dave2002ti
Member 2024
Ned a locksmith to replace a front door on house lock and rekey the deadbolt.
Location Clifton, VA
Any recommendations.
TIA
Dave Apker
Location Clifton, VA
Any recommendations.
TIA
Dave Apker
They have several locations, including one in Chantilly. I agree they do great work.Baldino's are a little pricey, but they know their stuff. They are located in Lorton however.
+1 for the Smartkey from Quickset. It’s fantastic, works perfectly. Saves lots of money over changing locks especially on rental properties or places with high turnover Of people with access.Some of the new locksets have an easy way to rekey it yourself. Quickset calls it Smartkey. So you can rekey the new lockset to the deadbolt but if you're trying to change keys for security you can just buy a front door lockset/dead bolt combo that is keyed the same.
Unfortunately i live quite far away or I would do it for you and i dont know any locksmiths out there to reccomend.
thats why i keep several large dogs+1 for the Smartkey from Quickset. It’s fantastic, works perfectly. Saves lots of money over changing locks especially on rental properties or places with high turnover Of people with access.
But a cautionary tale about standard residential security locks… I was at a gun show many years ago and this guy had a table set up and was selling lock picking kits. His presentation was really good (and I’ve always admired locksmiths and people with the skill to pick locks) and I figured I’d buy one of his basic kits he was selling for like $15, because why not? Yeah well, I didn’t think I’d ever be able to make it look as easy as he did with his demo stuff on his table, but I got home that afternoon I decided I’d see if I could pick open my own front door with it, doing it just like he showed me a few hours ago. So I grabbed the rake tool and tension wrench out of the little pouch and put them in the key slot and did what I saw him do, and I opened my door in literally 5 seconds.
Didn‘t sleep well that night….
After that I started experimenting with ignition locks (84 Bronco in seconds), padlocks, bike locks, cylinder locks, pin locks, cabinet locks… you’d be astonished how easy most are to pick once you understand how they work.
“Locks keep honest folks honest”. Lots of truth to that.
“Lockpicking Lawyer” and “Deviant Ollam” are some of my favorite YouTube channels. Fascinating stuff to learn there.
Now I am not going to sleep well tonight. Good thing my 3 large dogs sleep lightly and are very loud.+1 for the Smartkey from Quickset. It’s fantastic, works perfectly. Saves lots of money over changing locks especially on rental properties or places with high turnover Of people with access.
But a cautionary tale about standard residential security locks… I was at a gun show many years ago and this guy had a table set up and was selling lock picking kits. His presentation was really good (and I’ve always admired locksmiths and people with the skill to pick locks) and I figured I’d buy one of his basic kits he was selling for like $15, because why not? Yeah well, I didn’t think I’d ever be able to make it look as easy as he did with his demo stuff on his table, but I got home that afternoon I decided I’d see if I could pick open my own front door with it, doing it just like he showed me a few hours ago. So I grabbed the rake tool and tension wrench out of the little pouch and put them in the key slot and did what I saw him do, and I opened my door in literally 5 seconds.
Didn‘t sleep well that night….
After that I started experimenting with ignition locks (84 Bronco in seconds), padlocks, bike locks, cylinder locks, pin locks, cabinet locks… you’d be astonished how easy most are to pick once you understand how they work.
“Locks keep honest folks honest”. Lots of truth to that.
“Lockpicking Lawyer” and “Deviant Ollam” are some of my favorite YouTube channels. Fascinating stuff to learn there.
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