of other caregivers. Although it's a serious problem, installing keyless locks is one way to help protect your child.

Tips For Securing A Safe
Owning your own home can be one of the most rewarding accomplishments of your life, but doing so is not without its challenges. Chief among these challenges is physical security. The responsibility of keeping your family and their valuables safe is an important one, and if you're looking for permanent solutions for doing so, a safe can be a great purchase. Buying a safe, however, is only the first step. Modern safes are designed to be strong but lightweight and unassuming, and as such, can sometimes be stolen by diligent thieves.

Help! My Key Broke Off In My Door. Now What?
You get home after a long day at work, put the key in the lock, open the door and realize half of the key has broken off in the lock. If this has just happened to you, don't panic. In most cases, you can retrieve the broken piece of key and your original door lock should not need to be replaced. Here is what you should know about removing a broken key and getting a new key cut.

Haven't Been Locked Out? Here Are 3 More Reasons You Might Need A Locksmith
Many of us think about locksmiths if we have found ourselves locked out of our house or our car. However, there are a lot of other reasons that you might find yourself in need of a locksmith and his or her services. Here are some other things a locksmith can help you with. One Key If you are like a lot of people, you have a lot of keys on your key ring.