Halloween is next week. Do you know what goes with Halloween? Door maintenance. It’s because I work at LockNet, I realize. Halloween is easily one of my favorite times of the year because I’m mildly obsessed with scary movies. Because of this obsession, I’ve begun to easily point out the most amateur mistakes made by […]
Read moreWith Christmas less than two weeks away, it’s hard to think about anything else. I’m almost finished with my shopping, my house is completely decorated, my mom and grandmother are making Christmas candy all this week, and my daughter’s last day of school is this Friday. You understand why I might be on Christmas overload. […]
Read moreBeing in the door and lock industry, I like to make sure I cover the the big days in the retail world here on LockBytes. And, the mother of all retail days is almost upon us: Black Friday. That’s right, folks. Black Friday is a little more than two weeks away and it’s time to […]
Read moreOur customers have a pretty big variety of questions when it comes to their doors and locks but the big question they all have is how long, exactly, are their doors and locks going to last. While we can’t give them a definite answer (that all depends on a range of variables) we can usually […]
Read moreIn the world of hardware, wind can be our biggest enemy. So much so, we even have to go as far as to have windstorm-rated hardware to be certain hardware can withstand heavy winds. Door closers are often a casualty of heavy winds. Slamming doors are usually a product of heavy winds and, really, I […]
Read moreDear LockNet, I got your letter last week. (Little late, but Whitney wrote it so it wasn’t a surprise.) I’ll do my best with most of your requests and, while this might be a little unusual, I actually have a question for you. First, let’s get this confession out of the way: I don’t actually […]
Read moreI feel like, during the past few months, I’ve given door closers quite a bit of love here on LockBytes. Once underappreciated, I conquered my task of bringing the topic of door closers to the forefront. (Just let me believe what I believe, ok?) Now, though, let’s turn our attention to the even less appreciated […]
Read moreDo you guys realize Christmas is next month? Let that sink in for a minute. And while most of us prepare for the holiday rush by making our lists, finding the best sales of the season and a little holiday baking, facility managers have to prep in a different way. With the holidays comes a […]
Read moreWith Halloween right around the corner, it’s easy to get caught up in the season. While some people actually might be the victims of unfortunate ghost incidents, these are typically the same people who were dumb enough to build their houses on graveyards or the like. (Did we learn NOTHING from Poltergeist?) Luckily, most of […]
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