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Notes on fitting smart locks
Written from the van rather than the showroom. What the job actually involves, what goes wrong, and the doors we say no to.
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Every smart lock we fit comes with physical keys
The question we get most about smart locks: what if the battery runs out? Every lock we supply comes with ordinary keys, and the lock gives you plenty of warning long before it would ever need them.
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Smart locks on gates, garages and outbuildings
A front door is the easy case. Gates, garages and sheds are further from the house, out in the weather and often made of metal, and each of those changes which lock will work.
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What a fitted price includes, and what puts it up
Two fitted prices can look alike and cover different jobs. This is what ours covers, and the things on a door that change the number.
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What actually holds your door shut
The part of a smart lock install that decides how the door stands up to force is not the smart part. Knowing which bit does is the difference between two quotes that look the same.
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Doors we turn down, and why
Not every door should have a smart lock on it. Saying so before taking money is cheaper for everybody.
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What a smart lock installation actually involves
Most of it is not fitting the lock. Here is where the time really goes on a straightforward door.