When you are leaving the
Safe Practice
Don't leave keys on the inside of door locks or window ledges near the door as burglars can break a window and reach inside and unlock the door. Remove keys from view and keep them in a safe place. Don't leave your name and address on any key tags.
To Prevent Burglary
Burglary and theft certainly has to rank on top of the list for why you should be locking your door at night. Burglars will always choose the easiest opportunity to gain entry to a house and what's better than a non-locked house with sleeping household.
It is essential to realize that you should put your keys somewhere safe where no outsider can reach out. Your master bedroom is the best example of a safe place. It is a lot easier to access as well. Any corner in the north or east would be fine for placing your key holder in your bedroom.
Yes, a locksmith can help with a key left in the door, this is a simple job where any good locksmith should get you in with absolutely NO damage to your lock; there should be absolutely no need to drill the lock.
Which two keys cant open any door: The answer to this question is Don"key" and Mon"key".
Near the Door
The first and most common place for hiding a key is near the front door. This could be under a door mat, inside of a nearby flower pot, or even inside of that unobtrusive hollow plastic rock. Many choose to leave the key close to the front door for convenience, and most thieves know that this is common.
The most common place for keys that are used every day, is usually by the door or entranceway. Wall hooks or hanging key organizers are great for keeping keys together neatly by the door. Group them by priority, label, and hang them up! Done!
Research from UL's Firefighter Safety Research Institute (FRSI) shows that closing your bedroom door helps prevent a fire from spreading, lessens smoke damage and could even save lives.
It also significantly keeps carbon monoxide levels down. By limiting a fire's ability to spread, closing your bedroom door at night also gives you more time to react when the smoke alarm goes off. And these days, every second counts.
Close Before You Doze
Most of us are familiar with fire safety tips like "stop, drop and roll" and "get low and go." But a decade of fire safety research has shown that closing doors can also have a life-saving effect, especially when getting out in case of fire is not an option.
In many hotels the keys are just cheap RFID or magnetic stripe cards and they won't care even if you don't return them. However, it is courteous to leave them in the room so that they can be reprogrammed and reused.
Why should I lock my doors? The harder you make it for a burglar to enter, the less likely a break-in will occur. When you decide to keep your home locked up at all times, you are making a strong effort to protect your family, self, valuables, and privacy.
While it is very important to not leave your keys in the back of the door or near the entrance, it is equally important to make your doors burglar-resistant since they are your first line of physical defence against burglaries and intrusions.
Installing a key safe is an ideal way to leave a spare key somewhere safe outside your home. Gone are the days where you could simply pop a spare key under the flowerpot or doormat. Fitting this simple key box means you able to give the combination to those you need to have access and keep your keys protected.
Since picking a lock requires a specific skill set to be successful, most burglars damage or remove doors and windows to gain entry when locked because it is faster and easier for them than using tools.
Your attic is not likely to be visited by a burglar because they are usually hard to find and access. So, it is always a good idea to store valuables in attic storage containers. As an extra safety precaution make sure to mark them with labels like “winter clothes” or “old shoes” to throw a burglar off of your scent.
Front door: 34% of burglars twist the doorknob and walk right in. First-floor windows: 23% use a first-floor open window to break into your home. Back door: 22% come in through the back door. Garage doors: 9% gain entrance through the garage.