Privacy is Key: Door Hardware & Lock Safety
Posted on Wed, Dec 07, 2011 @ 07:19 AM
Director of Operations, Barefoot and Company
Safety is key - privacy is key. And, it's all in the "key".
During the construction process for new homes, the builder and an army of trade contractors need access to enter your home for installations during the build out. To protect your family post-construction, Barefoot and Company (who provides
door hardware and locks to many builders in the area) "Construction Keys" your home.
We begin by making two sets of keys: A Builder set, and a Homeowner set. Upon installation of the lockset, the lock is installed to work on a Builder Key Code.
- Builder Key Code – This key code gives access to your builder, so he or she may continue working on your home after the locks are installed.
Your Homeowner keys were never given to anyone during the construction process.
- Home Owner Key Code - This is your personal key code that will only be given to a homeowner upon closing on their home. Once the homeowner keys are inserted into the locks, the locks will then trip and only work on the homeowner keys. Builder keys will no longer work for that home. **It is important for a new homeowner to insert his/her Homeowner key into every lock upon moving in. Until this is done, the Builder Key will still work.
Builders do not have access to Homeowner keys; they only have access to the builder keys. Therefore the locks will not trip until the homeowner inserts the Homeowner keys into each lock post-construction. This is another way Barefoot and Company is proactive about the safety of its customers.