Best Bluetooth Locks
Bluetooth Locks have really changed the access control game. Here’s a guide to the best Bluetooth locks on the market today, straight to you from the lock installation and access control experts at Nonstop Locksmith.
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Best Keypad Door Locks
These days, home and business owners as well as property managers have a massive variety of keypad technology available to help enforce security at their properties. Tons of brands offer keypad door locks, so it can be difficult to determine exactly what the best type of door lock is for your needs. In this blog …
Electronic Self Latching Doors
A common security layer that’s often overlooked by homeowners and property managers is self-latching doors. By ensuring that your doors are self-latching, you greatly increase your property’s security, as it acts as a safeguard against absent-minded forgetfulness to ensure that every time anyone leaves the property, the door will lock behind them. Here is a …
Bathroom Door Lock Security
Bathroom locks aren’t often thought about when home security is considered. The thinking about how their security is maintained is slightly different than that about front door or window locks – as the level of ‘security’ they provide, if the term is meant to signify reinforcing safety, is determined on the ability for other people …
Local Home Suffers Break-in while Homeowner was on Vacation
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/02/2-investigators-home-owner-thinks-post-office-tipped-off-burglars-she-was-gone/ A resident of Blue Island recently returned from her Las Vegas vacation, only to find that her entire home had been burglarized. An entire section of windows were smashed by a large table, and she had many belongings stolen – including jewelry. The amount of monetary loss from the burglary is estimated to be …
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Common Burglar Vulnerabilities
In the United States, a burglary occurs about every 15 seconds, with the average monetary loss being valued around 2,079 dollars. In order to prevent yourself from being the victim of a burglary, it can help to put yourself in a burglar’s shoes. There’s lots of subtle details as to the reasoning of burglars when …
DIY Tips for Car Lockouts
If you find yourself in the unfortunate circumstance of having been locked outside your car, this list of do-it-yourself tips for re-accesing your vehicle might help a-lot. It should remain stated that any of these methods should be carefully reviewed before attempting, and may take a few repeat tries. It’s essential that when attempting these …
Four Ways to Lock Sliding Doors
Sliding doors are constructed with an almost minimal simplicity. They slide along a pair of tracks made of metal or vinyl – or even wood. The doors usually are outfitted with side rollers to make them move with more ease. Since the doors are usually only built with a latch lock, it’s essential that you …
5 Awesome things to do with Old Keys
DIY, or do-it-yourself crafts are becoming more and more common activities in our society, and that’s no surprise. With the proliferation of Google and the rest of the internet, it’s become more and more easy to research, create, re purpose, and recreate ordinary objects that would normally be thrown out into fantastic new objects. One …
Children and Door Locks
As it relates to your home and children, it’s essential to make advanced security preparation for both your loved ones and living space. In this world in which we live, it’s common for both parents to still be at work when children arrive at home carrying their own keys. This can end up being a …
