Guides
Choosing between lock types before you spend anything: keypad, fingerprint, app or key, deadbolt grades, security claims, and what actually changes with price.
A French door pair has two leaves, and only one of them ever gets a smart lock. Here is which leaf takes it, what keeps the quiet one shut, and why that matters more than the brand.
8 min read
Keypads wear, fingerprints refuse cold hands, apps die with the phone, cards get lost and stay enrolled. How each credential fails, and which pairing suits your household.
11 min read
Five different products are sold as keyless entry, from pushbutton locks with no battery to connected deadbolts. Here is what separates them and which one your door actually needs.
11 min read
A double cylinder needs a key to get out, which is why many local codes restrict it on a front door. What to fit instead when there is glass beside the lock.
9 min read
Most front doors are sheltered enough that none of this matters. For a gate, a detached garage or an unsheltered entry, the IP rating and the cold-weather window decide it.
9 min read
A smart deadbolt, a keypad lever and a handleset are not interchangeable. What each one actually secures, the five measurements that rule bodies out, and the handing trap.
10 min read
Remote break-ins need a specific disclosed flaw. Relay attacks need someone standing at your door. Flat batteries and stale guest codes account for nearly everything else that goes wrong.
9 min read
Grade 1, Grade 2 and the newer letter grades come from real lab tests, but the number on the box stops mattering right about where your door frame starts.
9 min read
