The Homeowners Top 3 Doorlocks

Having a newly built home can be more than gratifying for the newly “baptized” homeowner. With all the expenses and the effort that comes into building a house, finally, one can say that “it’s over!” However, the responsibility of being a new homeowner does not stop when the home is finally built.

The responsibility to keep it clean and well-maintained will be a daily requirement, and the need to have repairs done on the house will be a periodical event given the exposure of the house to harsh and extreme weather conditions. Another responsibility that home owners also should not take very lightly is security, and security in the home can be achieved by having different sets of doorlocks installed. For a homeowner, the top 3 choices should be the following:

1. A privacy door lock. More than the entryways that lead to the home such as the gate or the main door, the different doors inside the home definitely warrant a kind of lock also. When doors of bedrooms, study areas, and other areas of the home that require some level of privacy do not come with a lock, the line that separates the public to the rather private life is blurred. Of course, we all do activities in the privacy of our own rooms. We want to lounge around with a good book undisturbed by the kids playing in the living room. We also want to sleep peacefully for long hours to wake up charged and energetic for the next day. If you want to provide yourselves a semblance of privacy in that tiny little nook called your bedroom, a privacy door lock that has a locking button on the inside with no key hole on the outside can be helpful in ensuring your private time.

2. A dummy knob. Isn’t it weird to come inside a house where the doors do not have door knobs installed? Knobs are a common feature of doors mainly because there is no way to push a door without holding the knob first. Unless the door is a sliding door or a swinging door that is typical in dining halls and kitchens, an average person will first look out for the knob since the position of the knob will tell the direction of the door’s opening. For rooms or areas in the house such as the living room, storage room, or the storage area under the stairs, a dummy knob is essential. From the word itself, a dummy knob is a knob that acts like it’s a knob but one that has no lock button or any latching system whatsoever. It is purely decorative mainly to guide household members or guests of the house the direction of the door once it is pulled or pushed open.

3. A deadlock. Deadlocks are important features of any home especially on the main door of the house or any door that provides entry inside the home. This kind of lock is designed to double up security in the house because this kind of lock needs to be opened both from the inside and the outside. If you are going outside of your house, you need to secure the deadlock as locked from the outside. Once you go inside your house to retire from the day, you have to lock yourself in by locking the deadlock from the inside. This kind of door lock works especially handy in apartments and condominiums where security and safety can be easily compromised. What is essential in this kind of lock is that you do not lock yourself in and out in the process.