As a homeowner, you may like to invest in preventive maintenance to avoid costly repairs throughout your home. Another situation that can lead to unexpected expenses is losing the only key for a lock in or around your home and needing to hire a locksmith for assistance.

If your kids are getting older and you have family that lives nearby, you should consider hiring a locksmith to make multiple duplicate keys to help you in case you lose any original keys.

Vehicles

When you drive an older vehicle, you may not have a keyless entry system that allows you to get in your car without keys. But, this may not help you out when you lose a keychain that has both the car key and the remote attached. Making several extra keys is ideal because you can place them inside your house in case you happen to misplace a key while you are at home.

Along with giving a key copy to your older kids, you should consider giving them to your closest relatives who can drive over and drop off the keys in case you lose them. Putting a copy in your locker at work is also worth doing so that you always have a way to leave work without delay.

Doors

Duplicating the keys for your exterior doors is smart because having to call a locksmith to break into your home can get costly, especially when the incident happens at night, on the weekend, or during a holiday. If a locksmith is not able to pick the door's lock, he or she may need to break the lock, which means that you will need to get a complete replacement that adds extra expenses.

An easy way to avoid these possible outcomes is by getting duplicate keys for the front door and then hiding one in a clever spot on your landscape and giving one to a nearby relative. Then, even if you forget where the spare key is hidden, you can call a relative for help to get in your home.

Cabinets

Adding locks to cabinets is a great way to keep valuable or dangerous items away from your kids. They can also come in handy to prevent access to friends, babysitters, and pet sitters. But you may not want to damage a cabinet door to gain access inside if you end up losing the key.

When making a duplicate key, you can put it in a secure area inside your house like a safe because the chances of both losing a cabinet key and forgetting the safe combination are minimal.

Making duplicate keys with a residential locksmith to put in your home and give to your family will prevent you from getting locked out from anything and from having to hire a professional to gain access. Contact