Are Smart Door Locks Better Than House Keys?

Greater Convenience. Think of it!  No more looking for your keys or find yourself digging around in your purse or trying to remember where you last left them. Smart door locks do not rely on a key so there is no key to lose. Not only that, but having a smart door lock completely eliminates the hassle of carrying house keys everywhere you go, which increases the chance of losing them. Also, no matter who is coming into your home whether it be you holding a bag of groceries or your child running back inside to grab their soccer shoes, none of you one can absentmindedly leave your keys in the door lock.  Often many of us leave our homes in a hurry, which further increases the risk of key loss. Or worse, you run out and forget to lock the door altogether. With 

When you have smart door locks, there will be no hassle. Smart door locks can send you an alert on your mobile device it you have left without locking the door. If you've gotten too far to turn back and lock it, you can lock the door from your phone using wi-fi anywhere. 

When you arrive back home, there's no fumbling for the keys with your hands full.  We've all had our hands full of grocery bags and been forced to set them all down just to turn the key in the lock. Simply unlock the door by punching the code on your smartphone keypad. If you're the type of person who loves hands free option, you can set your smart door lock to be voice activated.

No chance to get locked out. All of us have had the experience of being locked out at one time or other, forcing us to break into our own home and damaging screens or locks and windows. With a smart door lock, all you need is the code, and you're in. No damage to screens, windows, or locks. 

With smart door locks, there is no chance of leaving the keys in the room and getting trapped outside. All you need to do is to enter the code on the backlit keypad to unlock it again.

Minimizes security risk. Perhaps it is a statistic that you didn't know, but  40% of burglaries in Colorado occur by unlawful entry? Unlawful entry is when an intruder enters the home or business by using a spare key or a copy made illegally. Physical keys increase the chances of a burglary in homes. Physical keys are easy to lose track of and are often "loaned" to a contractor, babysitter, or even a neighbor to check on the plants while you're away on vacation. Avoid key trouble all together and get a smart lock. You can always change the code after you've given it out to a trusted person. There's no way around it, loose keys reduce your control over your home security. If a person enters your home while you are away, you have no way of knowing. 

With smart door locks, you can set a unique password that only you and your family members can enter while unlocking it. You can delete or change the codes whenever you need. You can also choose a smart door lock that comes with a doorbell camera to increase your security.  

Know who is stepping into your home. With cameras available now, you know who’s entering your home at any time of the day. If the person intends to burglarize and is attempting to enter a code that is not correct, your smart door lock can send you an alert while it's happening.

Installing a smart door lock should be done by a professional locksmith so that it is installed properly. A locksmith can take quality safety measures to ensure that your system cannot be "hacked into" by another individual's device.

Unlock Boulder technicians are trained, professional, licensed and insured, able to install a smart door lock and improve your home security so that you can know for certain that your home and loved ones are safe and secure.