Brionna is a writer specializing in home improvement, construction, and real estate topics. She leverages her background as a civil engineer and interior decorator as well as her love for ...

Front doors are not always easy to install. They require subtle finesse to get them to swing just right. That said, if all conditions are aligned with good decision-making, replacing an existing ...

Is there anything more frustrating than being locked out of your Corvette and having to wait God-knows-how-long for a locksmith? How about being locked out because the key broke off in the door? Still ...

Gabriel Bestard-Ribas got tired of his house keys scratching his smartphone in his pocket, so he combined them. The result was a Goji lock, which senses when a resident's smartphone is near and not ...

Question: I have been searching for two years for a replacement for a broken latch on the door of my enclosed back porch. The latch will not move because there is a crack inside the cylinder. I can ...

Locking systems offer a certain amount of mystery because few of us understand how they work. We look to the expertise of a locksmith to get what we need from keyed locks, but you really don't need ...

There are many things you can do to boost home security, such as adding an alarm system or getting a guard dog, but unless you have working deadbolt locks and actually use them, your home isn’t secure ...

Going up against the likes of Yves Behar-designed August smart lock and Lockitron, OKIDOKEYS is a new RFID-based lock meant to replace your house keys. Using only a Bluetooth 4.0-enabled iPhone or ...

Ever needed to lock the deadbolt behind you but didn't have a key to the door? Admittedly, this isn't a problem you'll get into every day, but Instructables user Hextor has a clever solution should ...

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