by Mark Rovinsky | Nov 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
With all the new tech, and advancements out there, many automotive, commercial, and even residential lock companies are designing keyless entry systems where a remote, code, or key fob is used to release their door. This can make life much easier until there is a...
by Mark Rovinsky | Nov 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
One problem our customers seem to run into continuously is locking themselves out of their homes. There are a few scenarios we see all the time that are easily preventable with keyless entry systems. When someone steps out of their home to do yardwork, grab the mail,...
by Mark Rovinsky | Oct 31, 2014 | Uncategorized
Winter can be quite damaging to your door hardware. The cold dry air carries a lot of debris that works its way into your locks. The calcium chloride and salts they put down on most roadways in the colder states becomes airborne and does the same damage to locks as it...
by Mark Rovinsky | Oct 29, 2014 | Uncategorized
What is the easiest way to open a lock? Well that is kind of a trick question, the easiest way to open a lock is to use the key that opens that lock. If you are a home owner buying a your first house, or are simply moving into a new house you should stop and think for...
by Mark Rovinsky | Oct 27, 2014 | Uncategorized
“High security keys”, is a term used to cover a large variety of pick and drill resistant keyways. There are many types, many brands, “Dimple keys, Sidewinder keys, etc.”. When it comes to keys, high security is a rather general term, many...
by Mark Rovinsky | Oct 23, 2014 | Uncategorized
Drilling open locks, or “rotary picking” as its sometimes, jokingly called, is a questionable subject. In certain situations, if the lock being opened is either high security, or going to be replaced anyway, drilling may be the fastest/most economic...