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Most people don't know that Locksmiths are access control specialists which mean they are door specialists. They know the life, safety, and fire regulations pertaining to doors and locking systems. This month's security tips are focused on doors.
It can become a safety issue when the door sticks and does not easily open. Imagine a senior or child trying to open a sticking door during an emergency. Plus, it's downright annoying when your door doesn't work correctly.
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 Security Tips- Doors
Check your doors for proper alignment: Look at the latch side of your door, the gap running vertically from top to bottom should be even, if not here are a few reasons your door might not be opening or latching properly.
Building Settling- Buildings that were built in earlier to mid-1900s rarely have flat flooring. As a house ages the foundation can settle causing floors to become uneven, depending on the type of ground the house is built on can bring on settling.
Humidity-During the humid months, wood doors and frames expand and somehow rarely return to proper alignment. You can help prevent humidity damage by opening and closing your doors more frequently to prevent sticking and keep the doors free swinging.
Hinges - Probably the most common culprit in door and locking issues. The hinges are what hold the door in place, and stress from the door weight and other weight put on the door, such as purses, backpacks, and even little kids swinging from the handle, can add to that strain. The top hinges takes the most stress which can cause the hinge to bend and the door to sag. Commercial doors with hydraulic door closures are especially prone to top hinge stressors.
The MOST important security tips for doors is to lock the DOOR!
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Spirit of Giving
We are proud to announce that through our 2013 Spirit of Giving Fundraiser, we collected over $500.00 for Autumn's Legacy Fund!!
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Humor
 Ever walk into a room... Ever walk into a room with some purpose in mind, only to completely forget what that purpose was? Turns out, doors themselves are to blame for these strange memory lapses. Psychologists at the University of Notre Dame have discovered that passing through a doorway triggers what's known as an Event Boundary in the mind, separating one set of thoughts and memories from the next. Your brain files away the thoughts you had in the previous room and prepares a blank slate for the new locale. Thank goodness for studies like this. It's not our age, it's that darn door!
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