Before disassembling anything on your door, you should check a few things. Make sure your door closes easily and all the way. If you need to give it an extra shove or pull up or down on hinges, a ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Installing door locks can be more challenging than you might think. Most modern doors are quite thin, and it's all too easy to accidentally ...

As a mom to six kids in rural Nebraska, it’s been hard for me to accept that the world is changing. Except for a few years in Omaha, I’ve lived in small rural communities almost all my life. It’s ...

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This budget retrofit kit is a less exciting, but reasonable, way to turn any deadbolt into a smart lock. Like the August Smart Lock, the Kwikset Kevo Convert is designed to convert your existing ...

It used to be that to get into your home, you needed a key. If you lost that key, you either had to call a locksmith (or maybe your landlord) or break into your own home. If you happened to be 10-year ...

Maintaining a truly smart home takes more than simply connecting to a digital assistant and a voice-activated speaker. Smart locks—or smart deadbolts, more accurately—streamline your daily routine and ...

Can you DIY a smart lock or do you need to hire a locksmith? I'm breaking down all the costs you should know about. Tyler Lacoma Editor / Home Security and Smart Home Tyler has worked on, lived with ...

This retrofit lock fixes nearly all the problems we encountered with SwitchBot’s previous smart lock; what’s more, modest but important upgrades make it a serious contender in the space. You can count ...