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How to Reinforce an Entry Door, Affordably, in 6 Easy Steps

Your home protects some of the most important things in your life: your family and your possessions. But the main line of home defense, the door, can be bypassed in a number of ways and as quickly as 5 seconds. To protect what’s inside of your home, address the main points of weakness in your exterior doors: the frame, the locks, and the door’s edge.

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Outdoor Gate Locking Mechanisms – How Best to Lock a Gate

Residential, community and commercial gates can be secured in a variety of ways. Which is best depends on the type of gate you have, what you are trying to achieve by locking the gate and your budget. Read more

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Sargent IC Core Pinning Calculator for 3 Level Master Key Systems

When we received a call from a major sports team to rekey their entire facility we were excited. Then we learned they had Large Format IC Cores (LFIC) and our excitement quickly faded. This customer wanted a three-level master key system: a grand master key that worked everything, a sub-master keys for each division, and change keys (individual keys that work only one door).

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How Much Do Locksmith Charge?

During standard hours an unlock service in Arizona should not cost you over $125 total (the average is a bit higher nationally at $144). This includes the service call and the opening fee. Most locksmith services include charges for a service call and then additional charges for the work performed. Service calls in most major metropolitan areas hover around $75. In my state, Arizona, it’s less. Expect to pay more when you are in a major city, less when you are in more rural areaa.

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What Kind of Locks and Door Lock are There?

Locks can be broken down by function (how they lock), by application (what they lock), by style (lever vs knob vs handle), and by grade (how well they are built). This article explains and compares all of those.

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Types of locks by application
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