Lock Question?

[Pete F.]

And after you get done figuring out how to make your doors impossible to get into, think about all your glass windows. Without an alarm there is no way to keep people out if they any desire to get in.
I hope you did'nt get deadbolts that are keyed on the inside, if there was an emergency, fire or whatever, would you be able to open them?
A friend of mine managed an apartment complex in Jersey, had a unit with door and window alarms that they broke into without setting off the alarms. They cut thru the vinylsiding and nonstructural sheathing with a utility knife and were in in a couple of minutes.
Your neighbors and neighborhood are your best security.

[BigFish]

Nope...deadbolts have an interior latch/knob.

[Raven]

about the locks...
as i already have my key .....

[chris L]

look at it this way . If someone wants to get into your house , no lock or deadbolt is going to keep them out . A lock is only a device for a peace of mind for the home owner .
Or if they have a black hawk handy then nothing matters .
Like Specialist said they sell keyed alike sets .

[Swimmer]

Larry when you shop for locks if you look on the package you will see a number. If you buy packages with all the same numbers the locks will use all the same keys.

[Swimmer]

Their are only about 200 different combinations. The only a unique keys can be made is if a locksmith is call in to make up new keys for that particular lock.

Years ago I use to help my uncle out at his garage. One winter day I did a road service call for a mustang that would not start. We arrived at the beauty parlor and I hopped into the 70 stang and it started right up. I drove it to the garage in Rockland so he could look at it. Awhile later the same lady called and wondered why we hadn't pick up the car. We drove back with the mustang we took for service and found the other stang four or five spaces away. The keys I just used to take the wrong car started both mustangs. Thank god the first owner was under the drier in the parlor and didn't know we stole her car inadvertantly.

[capesams]

keyed dead bolts on either side have been outlawed in mass for quite some time now...supplyer's here won't sell them.... my naba was in insurance for over 40 years..said when it come's down to paying off or not paying..all they want to know is was it forced entry or did they just walk in....if you come home to an empty house and you forgot to lock it up,,,,close the door and kick it in or break the window in the BACK of the house.....then sit back and watch your insur. rate's go sky high after you've put in a claim...I've been hit twice in my life time.