When Is It Time To Change Your Door Locks?

Changing your door locks sometimes fall by the wayside. Whether speaking of residential or commercial locks, there are situations that arise that make changing the locks, or at least, re-keying locks, the most secure course of action.

When You Move

When you move into a new home or new building, one of your first orders of business should be to change your door locks. There is no way to tell how responsible, or irresponsible, the previous owner was with managing their keys. To ensure that a former tenant, friend, family member, or contractor does not still have access to your new property—call Action Locksmiths to have your locks changed.

When There Is A Major Change In Key Holders

A major change in key holders could mean many things. Even if a key holder left on good terms, it is never a bad idea to change the locks anyway. Some of the most common reasons for key holder changes include:

• Divorce or breakup

• New roommate or tenant

• New management 

• The exit of a disgruntled employee

• Former contractor does not return their keys

After Damage or Burglary

Whether a burglar succeeded, or they failed but damaged your locks or hardware in the process, now is an excellent time to change your locks.

Change Your Door Locks If You Can’t Recall The Last Time They’ve Been Changed

If you can’t recall the last time you changed your door locks, now is an excellent time to do so. Even if you can recall the last time, but it has been more than 5 years, it is time to consider changing and upgrading your locks.

If Keys Are Lost Or Stolen

If your keys are lost or stolen, it simply isn’t worth the risk of assuming that intrusion will not occur. Even if you have a secondary alarm in place, replacing the locks is the best way to safeguard your property.

If Your Keyless Lock Hardware Has Been Damaged

One reason that Toronto home and business owners make the switch to keyless locks is to reduce the frequency that locks need to be changed. In most cases above, you can simply change the key code, but if the actual lock hardware has been damaged, it is time to change your door lock.

When changing your locks in Toronto or any part of the GTA, don’t forget to consider an upgrade to a more secure lock system.