The most common mistake homeowners make when comparing the two is assuming a keypad lock is a different kind of lock. It is not. Underneath the buttons, nearly every residential keypad deadbolt throws the same 1-inch steel bolt into the same strike plate as a...
A homeowner in south Tulsa, Oklahoma, ordered a bargain smart deadbolt online in March, installed it on a Saturday, and by the following Friday the latch was hanging up because the door had never been adjusted to close square. The lock was not the problem;...
A standard residential lock cylinder holds five or six spring-loaded pins, and a brand-specific rekeying kit from a hardware store gives you replacement pins in every size, a plug follower, a key gauge, and two new keys. With those parts, the answer to "can you...
A single door lock takes a professional locksmith roughly 10 to 30 minutes to rekey, and a typical Tulsa, Oklahoma home with four to six exterior locks is finished in about one to two hours, including cutting the new keys. That is the practical answer...
The door has closed behind you, the key is on the kitchen counter, it is 11:30 at night, and the temperature on a January night in Tulsa, Oklahoma can sit in the 20s. Knowing what to do if you get locked out of your house...
Most drivers who lose their only car key assume the dealership is the sole place that can replace it, and that assumption costs them days of waiting and a tow bill. The short answer to "can a locksmith make a car key without the original"...
