Are you the owner of a small business? Are you getting ready to move from an office in your garage or basement to an actual retail location? Before you actually move into your new office or retail space, you should seriously consider looking for a locksmith to handle various issues as they might arise. Although you might be most familiar with locksmiths for letting you into a locked car or home when you've misplaced your keys, there are other reasons why a business might want to hire a locksmith. A few of these reasons include:

Rekeying locks: As soon as you get the keys to your new location, you should consider having a commercial locksmith come to rekey the building. You have no way of knowing who might have had access to the keys before they came into your possession. It's possible that the landlord never had the locks rekeyed after the previous tenants moved out. Although unlikely, it's possible that you could be unwittingly using keys that someone else has or has access to. By having a locksmith rekey your doors, you'll be preventing unauthorized people from being able to gain access to your building and the company equipment inside.

Install locks: Although you might be tempted to simply replace damaged locks on your own, this isn't necessarily a good idea. You may be able to replace a home doorknob, but that doesn't mean that you're able to replace a lock meant for commercial use. These locks can require the use of a variety of tools that you may not be aware of but that a commercial locksmith has and uses on a daily basis. If you have or want to install an electronic keycard system, this is something that a locksmith can help you with.

Provide advice: If you have several different levels of employees and you want each one to be able to access different parts of the office, that's something a commercial locksmith can help you with. Even if you don't want an electronic keycard system, ordinary keys can provide a certain amount of access restriction. For example, perhaps you want to have cleaners that should be able to access a closet with cleaning supplies and the bathrooms while your regular employees can access most of the rest of the building and your management team can open any door. A commercial locksmith can help you with this, without requiring each employee to have to carry around a large number of keys.  

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