Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Conveniently Re-Keying Your Locks


With so many doors in a house, you probably have many keys in your keychain. I have seen people with really heavy keychains that just seem totally impractical because it would probably take them forever to find the right key. That is very inconvenient and simply annoying, especially if you are in a rush and you can’t afford to be wasting time. A good option to avoid having so many keys is re-keying the different locks in your home.

Re-keying refers to a process in which an expert, usually a locksmith, manipulates a certain lock’s internal
pins and springs with the intention to prevent the initial key from being able to open the lock. This means that you can keep your original lock and change the key. This can truly come in handy when somebody moves out and you are not sure if they made copies of the keys without your consent.

If done by professionals like El Paso Locksmith, re-keying can be a very simple process and will only take a few minutes. I think it is a good investment because it would be very convenient to re-key several locks in your house and have them all open with the key. That would save you time and space since your keychain wouldn’t be so big and heavy anymore. But like I said before, re-keying is not only meant for convenience, but also for safety. It is highly recommended that people re-key their locks when people who previously lived in the house move out.