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Right nowWhat to do after a break-in: the first 24 hours
Coming home to a forced door is a shock. This is the order that works: safety, police, a record of the damage, your insurer, a door that locks tonight, and every key and code that left with the thief.
Right nowLost your house keys? How to tell if the locks need changing
A lost key ring only matters if it can find its way back to your door. Here's how to judge that, and why a rekey usually beats new locks.
Right nowSafe won't open? Batteries, a lost code or a failed lock
A safe that refuses the right code usually has a weak battery, not a broken lock. The order to check things in, how lost codes are recovered, and when to call a safe technician.
Plan aheadHow to secure your front door against break-ins
A forced front door almost always gives way at the jamb, not the lock. Here is what to check, starting with the fix that matters most.
Plan aheadSmart locks in Halifax weather: salt air, freeze-thaw and storm outages
On the coast, the threat to a smart lock is less deep cold and more salt, damp, ice in the gaps and a storm that takes out the power and the wifi. Here is what to plan for.
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