Smart Locks vs. Traditional Deadbolts: Which is Safer for your Burlington Home

When you are looking for security for your Burlington Home the first line of defense is the lock on your door. The classic choice for door locks is the dependable deadbolt lock but in recent years the march of technology has led to a wider adoption of smart locks by many homeowners. In today's blog we will be comparing these two styles of lock to help you determine which lock is the safer choice for your Burlington home.

Physical Security

Physical Security is perhaps the most important factor when determining how well a lock protects your Burlington home. Both traditional deadbolts and smart locks can be built with strong materials and when installed correctly both provide excellent protection for your Burlington home. That said, traditional dead bolts tend to be the tougher of the two as there are no complex electronics that go into their construction, just solid steel. On the other hand, physical locks can be picked whereas many electronic locks forgo keys all together and contain no access point where the lock can be picked.

Access Control

There is only one method of access control for traditional deadbolts, keys, which means that physical keys will need to be provided to anyone who wants to access a traditional deadbolt lock. Smart Locks on the other hand are passcode enabled, allowing you to give the code out to anyone you want to be able to access your home, which is more convenient than cutting keys. Furthermore, smart locks are able to log when they are accessed and in some cases special codes that only provide access at certain times of day can be given out to individuals like cleaning professionals or house sitters.

Other Security Features

This is where smart locks really excel when compared to traditional deadbolts which only offer one feature, locking your doors. Smart Locks on the other hand can be integrated into an entire smart home system allowing for alarms and surveillance cameras to be tied to them to create a comprehensive security solution. For example, many smart security systems can be programmed to turn on a surveillance camera whenever the smart lock is accessed. Remote Control is another feature that is offered with many smart locks, allowing you to lock or unlock them from a smartphone app, which can be handy if residents forget their passcode.

Conclusion

At the end of the day both types of lock will protect your Burlington home, but smart locks provide an extra layer of protection and convenience on top of the raw mechanical strength of the lock itself.

Roger's Security® Systems is an authorized Honeywell dealer and has been providing both residential and commercial security services and video surveillance equipment for over 20 years to homes and businesses in Ontario.

If you have any questions about this article or would like to talk to us about your security needs, please call us on our toll-free number, (800) 823-8635 or email us at info@rogers-security.com.