People who find themselves in emergency lock and key situations are generally in need of service as soon as possible. Often times they are locked out of their home or car, or have lost their car keys all together. And well, people are busy and have things to do. This leaves people in these situations very vulnerable.

 

Many mobile locksmith companies are well aware of this. They provide low quotes over the phone usually ranging from “$15-29” for lockouts, or “$90-120” for literally every car key. (year make and model of car doesn’t matter? very suspicous). And the story is always the same: cheap price on phone, but overcharged on site. By the time the poser locksmith shows up the customer is too exhausted to wait for a reputable company.

 

Don’t fall for the “$15” locksmith scams. Can you imagine any tradesman coming to your location and doing ANY job for $15? Our prices are budget friendly and competitive, but no company is that cheap. We are always honest and up front. Tell us your situation and we will quote you accurately over the phone.

Did you know that most locks are not installed correctly? Take a look at your current exterior door lock for example. Is it a knob lockset with a keyway in the knob? 90% of these locks are not lined up correctly with the strike on the door frame. Do you have a deadbolt above it? Let me guess: You never use the deadbolt because it requires using the key upon exiting. Too much work to deal with everytime you leave the house.

 

The most common way an intruder breaks into a home is by sliding a credit card into the curved latch of a latching lock. Keyed entry knob locks have a “deadlatch” function that prevents this. Open the door and take a look at your latch on your knob lock. You will see the latch, followed by a seperated button. Press this button only, then try pushing in the latch. No luck!

 

When aligned properly with the strike plate, the design of these latches will prevent a “credit card entry attack.” A strike plate is the brass or steel plate installed on a door frame to mate with a lock. A well aligned strike plate will hold in the button for the deadlatch function. It will also allow the latch to well.. latch! No matter how hard the door is forced, the latch will stay in this position when properly deadlatched. Achieving this alignment is difficult, yet extremely necessary to protect everything you have worked so hard for.