Are you considering upgrading the locks at your Chicago home or business? We recommend considering installing a keypad lock. Keypad locks come with a range of practical and security benefits that can generally improve the convenience of accessing your Chicagoland property as well as how secure your property is.
Windows are a commonly overlooked – but crucial – aspect of home security. In this blog entry, the Chicago residential lock installation team here at Chicago Locksmith will detail the most important things to know about window security.
As with home security, the best practices for retail security involve placing multiple security layers on top of one another. Here’s a great guide as prepared by the Chicagoland commercial locksmith service experts at Chicago Locksmith to building an ideal security infrastructure and maintaining ideal security practices at your retail location.
With countless travel plans and a major increase in expensive packages being delivered, December is a month during which many burglaries occur. There’s a range of strategies that one can implement in order to protect your family, your home, and your property from residential break-ins. In this blog entry, the expert Chicago residential lock and security team here at Chicago Locksmith will detail some great tips to protect your home from holiday season burglaries.
Lockboxes are usually placed on the front door of a property, but some people place them on side doors or back doors for more discretion – which we recommend. If your home only has a front door, we recommend purchasing a higher quality locks and using other security systems like smart locks, CCTV cameras, and alarms for additional security layers
It’s estimated that three quarters of all homes in the United States are likely to experience a burglary in a 20 year span, regardless of the area. Smart doorbells can help deter thieves who generally prefer to target homes with limited security infrastructure. In a recent study, 83 percent of burglars were said to search for security cameras before attempting a home break in, and that 60 percent of burglars would consider a different property if a security camera was present. By having security footage taken with a smart doorbell, crimes can be easier solved after a burglary.
In this blog entry, the Chicago lock installation service experts here at Chicago Locksmiths will detail the main types of deadbolts commonly seen on the lock-based security market today.
Our Chicago lock repair team here at Chicago Locksmiths can rapidly repair all manner of lock malfunctions – both common and rare. In this blog entry, our professional Chicagoland locksmith … Continue reading
Apartment buildings have a different set of security concerns than are commonly found for single-standing residential homes. In this blog entry, the Chicago residential security experts here at Chicago Locksmiths will detail some fantastic security tips for apartment buildings.
Landlords, real estate agents, and other agents that maintain residential or commercial residential properties all have unique sets of concerns when it comes to maintaining security. In this blog entry, the expert high security Chicago lock and security hardware installation team here at Chicago Locksmith will detail some tactics that can be utilized in order to keep your rental property secure.