Change your locks after moving Home
I was reading an article the other day and it said a survey has revealed that nearly three-quarters of people fail to get their locks changed when they move to a new Home. This leaves them vulnerable to break-ins by anyone who had a key from the previous ownership. Most insurance companies will only pay …
Extra Work For Locksmiths In Edinburgh
With the clocks going back at the end of the month and with the dark nights coming it’s a traditional time for break-ins to increase. Also, the run up to Christmas means a burglar may get the added “bonus” of stealing someone’s presents. So don’t let you or your Home be their target. Take a minute or two …
Locksmith Edinburgh: HMO Compliant Locks
Lately, we have been fitting numerous thumbturn locks to comply with new Council regulations. The new regulation being enforced means locks using a traditional/mortice type 5 lever key are no longer acceptable. These locks are to be replaced with ones that use a thumbturn to open the door and not a key – to allow …
Fixing Problems With Yale Locks In Edinburgh
One of the common calls we get is “my Yale key turns a little bit then stops” it is, however, unusual to get 4 of these calls in a week as happened to us recently. A dropped snib can happen in 3 ways the button has become loose over time and by slamming the door …
Locksmith Edinburgh: Emergency Lock Replacement
We fitted 3 new BS3621 Chubb Mortice Deadlocks for a customer this week – two on the front door and one on the back door. We made the front door locks keyed-alike so it meant the customer had fewer keys to carry and had no problem figuring out which key worked which lock as they …
Locksmith Edinburgh: City Break-in Report
Noticed an increase in break-in work this week with 3 jobs requiring emergency locksmith services all in different parts of Edinburgh. 1.The first one was a ground floor window that been forced open during the night, luckily they were disturbed and did not actually enter the house. Typically the window was held shut by only …
Garage Door Security From Capital Lock Services
We had to upgrade the security to a couple of garages this week as a direct result of a nearby break-in. Garages can be an easy target for thieves as generally they are insecure but can contain some valuable property like bikes or gardening equipment sometimes even providing an easy route into your home through an …
Feeling insecure in your own home?
If you are feeling insecure in your own home it’s a serious business. If you have been threatened or worry for your own safety you should notify the police as a precautionary measure. However, many people feel their home lacks adequate protection against burglars and intruders, and there are a vast range of preventative measures …
Who else has keys to your home?
One of the most unnerving things that can happen is to come home and feel someone else has been inside your home while you were out. But how did they get in? Did they have spare keys? If you’ve just moved into a new home the best advice we can give you is to get your …