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How to Avoid Locking Yourself Out?

Getting locked out of your house is not fun what so ever and it doesn’t matter if you lost your key or kocked it inside, anyway it is not that big of a problem because any locksmith can help you get back in. A better option is to avoid locking yourself out in the first place, so here are our best tips for you to prevent it from happening.

Make a Spare Key

Unlike car key fobs house keys are very simple and cheap to copy. You can go to any hardware store or a call a locksmith to get a spare key made. Give the spare key to someone you trust who lives close by like a good friendly neighbor. You might also exchange spare keys with them so you can help each other out in the time of an emergency.

Maintain Your Locks

Locks usually give warning signs before they stop working, so if turning your lock becomes hard or you have to jiggle the key it probably needs maintenance. Use some WD-40 or another dry silicon based lubricant to clean the lock. If that doesn’t fix the problem we recommend to call a locksmith right away.

Upgrade Your Locks

If it is a common situation in your home that someone loses his keys we recommend on getting rid of old technologies and embrace new ones like keyless entry electronic locks that use different methods to lock and unlock like digit codes, smartphone authentication and fingerprint scanning. These locks will make easier and safer.

Develop Better Habits

By changing a few habits you can absolutely avoid getting locked out, you can attach your house keys to something you always carry like your car keys or work ID. Always check for your keys before leaving the house. If you have a tendency to forget things put a sticky note on your fridge to remind you to take your house key, a little reminder can make a big difference.

Have A Good Locksmith On-Call

Even if you follow all our tips you can still finf yourself locked out. To be prepared, Take advanced precautions and find a good local locksmith before you really need one. Save his number in your phone contacts for any problems that may arise.

Finding a reliable locksmith is an important task that should not be taken lightly and it taking into account the following details while searching will help you choose wisely:

References from friends, family and trusted neighbors from their own personal experience are priceless.
Search online for locksmiths with good reputation
If possible meet the locksmith before you even need the service and make sure you can trust them.

Locksmith Planet

1802 James L Redman Pkwy, Plant City, FL 33563

(813) 692-9371