Are You Protecting Your 21st Century Home with a 19th Century Lock?

Ask any locksmith in Los Angeles, Ventura or Orange County and he’ll tell you that far too many people living in Southern California are relying on woefully obsolete locks and old-fashioned deadbolts to protect their homes and families. Unfortunately, most homeowners only learn the truth about the inadequate nature of their home security measures after they become the victim of a break-in or worse.

The problem is easy to spot for anyone working as a professional locksmith. Homeowners rarely think about upgrading their home security until they are forced to do so by a crime. They feel that their home’s existing locks are perfectly adequate to protect them from a burglary. Incredibly, many don’t even consider taking the simplest security steps by rekeying or changing out existing locks after moving into a new home.

The real trouble is that the “existing locks” found in most homes from San Bernardino to Santa Monica rely on technology that is over 150-years-old. After Linus Yale, Sr. invented the pin-tumbler lock back in 1848, locks really didn’t change much until about ten years ago.This gap has given criminals plenty of time to perfect methods to pick any lock manufactured before 2000. This problem is exacerbated by the 1,600-plus YouTube videos that provide detailed instructions on lock bumping and picking.

Schlage’s LiNK Wireless Home Security Solutions offer state-of-the-art protection.

There is good news. Upgrading your home security to 21st Century standards has never been easier or more affordable. Locksmiths agree that we’ve entered a golden age of lock and security technology. The major leap forward is showcased by the Schalge LiNK Wireless System which lets homeowners remotely control and monitor access to their home 24-hours a day from any Internet enabled computer and most web enabled cell phones. This scalable system offers a wide range of options from enabling keyless entry to controlling a home’s temperature and lights.

If it’s time to upgrade your home’s locks and security systems (and you know it probably is), call in the professionals from Fidelity Locksmith. We are SoCal’s residential security experts. Our team of highly experienced locksmiths is state licensed, bonded and insured. Everything we do comes with a 100% customer satisfaction guaranty.