Schlage Locks for Residential and Commercial Use

Which Schlage lock fits your needs the best?

Schlage is one of the most widely used locks in homes, apartments, and commercial offices. Schlage produces high quality sturdy locks with good security. Below we will talk about what types of locks are available by Schlage and how each lock differs. Depending on your security and comfort needs you can pick from one of the four different choices. Schlage produces single cylinder locks, double cylinder locks, electrical locks, and smart electrical locks for residential and commercial spaces.

Schlage Single Cylinder Locks

Single cylinder deadbolt and door locks are operated with a key from the outside which usually consists of five key cuts. These are fairly simple locks and have a small thumb-turn lever from the inside which can lock and unlock the lock by turning the lever. Single cylinder locks are very common in residential homes and apartments because they are cheap and easy to install. These locks are also more convenient since it does not require a key to lock and unlock it from the inside.

Schlage Double Cylinder Deadbolt and Door Locks

Double cylinder locks have locks on both sides of the lock therefore you will need a key to lock and unlock the door from interior and exterior sides of the door. These locks do not have a thumb-turn lever system. Now the question is should you use a double cylinder lock vs. a single cylinder lock? The answer to this question depends on the security needs and probably the amount of times you will use the lock. Double cylinder locks are harder to pick and will serve you better against break ins. For example most of the times a thief is not going to be skilled enough to pick open your door lock so what they do is break the glass or window next to the door and reach out to the thumb-turn lever and unlock the door lock. If you have double cylinder lock then there is no thumb-turn lever for the thief to unlock the door with. However it is important to know that double cylinder locks are a safety concern by the fire department. This is because in case of a fire it will take much longer time to get out of the house since you have to physically insert the key to unlock the door. Also it is dangerous to depend on one or a few people with the key to open the door in emergency cases. Fire department suggests that you put the key somewhere next to the door so that whoever makes to the door first can open the door for everyone else to safely exit.

Schlage Residential and Commercial Electronic Locks

The Schlage electronic locks are trending in residential and especially in commercial places. With these electronic keypads you can say goodbye to locking yourself out of your home! Typically you can set up 3 – 5 different access codes for different family members in the house and these locks have an emergency lock cylinder that you can use a metal key to open in cases the batteries die and the code does not work. The batteries on these electronic Schlage locks can easily last over a year depending on the daily usage. Once the battery is low the lock will start blinking red then you can easily change the batteries in 30 seconds!

Schlage Sense Smart Electronic Keypad Lock

Schlage Sense locks are one of the highest rated locks by our customers. It is definitely not a cheap lock to get installed, but in the long run it will definitely save you a ton of money especially if you are someone that loses keys or locks them inside the house. A simple lockout call to a locksmith will cost you between 65 – 95 dollars therefore these electronic keypad locks will make their money in a few lockouts. With the Schlage Sense door lock you can say goodbye to ever getting locked out of your house even if you forget your pass-code. You can add and remove access codes and even set up a one time use access code by using the app on your smartphone. You can create a pass-code by using 4-8 numbers and each person can have their own unique code. These smart locks have a built in Bluetooth so you can also lock and unlock the door using the app. There is also a WiFi adapter you can purchase that will allow you to lock and unlock your door from anywhere in the world with a touch of a button! Schlage Sense deadbolt locks are very high quality and can last you many years without the worry of locking yourself out.

Commercial Electronic Schlage Keypad Locks

Another important feature of the Schlage Sense locks is that it can record the times and which access code was used to enter the property. This is especially important in commercial business places in cases you want to know who was the first person to enter or if anyone came in during a certain time in the day or night. Workplace managers give great feedback on these locks because of this unique feature and they have said that it has been very useful to them. This feature can also be very useful in residential homes as well depending on the customers needs.