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House Locks Waterdown – Locking Your New Home

Your just moved into a brand-new house or apartment, the last thing you need to worry about are the locks, right? Wrong.

Most home builders are using construction type locks. These are locks that have two combinations. The first combination is used when the house is under construction, keys are given to all the sub-contractors so they can get into the house. At closing, someone will insert the user key into the locks. This is supposed to render the first combination inoperable and make the second combination, your combination, operable.

 

In a perfect world with perfect locks this may work.

Any lock with more than one combination is by design less secure. So, my recommendation is to have the locks rekeyed by a locksmith professional or replace them. If you choose to replace them you can go to a store for medium security locks or call someone such as Locking Systems International for high security locks.

Electronic locks have come down in price and have additional features; such as being able to integrate with your home automation system, alarm system or both. Electronic locks have come a long way in the past year. They can communicate by Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and cell. Their best feature is access control. You control who has access to your house. It saves exit and entry information with date and time, this tells you the exact time your daughter return from a date.

Make sure that all doors to the outside, including the door to your garage have a deadbolt lock installed. Some builders make this an option, if it is get it. Once your locks are taken care of it’s time to consider an alarm system. These are available from full service alarm dealers, stores and do it yourself alarm companies (found on-line).

 

Some new homes have Wi-Fi systems and repeater pods already installed.

If so, make sure that you secure them with the newest security protocols and don’t forget to change the default password. Use a strong one. While on the Wi-Fi subject, make sure that all your Wi-Fi devices are secured with new passwords. Did you know that refrigerators, washers and dryers, air conditioner units and baby monitors all have Wi-Fi installed? If yours has Wi-Fi and you are not going to use it, it would be wise to disable it.

As with all security it is better to be proactive and think about these things before you move in.

 

Waterdown Window Locks Installation

It is important to have window locks installed on the windows around your home for a few different reasons. There are those that you want to keep out of your home but then there are those you want to be able to keep in your home as well. No matter which neighborhood you live in, you should not take for granted that it is safe. It seems there is nowhere that is safe anymore and a burglar can come into any home at any time no matter the location. You also want to have locks so that you can keep children inside your home and prevent them from climbing out the window. If you want to know what to look for when you are buying locks for your windows then here are a few tips to use.

The first thing to do when you are looking for the right type of window lock to use to protect your home is figure out which one will work the best. There are a lot of different types that can be used depending on the type of home you have and the level of security you need. You will want to make sure that the ones you choose work properly for the inside of your windows and can be installed easily if you are going to do it yourself.

Also, if you want to add protection to a certain room of your home a Lockey digital door lock is the one you will want to take a look into use. This is a lock that will allow you to be able to secure any room of your home very quickly and easily. If someone wants to be able to get into it then they will have to know the combination needed to be able to open it.

Protecting your home with window locks and interior door locks is something that is very important. If you want to be able to feel like the home you live in is as safe as it possibly can be, then make sure to take measures of protecting it. You will be able to find a lot of great locks to install on the windows and you will be able to find some easy to use locks to put on the inside doors of your home as well. Make sure to take a look at the ones that are available and choose the ones that will offer your home the most protection.

 

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