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Click to learn more about:
 Know Your Locks
Find out more about the inner-workings of a pin-and-tumbler lock.
Key Control
Haley's offers Access key control, Keys that can not be copied!
History of Locks
Take a brief look at some of the important people who have charted the history of the lock and key!
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Simple Steps
to Prevent a Break-in
Statistics show that in over 40 percent of residential
burglaries, the thieves just walked in through an unlocked
door or crawled through an unlocked window. Be sure you
have locked and bolted all your doors and windows before
leaving home.
Deadbolts can be the number one security device in you
home. Simple to install, high quality deadbolts are cheap
and effective ways to secure windows and doors. Haley's
can make sure the deadbolt you choose is the correct strength
and rating for anti-theft.
Sliding glass doors need special devices to make them secure.
A wooden dowel in the track or a nail inserted through a
hole drilled in the sliding door frame and projecting into
the fixed frame will secure the door. Deadbolt locks are
also available.
Double-hung windows can be locked by sliding a bolt or nail
through a hole drilled at a downward angle in each top corner
of the inside sash and part way through the outside sash. Window
key locks and grilles for basement or street-level windows are
available at a home supply store.
Garage doors are harder to secure, so it is important to treat the
inside door from the garage into the house like an outside door.
Lock and bolt the inside door to protect the house from intrusion.
Explore the possibility of an alarm system. The simplest systems
available set up a small electrical circuit across door locks and
from window frames. When the current is interrupted, the alarm
sounds. There are alarm systems that alert police of break-ins and
include smoke and fire alarms and "help" buttons for medical emergencies.
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