Your home is a place where you come to feel safe, away from the increasingly chaotic and stressful world outside. It’s a place where countless memories are made, where families are raised, and where you can rest at the end of a tiring day. For all this to happen, it’s important that your home is [...]
Wondering if door chains are actually effective when it comes to home security? With most door locks, there are two obvious ‘options’ – open and closed. While this is obviously ideal if you’re leaving or entering your home, matters are complicated slightly when it comes to opening the door to let people in, especially strangers. [...]
Older houses can be wonderful - packed with character and history, a place that generations have called home. What’s often not so wonderful is the dated security in these buildings. Let's look at 5 ways you can make your home more secure. Here's how you can make your older home more secure - 5 Recommended [...]
There are a variety of situations where it might be necessary for a professional locksmith to open a door. The key may have worn out, the lock might be malfunctioning or, as is often the case, someone might have locked their key inside their house or car. While it’s often a panic filled moment, there [...]
There are plenty of options to choose from when updating your door lock. Which option you choose will be dependent on a number of factors, including the type of door you have and the size and location of your letterbox. What is a thumb turn door lock? Thumb turn cylinder locks are a kind [...]
What is Lock Snapping? Lock snapping is a technique used by criminals to gain entry to properties and is being used more and more. Each week, as Locksmiths, we attend numerous properties which have been targeted using this specific technique. Most commonly we are seeing this type of attack linked to car theft. It is [...]
