Today, I spent some time with our locksmith learning about keying the Disc Tumbler Cylinder Cam Locks, and I learned a lot. While they are such tiny locks, they require more time to rekey than a full-sized front door lock does. I found the process interesting and think you might too. Keying a Disc Tumbler Cylinder Cam Lock […]

July 11, 2022 Category: Window TreatmentAuthor: Chris Strauss How to Maintain Commercial Window Tint Many of us have driven down commercial corridors and noticed that most of the buildings we pass use commercial window film, or tinting. But why is that?  Quality commercial window tinting provides a number of benefits, including privacy, glare reduction, lower

May 19, 2022 Category: Commercial SecurityAuthor: Chris Strauss Staying Up to Code with Doors & Hardware for Healthcare    When caring for ill or injured patients, it’s important to make sure they have a safe environment to recover and heal. In particular, health care facilities like hospitals and nursing homes have to do everything they can to

March 27, 2022 Category: Residential SecurityAuthor: Chris Strauss Security Devices & Apps Helping Domestic Violence Victims Domestic violence is a huge problem in the United States. In fact, according to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, 1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men will be victims of severe physical violence by an intimate partner

March 18, 2022 Category: Commercial SecurityAuthor: Chris Strauss Door Locks for Emergency Exits: Selecting the Proper Level of Protection Emergency exit door locks have two main functions: prevent unauthorized entry into or exit from a building, and allow fast exit from the building. International and local building codes, as well as fire safety laws, require

August 25, 2022 Category: Commercial SecurityAuthor: Chris Strauss How Does a Magnetic Lock Work? Leave it to science to help increase commercial security. Magnetic locks – also known as electromagnetic locks or mag locks – rely on special technology to secure doors. Here’s how. Table of Contents Toggle Parts of a Magnetic Lock Function of

July 18, 2022 Category: Window TreatmentAuthor: Chris Strauss How to Tell if it’s Time to Replace the Window Tint When you have tint on your building’s window, eventually, the film on the window will start to fail. This failure can happen when the film becomes damaged. There are signs that indicate that you may need

July 26, 2022 Category: Locks & KeysAuthor: Chris Strauss How to Choose the Right Gun Safe Lock If you own firearms, you understand that they can be great for both self-defense purposes and sport shooting; however, you also understand the importance of making sure your weapons are safe. This means cleaning them, maintaining them, and

July 18, 2022 Category: Locks & KeysAuthor: Chris Strauss How to Maintain Your Door Locks At Great Valley Lockshop, we want to save your locks and save you money, so we put together this blog to explain how you can care for your locks all year round to reduce problems with them. That means you call