A Family's Worst Nightmare: Break-ins

There are a millions ways to handle break-ins in the middle of the night, but it is easier set than done.  Adrenaline starts to kick-in, your mindset is not as it usually is, and your emotions starts take the best of you.  The reality is that no one is prepare for these types of situations, because they should happen in the first place. The only thing that one can do is to as best prepare as possible. That is why knowing a reliable locksmith to come in a do a great job is priority for all. From the installation process and all throughout, a locksmith can provide that security that your house needs.

 A trustworthy residential locksmith is a top priority for me and should be for most homeowners – especially if it can provide a 24 hour service. How comfortable would it make you feel it you knew that you could call a locksmith at any time of the night to come and do whatever it is that needs to get done? Well, that would have me sleeping a little better at nights.  I had a break-in experience a couple of years ago, fortunate for me the burglars didn’t make it pass the front door because the alarm went off and scared them away. But, they caused damage and I had some repair was needed for the locks of the front door.  

So, I was fortunate enough to have this 24 hour residential locksmith that I’ve known for a while and has a solid company – nothing but professionals that know what they are doing.  They came in the middle of the night, did repaired the break-in damage on the front locks and that was that. Sleep real good that night and haven’t had any more of those experiences again – and hopefully won’t for the rest of my life. But, going back to what I was stating earlier – knowing a trustworthy locksmith really helped out that night and the fact that I was able to count on them in the middle of the night.

24 Hour Emergency Locksmith

If you’re like most people, you often have the necessity to call a locksmith from time to time – although quite frustrating because this means that you’re locked out of somewhere and can’t continue to do what is needed until this gets fixed.  Through statistics we’ve come to find out that most people need a locksmith most of the time in the evenings and mornings. This is mainly due because you come home from work tired and without even realizing it, forget the keys in your car – then it’s only a matter of time when you find out that you’re missing the car keys. 

Sometimes you remember that you may have left them in the car, head to look for the keys only to realize that the keys are locked inside the car. Or if you’re like me, realize only till the morning when you’re heading out of the house and realize that you don’t have the car keys with you – this is the worst time, as you may imagine that one is in a hurry to get to work.

That is why it’s always good to have the number to a 24 hour emergency locksmith, because you never when it’s going to come in handy.  Whether it’s in the morning, just went everything seemed ok and ready to head off to work – only to find out that you can’t since your car keys are inside your car.  Whether it’s in the evening, after a hard day’s work – you come home, prepare dinner and watch a little T.V.  Before crashing and going to bed, you remember that you left your wallet inside the car and need to go get it – only to find out that not only your wallet is in the car, but also the car keys.  Well, doesn’t it come in handy to have a 24 hour emergency locksmith in El Paso that one can call up and get your problem solve in a quick and effective manner? Of course it comes very much in handy having a reliable locksmith company that works around the clock to attend to your every need – whether it’s in the morning, afternoon or evening.  

Reinforcing Locks

There is never a shortage of actions that one can take to prevent break-ins, but the most reliable ones are to strengthen your deadbolt and lockset.  Crime has reached new heights, and break-ins seem to be a common threat nowadays.  As a matter of fact, a close family member of mine just had their house broken into around midnight down in El Paso.  Lucky for them they were able to call a 24 hour emergency locksmith in El Paso to replace the deadbolt and lockset of the house.

 Sometimes you never really realize how simple it is to kick in a solid door until you’ve seen it happen – and if you’ve seen it happen, I’m guessing it’s quite late at that point.  The key here is to first check all exterior doors – a secure entry starts with a solid door with a grade 1 deadbolt.  So if you don’t already have this in place, my suggestion would be to remove the existing deadbolt and replace it with another one that is grade 1.  It is highly recommended that you reach out to a residential locksmith to perform this type of task, after all, they are the professionals!

Once the existing deadbolt has been removed, replace it with the new one and also replace the lockset strike plate, along with the deadbolt strike plate.  This is exactly what the locksmith down in El Paso had done at my family member’s house.  In addition, they installed a peephole for extra security, so that they may be able to see who’s knocking at the door.  It is also recommended that you replace the knob from time to time, just to be extra careful.