Tips

Here are tips and tricks to help you understand why your key isn't turning, and what to do about it.

Get all the information you need for your locks and keys below. Whether you are a homeowner or a business owner, you will never run out of maintenance ideas with the help of our brilliant tips, from finding the right locks to knowing what to do when losing your keys.

Install high security locks at main doors

You have many choices when it comes to internal doors, but when it comes to main entrances it's best to get the best possible security door locks. It's the best way to make it harder for burglars to get in your house. You will find many choices on the market but it's best to choose office and home locks of grade one or two according to the American National Standards Institute.

If you’ve moved into a newly constructed house, get a locksmith to check you deadbolts

Contractors may have installed deadbolts to your new home’s doors before handing over the keys, but it doesn’t hurt to have them double-checked by a professional locksmith to ensure that the installation has been done well. A deadbolt that can easily be ripped out of its door frame won’t offer much protection, so make sure that this isn’t the case with yours.