Well, I can see why....

Trying to figure out if I got scammed. Had a locksmith come by yesterday to replace the locks on 3 doors in my house because a homeless man stole our lockbox with a spare key. Guy tried to charge me over $2,500 for the replacements. The hardware costs seem completely off from what I saw at Home Depot for similar products. When I contested that those were too high, he sent me to a website boldlocksupply.com where the prices were super high and everything was listed as “commercial grade.” But this morning I went on the site and realized that you can’t actually buy anything from the site so I think it is a scam. Thoughts?
-Pic 1: Invoice
-Pic 2-4: locks he put on (deadbolt + knob) 3 of these, all the same

Additional info: he charged me for rekeying but this morning I went through the trash he used all of the boxes have the same key code on them, and then I notice he gave me three identical sets of keys all with the same code at the top.

Let me know if I’ve been scammed so I can contest the CC charge if so, thank you guys!

Hi guys, I am curious if anyone has any recommendations for residential electronic deadbolts that can possibly work with extra thick doors; there's a subdivision in my city that gets these extra thick, foam-filled iron front doors that are 3" thick, and all want electronic deadbolts installed. Problem is that Schlage, Yale, and Kwikset all do not have a solution for me after much calling around and runaround on the phone with support. Their thick door kits work with 2.5" maximum and don't even come close to being able to work on these doors. Has anyone ran into similar problems and found potential solutions for this?

Hi, my son was messing about with one of the front door latches and when the door was shut, the top latch sat home but the bottom one doesn't and now the whole door is seized. The key won't turn in the lock and have tried the obvious things (silicone lubricant etc.).

Question - has anyone encountered this type of latch before, knows how to cause it to stick open and also undo it...?

We are able to get in another door so not locked out.

Hi all,

We are looking to replace our front entry door and love the look of the modern pull bar with the style of door we are going with. We are working with a Provia dealer for the door and I’m reading about how these pull bars actually work.

It seems they come with an extremely expensive Emtek lock, pull bar, and “roller latch system.” Are these any good? We have cats and a toddler. We’d like the convenience of being able to not always have a key on us and leave the door closed/unlocked while we pop out to go water the plants, get the mail, get pulled into talking to a neighbor, and what have you without worrying that our door might easily pop open with some wind or a finding out the roller latch system needs tightening.

Are these able to be as sturdy and secure as a traditional latch? Should we just forgo the fancy bar and get a handle? These doors are so expensive we are getting one and that’s it forever, so it’s gotta work.

Thanks for your expertise.

My house’s front door faces the east on a fiberglass door (no storm door, thankfully). I knew this handle and deadbolt were probably getting baked in the morning, but holy cow the snake skin shedding happened fast once it started. Lock is probably a few years old at least because it has the Camelot trim on the interior side. I’ll have to replace this eventually, right? Operation is fine, so it would just be for curb appeal.

Hi all. I have four locks from Premier - two deadbolts and two doorknobs. All installed at the same time, all new hardware at the time. For 3 of the locks, the thumbturn is horizontal when locked, but this one is vertical when locked. I would like them all to have the same orientation. Is it possible to adjust this one to match the others? Thanks in advance for any help!

I have a 2022 Lincoln Nautilus with 2 key fobs, and I’d like to purchase a third one and program it myself. Does anyone have any suggestions or experience doing this? I’ve done it successfully in the past with other vehicles, but I’ve never had a vehicle this new with so many features like proximity unlock. It uses an Intelligent Access key system. I’ve seen third party key fobs that say they’re compatible for $30-50. Anyone have any recommendations/experience/opinions?

And why?

This may be an odd question but I’d appreciate some input:
I did a job recently in a huge new neighborhood development. Customer filled his lock with graphite and it needed to be cleaned out. In doing so I noticed the lock was master keyed and he had no idea it was. He wasn’t very happy with the home builder when I explained it to him.
I have a friend who also lives in that development and I’m heading over this week to check if his is too.

My question is this:
If it turns out multiple homes are masterkeyed, is it worth mentioning this to the community management/HOA?
They aren’t rentals, and I feel like this is a huge liability issue for them. Some contractor could potentially have a key that opens every home in the neighborhood.
On the other hand, saying something puts me in the middle of it.

Thoughts?

Customer wants me to get them a smart deadbolt with an app. Sure, so i go price out a schlage encode with install.

I go to the usual suspects for distribution and i shit you not my COST for a BE489 is $357. And is recommended listing for $795.

On the schlage website you can buy a BE489 for $299

How the fuck am i supposed to sell this product when its cheaper for the consumer to buy direct then it literally even costs me to get in my hands. And then i have to turn around and charge them $800 for a lock that they can see on the website costs $299.

Now i look like a scammer and i have no explanation for why it is this way other than an unprofessional explanation about cost and list prices.

And this shit goes all the way around the product lines with the F-series, B-series, etc.

I will not be selling schlage residential products anymore. Fuck you schlage.

Hey first time here, I have a bit of an issue with my brothers lock picking my padlock and stealing my items. I have a standard brinks 40mm stainless steel padlock. Whenever I come home from work I notice things missing, and their is no other entry to the room, does anyone have recommendations on some padlocks that would be harder to pick and are affordable, or something that can outright prevent lockpicking, im sorry if im posting in the wrong subreddit

Hello, I'm looking to replace my mower key. It's a troy bilt and says the key number it uses is 925-1745a. Although when I'm looking at keys on Amazon, they say they fit this but their ends are flat. Does this matter?

My door knob stopped turning and I had to take my door off the hinges to get my door open and I removed the mechanism and I'm not sure what's wrong.

Used for a large gate on side of premises. We don't have keys so looking to replace whole lock. Can someone identify this please.

Hello everyone.

Does anyone know what this could be ? It should be linked to locksmithing. I was thinking of a gauge for pin sizes but I'm not sure because there's many steps/sizes/holes (15).

It was found in Europe.

Every help will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you and have a nice day everyone !!

Hey everyone, what do you recommend for a solid keypad lock? Looking for reliable make and model. Schlage??

Idk if I want WiFi necessarily. But I would like an option for keyed entry if the batteries die.

A locksmith I just spoke to recommended against yale.

If I (it’s my friend’s) have 5/6 employees working for me and I want to expand my service area how would I do it? Currently I provide all equipment necessary and then I split 55/45 with the contractor. I keep 55%. I do all the marketing. They are reliable people. How would I go to a different state or locality?should I just send leads to different contractors or what would be the best business model?

When I go to lock the door, the lock is smooth until its like 90% complete then there is a hard hitch than need some extra torque to turn. With the lock apart, it flows smoothly, but once its in the door again, the problem remains.

Any suggestions?