Attention Builders and Painters
One of the most frustrating things in this job is visiting property after property where developers or builders have done a poor or half-assed job. There are a large number of new and developed...
View ArticleDressing Gowns And Moving
Where’s the best place to keep a spare key once you’ve made sure that a good friend who never goes out or on holiday has one? The pocket of your dressing gown. The second most likely situation for a...
View ArticleKeep Surplus Keys But Not In Your Pocket
When you’ve moved into a new place and are contemplating the pile of keys you’ve acquired, put the ones that don’t seem to be for anything into a drawer somewhere (unlocked). But make sure that the...
View ArticleRestricting Keys
Some keys can be copied by anyone with a key cutting machine and some can’t. Those that can’t be (or shouldn’t be) copied are called restricted or protected key systems. If you have to give keys out to...
View ArticleNew Builds And The Young Professional
If you’ve bought or are renting a newly built apartment, it’s quite possible that you and everyone else in your building are out at work all day. Which means that the entire building might be...
View ArticleNew Apartment Blocks
Lots of new apartment blocks sprang up around here during the boom years, while New Labour was carrying where the previous government left off in its efforts (along with the Americans) to set up the...
View ArticleRestricted Key Sections
What’s a restricted section? Well it’s not something that THEY do to get you locked away. It’s a key with a profile or shape (i.e. its section) that prevents other locksmiths obtaining key blanks and...
View ArticleKey Handover
Have you ever had to fill in one of those interminable Answers To Questions when selling a property? If I was buying a property, one of the questions I’d like answered is, “Are there any doors with...
View ArticleSnappy Keys
How much of an appetite do readers have for locksmithing suggestions, I wonder. After all, you don’t want to go through a flight length checklist as you leave. But here’s a one-off check for right now...
View ArticleMoved In And Locked Out
The commonest time to suffer getting locked out with the keys inside is just after you’ve moved in to a new place. Everything’s in a different place, the locks are different and you’re probably pretty...
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