A home safe is a great way to protect your valuables like cash, jewelry and firearms. The combination to your safe should be kept only for those who you want to have access to the safe. Usually this includes just you and your significant other. If combinations are casually mentioned, you can put yourself in…
Keyless entry is a great convenience we can take advantage of today as it provides a higher level of safety, security and accessibility. Before keyless entry for our vehicles existed, we were forced to deal with issues like fidgeting for the right key to unlock our door, trying to unlock our car while it was…
Mistakes are all part of learning and growing. Every action gets a reaction and mistakes are included. Blunders happen to us all. But Texan Lock and Key would like to offer some advice to help make mistakes in the locksmith industry avoidable. – Contractors do not have enough training to properly install dead bolts.…
The holidays are fast approaching and many traditions include traveling. With home break-ins being on the rise, you don’t want to leave your home unprotected. Empty homes are a banquet hall for scoundrels who are out to take what does not belong to them. Texan Lock & Key would like to offer a few tips…
Fall is in the air and with it comes the fun and excitement of Halloween decorations, costumes and purchasing pounds of candy to hand out to eager trick or treaters. One of the more common decorations you may see hanging around the neighborhood this season is the skeleton, a hanging bag of bones is a…
There are many ways that you might find yourself in need of a locksmith. This can be as simple as needing a new key made to give to your teenager or a new lock set that needs to be installed in a home. There are other services that a locksmith offers that will include replacing…
We use keys every single day for almost everything we do, whether we are locking the front door, checking the mailbox, starting the car, locking up at work or locking the back gate, we use keys every day. Not all keys are created equal and you may be surprised at what material your keys are…
To keep your home secured most homes have locks on the doors. They also have locks on the windows that keep them secure from the inside. You should always take time to re-evaluate the locks on your doors and windows to ensure they are as secure as they should be. This is something that you…
One of the most common services that a locksmith provides is letting someone back into their home. Losing a house key and getting yourself locked out of your home can be a frustrating experience. This often happens to people who have been out running errands all day and somehow their house key has fallen off…
Since the beginning of time, humans have made an effort to protect their belongings; keeping them safe from becoming damaged or stolen. Not always was a safe or lock and key available to keep such occurrences from happening. The oldest lock and key ever discovered was found in Egypt, dating back about four thousand years.…
