Buy A Rental Building With Many Units? Find The Best Options For Replacing Locks Today
If you have purchased a rental building that has many units you plan to rent out, but you want to have all the locks changed, call a locksmith today. There are different options you can go with to make sure that no one who lived in the building in the past, or that owned the property, will have access to any of the units. Here are a few things that you'll want to do to get started, and things to consider when you are picking a budget for this project.
Check the Doors
Check all the doors on the apartments to make sure that the doors are safe and that the level of security is appropriate. If you think the doors don't have a thick enough kick plate in the middle, aren't the best in terms of fire safety, or could be easily broken into, the doors may be ready for replacement. You want to consider new doors before you start changing the locks if new doors are in need.
Replace the Locks and Keys
If the doors are in good condition, then you may just want to rekey the locks. This means that you just need to have the internal locking device replaced, and then there will be new keys for each door inside the building. A locksmith can do this for you, and you can have master keys made for each unit. Rekeying each door may be the most affordable way to change the locks.
Consider Key Code Entry
Talk with the locksmith to see what the costs would be to replace the key entry doors with a keycode passcode. This means the tenants would have to enter their passcode into the door, and then it would open. The benefits would include:
- More secure than a key
- Codes can be changed easily between tenants
- Not a lot of key hassles
- Durable over time
This would be a more expensive option than rekeying the doors and may be something that you also want to do on common areas like main entry doors or laundry rooms.
You will want your tenants to feel safe, and you want to know that you did everything that you could to invest in the best locking system. Talk with the lock and key professionals to find out what other security measures you can take for the building, to help reduce liability and to make the property a safer place for all.
For more information about rekeying, contact a local company.
