Effective Home Security Devices: The Jamb Enforcer
April 16, 2012 by Ed The Editor
Filed under Security System Supplier, Uncategorized
Effective Home Security Devices: The Jamb Enforcer
If you think that intruders use other entry points to gain access to your home, think again. One of the easier ways to enter a home is through your doors. What makes it easy for criminals to perform these type of break-ins is the fact that many door jambs are inferior and “bare”, making them more likely to fail.
Ensuring Your Home’s Security
Over 80 percent of home invasions are caused by inefficient door casings, making it easy for jamb failures. What allows these jambs to fail is due to construction flaws, and inferior materials used in manufacturing them, making it possible for doors to be kicked-in.
With inferior and barely reinforced door jambs, you can only imagine the threat that you and your family are exposed to. Because most individuals are unaware of this fact, people unwittingly serve an invitation to forcible entries into your home.
If only for the complete safety, protection and privacy of your family and property, you should consider investing in some form of home security device or system.
One of the least expensive, yet effective devices one can consider is called the Jamb Enforcer. This device is a 14-gauge ASTM, A-36, powder-coated steel mechanism that stabilizes the reinforcement of your door jamb. It prevents any form of forced entry to any door, making your home and family completely safe and secure at all times.
How does a Jamb Enforcer Work
Once the device is installed, it immediately strengthens the door jambs’ composite materials. Its fasteners attach themselves to the door jamb, anchoring it securely to the framing studs. As the device is put into place, it creates an effective latching mechanism for closure.
This home security device can be installed within a few minutes over the existing door jamb. It turns any wood casing into a veritable steel frame, consequently tripling its overall strength. This makes it virtually impossible for anyone to kick-in the door and successfully break-in. The Jamb Enforcer can withstand at least 300 pounds of force.
Benefits of Using A Home Security Device – the Jamb Enforcer
1. With the installation of the Jamb Enforcer, jamb failure becomes practically non-existent.
2. Since the device is made from galvanized, powder-coated steel, they ensure superb quality that will make them withstand extreme weather conditions.
3. Surfaces can be painted to perfectly match the door.
4. This unique jamb reinforcing device has the capacity to repair broken door jambs. If you already have damaged jambs, this home security device is recommended for use since it can effectively hold together any damaged portion of the jamb as it is put in place.
5. For home owners on tight budgets, it is the best choice that makes sense due to it’s affordability, compared to other door jamb armor products.
Even if you think that you have superb door armor, it is strongly advised that you still install this device as it can reinforce what you have, many times over. As soon as you properly install the Jamb Enforcer you are assured of 100 percent protection against intruders and other criminal elements.
No one likes to think their home is not secure. But if you want to make your home as secure as possible, consider the Jamb Enforcer. For the price, it’s the best device when it comes to preventing forcible entries and break-ins.
To see how the jamb enforcer is installed watch the video below.
To find out how you can get the Jamb Enforcer, or how to install it yourself, give us a call. We’d be happy to show you how to secure your home. (773) 767-5397
Lock Bumping Break- Ins in Chicago: Is your Home or Office Safe
April 13, 2012 by Ed The Editor
Filed under High Security Locks, Uncategorized
Lock Bumping Break-ins:Is Your Home or Office Safe?
Locksmiths have long used the technique of “lock bumping” to gain access to homes or businesses when a key is not available. However in recent news, there have been a lot of incidents in Chicago about lock bumping of homes and offices due to the availability of instructional videos and tools being sold on the internet. The basic technique involves making a bump key, and the manipulation of the locks’ cylinders which allow access by thieves from the outside. To avoid this problem, you should invest in high security locks. They’re pick resistant, they offer bump proof technology, and the keys can’t be duplicated by anyone.
Affordable Options to Protect Your Home from Lock Bumping
- Take your door locks to a licensed Chicago locksmith. If you don’t know of one, you can go to the Associated Locksmiths of America (ALOA) to find one. The locksmith can install special pins that make it much more difficult, to bump a lock. Though this technique is viewed as the most affordable way to protect your home, it’s not the best way to guard against lock bumping. If you cannot take your locks to a locksmith’s shop, they can come to your home for an additional charge.
- Install Residential Bump Resistant Locks. There are two good choices on the market. Master Lock, Bump and Pick Resistant Locks and Kwikset Bump and Pick Resistant Locks. Both can be purchased at locksmith shops or at hardware stores.
- Replace your locks with a light commercial grade lock. For example, Schlage locks. Though this lock will be a little more costly, they’re not as expensive as high security locks. Schlages light commercial grade locks are heavy duty, and are pick and bump resistant. They are a step up from what’s offered at home clubs and thus are only available at lock and security shops.
- Install high-security bump and pick resistant locks. We recommend the Mul-t-lock brand for its strength, resistance to attack, and additional security features not available in other high-security locks. It’s a bit pricy but at least you’ll have peace of mind knowing your family is safe.
TV Report on Lock Bumping :
If you would like to know more about obtaining high security locks, please give us a call. We can Help. Our number is (773) 767-5397.
Keyway Lock Warns Consumers: Fake Locksmith Complaints are On the Rise
January 7, 2012 by Ed The Editor
Filed under Buyer Beware, Uncategorized
Fake Locksmith Complaints are On the Rise!
by Emily Udell
Imagine your front door lock has been working improperly and you finally decide to get it repaired. You scan the phone book and find a company that appears local.
They give you a reasonable estimate, but after completing the job, the two technicians who arrived in an unmarked car present you with a bill for many times the quoted price and demand cash payment.
It may sound outrageous, but that’s exactly what Laura Gold of West Newton, Mass., says happened to her.
It’s similar to scams that have befallen consumers across the nation, according to numerous lawsuits, news reports and warnings published by government agencies and trade associations.
Gold says she was duped by a company called Dependable Locks after deciding to hire a locksmith to fix a malfunctioning lock on the front door of her home. She called what appeared to be a local listing in her phone book and received a $150 estimate.
Dependable Locks owners David Peer (left) and Moshe Aharoni are the subject of a federal case. Photos courtesy of Pinellas County (Fla.) Sheriff’s Department. 
What Gold didn’t know was she had been routed to the call center in Clearwater, Florida -based Dependable Locks, which is now the subject of a federal case as well as multiple complaints filed by state attorneys general.
Gold says she was shocked when the two technicians who made the call presented her with a bill for $580.
“They said, ‘we need cash’ and of course all these bells are going off in my head,” she says, but she felt like she had no choice but to drive to an ATM with her teenage daughter and fork over the money.
“I felt mostly a little embarrassed because I’d fallen for it,” Gold says.
Fake Locksmiths Operate Throughout the U.S.
In November 2009, two owners of Dependable were charged with allegedly using coercive and intimidating tactics to strong-arm customers into paying exorbitant fees for locksmith services from its network of technicians around the country.
Moshe Aharoni, 29, and David Peer, 32, were arrested after authorities raided their Clearwater call center.
The two were charged with mail and wire fraud, engaging in financial activities to promote unlawful activities and conspiracy to recruit and employ foreign nationals not authorized to work in the U.S. – charges that each carry a maximum sentence of 5 years in prison and fines up to $250,000. They are out on bail.
An affidavit supporting the complaint alleges Dependable managed a national network of more than 100 locksmith technicians and that many of them were non-immigrant Israeli citizens whose visas did not permit them to do this kind of work.
“This reaches throughout the United States,” said Doug Smith with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service at the time of the raid.
The federal complaint alleges that customers calling for locksmith services were routed to the Florida center, where they’d receive a price quote and get a local technician dispatched. Responding locksmiths allegedly would charge a much higher rate and were instructed to use various tactics with customers who balked at the price.
Technicians use techniques such as accusing the consumer who objects to the overcharge of ‘theft of services,’ threatening to call the police, withholding the customer’s keys or driver’s license or following the customer to an ATM machine to ensure payment,” according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Eastern Missouri, where the case is being prosecuted.
Representatives from the U.S. Postal Inspector’s Service and the U.S. Attorney’s Office declined to comment on the pending case. As of press time, no trial date had been set.
This year, Dependable made the ranks of Angie’s List’s top 10 worst contractors of the year. Attorneys general in Arizona, Massachusetts and Missouri have filed suit against the company, and complaints filed in the last year against other locksmith companies in Colorado, North Carolina and Wisconsin suggest the problem is widespread and ongoing.
An Angie’s List investigation of suits against Dependable, BBB and our own records uncovered more than 500 consumer complaints against the company or its aliases in at least a dozen cities.
Several other people besides Aharoni and Peer were named as part of the suits against the company. Dependable rates a D on Angie’s List based on reports in seven cities, including one filed by member John Brogan.
John and his wife Patricia hired a locksmith they found on the Internet to fix a lever-style exterior door lock on their Minneapolis home. He says Patricia was immediately concerned about whether the locksmith knew what he was doing.
“He didn’t seem to have the right tools, and he didn’t seem to know what was going on,” says Brogan, who joined Angie’s List after the experience. “He gave my wife a totally skeevy vibe.”
They were surprised to find the company printed on the $120 receipt was Dependable Locks of Florida.“We thought that was weird because we had called a local number,” Brogan says. Three days later, the lock mechanism fell off and the couple had to replace it.
How To Protect Yourself from a Fake Locksmith
There are a lot of ways consumers can protect themselves from shady operators. Don’t wait until an emergency arises to pick a locksmith.
“If you’re stuck in a rainstorm in the parking lot of Walmart at three in the morning, you’re going to Google or call 411,” says Larry Friberg, a retired police officer who runs a website that tracks scams called Legallocksmiths.com. “You’re going to get a scammer.”
Joe Weiss of the A-rated Larry the Locksmith in Bronx, N.Y., recommends calling several local companies. “If they’re all in the same price range, it’s probably pretty accurate,” says Weiss, who is a registered locksmith with New York City’s Department of Consumer Affairs.
He says customers should expect to pay more if they need service in the middle of the night, but legitimate locksmiths will detail their costs up front. “If we go out and something is different from what we told them on the phone, we tell them the price before we do the work,” he says.
Be leery of any locksmith who shows up in an unmarked vehicle, acts cagey when questioned about the company or immediately recommends drilling out a lock.
If you live in a state where locksmiths are required to be licensed, you should check their credentials with the appropriate agency.
McMullen of the locksmith’s association says his organization has pushed lawmakers in states without licensure to introduce legislation that would more closely regulate the industry, such as a Florida bill introduced in March that would require locksmiths to be licensed by the state’s Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
But McMullen says legislation and enforcement are only part of the way to stop scammers. “The real solution to the problem is consumer awareness,” he says.
This article originally appeared on Angie’s List.
Keyway Lock Warns Consumers about Fraudulent Locksmiths
December 29, 2011 by admin
Filed under Chicago locksmith, Uncategorized
Consumers & Locksmiths, Beware!
There has been a huge increase in fraudulent locksmith activity around the country and especially in the Chicagoland area. Consumers and legitimate locksmiths need to be aware of them, and how to spot them.
Statewide media outlets have shed light onto unlicensed locksmiths, and their work, and business ethics. Watch the video below to find out what these guys are doing and how to spot them. At Keyway lock & Security, were are licensed. We give you a flat fee phone quote over the phone and inform you of instances where the price could change. Whether the price changes or not, it won’t be in the hundreds of dollars in repairs like these guys.
If you’re looking for lockout services, give us a call, one of our friendly locksmiths will help you. (773) 767-5397. We are licensed and insured!
