Building up your levels of security for your home is a very effective way of keeping unwanted individuals out, and also a way of making the most of your security investment dollars. Lockjaw is one of many security devices that gives you the opportunity to do this.

We have talked in the past about what is the Lockjaw security system, and once you understand it’s concepts then you need to make the decision as to whether it is something you want and need.

Start with the basics of your doors. Just because you have a locking system on now that is capable of locking your doors, is it enough to thwart the efforts of a would be thief. These unscrupulous individuals don’t usually just leave it up to chance as to whether they can gain entry or not. Many of them have put a lot of time and effort into perfecting their skills of getting past the first home defense of the doors which is the locks.

You want to be sure that the locks you are using is going to resist against efforts to twist or pry its mechanisms to allow for entry. Locks also have to be implemented that can resist some of the thief’s tools of the trade like channel lock pliers that are not being utilized for their intended use, but instead for carrying out the criminal act of burglary.

A good lock may have many security features but be vulnerable to the simple technique of using a credit card to skim the lock. Having a door in knob set will defeat this effort.

Added to all of this to increase the various levels of door security can be the Lock Jaw. This protective device inhibits key bumping by making sure the deadbolt remains where it should.

By paying closer attention to the locking devices then carrying on your careful review of the door structure and the framework, you can quickly and easily determine how secure or how frail your total door protection security is.

Once you determine this then you will know what specific questions to ask of a quality security provider. By choosing a well established company like Pre-lock for all of your security needs, you are going to dramatically reduce your home and business vulnerability.