Everything is true in the movies though!

My neighbor has a digital keypad and he showed me how to use it since he made a code for me to get in. (I help them with their dog, they help us with our dog). You have to press two random numbers for it to turn on the panel. This makes it so there are random prints at every number, not just the four numbers for the code. It will also text him when someone uses their code so he knows what's going on. i'm sure he has video inside the house but I'm just feeding his dog so nothing for me to be afraid of. He runs security at a major hospital so this all makes sense to him. We pretty much just hide our key under a rock and this makes sense for us. :-)

Not if.................
 

That is why a door lock should be keyed on both sides! If someone wanted to break into my front door, they would have to defeat a sturdy storm door and then the solid wood door. Breaking a sidelight would not do them any good because of the afore mentioned double keyed lock. By then, they would have tripped my alarm system, stirred up my (large) dogs and given me time to rack a load of double ought into the chamber of my 12 gauge. Nothing and I mean nothing good would come of all this for the would be intruder!

Easiest way to get in most new homes is with a box knife. Go to side of house, cut vinyl siding and cheap foil covered cardboard sheathing, pull out insulation and knock through drywall.

Always amazes me people buy real expensive locks and say they are "secure". Security is an illusion unless you look at everything as a system.

In other words, go with the keypad lock. It will not make a difference in your true security but is is convienent

No. You don't want to be fumbling for a key in a fire.

Choices.......
 

Thanks, but I will take the double keyed lock anytime. If necessary, I have other doors that can be used to exit.

Double cylinder deadbolts are not to code. Haven’t been for ages and I’m surprised they still make them.

What see people do when they have double cylinder deadbolts is put key on a small nail on the side of the door casing.

I removed all my double cylinder deadbolts years ago. I want my family to be able to get out in a fire without looking for a key.

Wait, what? Personal protection devices kept not at-the-ready?

This might be an interesting thread topic (haven't searched to see if it's already been): How ready for use do you keep your firearms and how did you arrive at that choice?


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All of our doors have a thumb bolt on the inside so getting the door open from inside is easy.

We had a new front door installed because the door the builder used was a nice steel door, it was ugly, and looked very industrial. We had a solid core wood door installed. Once again I know my limits, and having never hung a rather expensive outside door, we hired a real pro. He took the old frame off back to the studs of the wall. He used long screws and lots of them to attache the new frame. After a decade, the door still closes like a bank vault, and the deadbolt lock just slides perfectly into place. It was fun to watch him work. It was obvious he had done it many times before. The first thing he did was throw the instructions in the trash pile. He never had to go back a step or do something twice. He was methodical, and did it right.

My business partner has a fancy front door lock. It will operate by a key if necessary, but it has a 4 digit code, and it even has an proximity sensor tied to his cell phone. He can just walk up and get in, like many new cars. He hates keys.