Short answer: Knowing the main lock types helps you pick the right hardware for each door in your home or business.
Knowing the main lock types helps you pick the right hardware for each door in your home or business.
Deadbolts provide the real security on an exterior door, while knob and lever sets mainly latch the door closed. Most secure entries pair a deadbolt above a keyed or passage handle.
Cylindrical locks are the common bore-through residential style, mortise locks are heavier units set into a pocket in the door and favored commercially, and smart locks add keypad or app access on top of either format.
Deadbolts provide the real security on an exterior door, while knob and lever sets mainly latch the door closed. Most secure entries pair a deadbolt above a keyed or passage handle.
Cylindrical locks are the common bore-through residential style, mortise locks are heavier units set into a pocket in the door and favored commercially, and smart locks add keypad or app access on top of either format.
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