Thursday, 2 May 2019

Reasons To Rekey Locks Providence

By Kenneth Olson


Everyone feels safe when they are at home and the doors are locked. The locks help keep intruders out and if they do try to break in then you are able to raise alarm and get help before they steal or harm you. The best way to ensure security for your home is to make sure that you are the only one with the keys that can open by Rekey Locks Providence.

The process of rekeying basically involves having a locksmith take apart a lock cylinder and change the pins and springs within so that a different key can be used to operate the lock. It is a much cheaper option than changing the entire lock end the process also allows the locksmith to fix any underlying issues with the entire lock. Should they find a big issue with the lock, then they will recommend changing the entire lock.

If you were to get attacked or robbed in your new home and it is found that there was no break in, the first suspect would be those who had access to the keys before you did. The aim of the investigation is to find out if at all they were responsible. If they were not responsible, the investigation will look into other people connected to the previous owner or contractor that had access to the keys and may have a reason for breaking in or has a shady past.

The former homeowner may give you all the keys that they have, but there is no way of knowing who else they may have given a copy to. In many instances we give spare keys to caregivers, contractors, or even relatives to have access to our homes when we are away. There is no way of knowing who may have retained a copy of the house keys from the relations or service providers of the previous owner.

Another reason why you would want to have the locks of your home re-keyed is when you want to deny someone who had previous access to your home. Such a person may be a service provider, friend, relative or lover that you had a falling out with. They may return the keys but you can never be too sure if they made spare copies.

Rekeying is pretty much the same as replacing the locks as the aim is to make sure that no other key can open the bolts other than the one you have. As the term suggests, replacing the locks is changing them entirely. Rekeying, on the other hand, is basically working on the existing bolts by changing the pins and springs within it so that no other key can unlock the bolts other than the new key.

If they find that you did not change the locks to the new home after you moved in, they are likely to settle for less, if anything at all, of the total amount of insurance that you are due. The fault of the vandalism will be partly on you due to negligence as you did not take precautions with the security of your home.

When you do get a new home do not take security for granted no matter how much you trust the previous owner or contractor. Make sure to have all the bolts in the home rekeyed to guarantee the security of every member of your family wherever they are within the house. If you find replacing all the locks in the house expensive, then he should settle for rekeying as it is much cheaper.




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