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LOCK INSTALLATION: Much of your time will be spent installing
new locks and door hardware. In many cases, homeowners and
business people will want to upgrade their security with the
latest model hard-ware for older homes, offices and other
buildings. Many locksmiths get involved in new construction of
apartment houses, condominiums, shopping centers, and the like.
Often you'll be adding more security to an existing door, such as
installing a deadbolt lock .
PANIC BARS AND DOOR CLOSERS: Many locksmiths working the
commercial or industrial market get involved in the repair and
installation of panic bars in public access areas. Panic bars
are those large metal bars you push on to open the outside doors
of many public buildings. Door closers are those hydraulic
devices mounted at the top of these doors which return the door
to the closed position after it has been opened.
ALARMS, SAFES and VAULTS: The sale and installation of alarms
are a natural adjunct to the locksmith thing business. Many
larger locksmithing operations move into this area, which is
somewhat specialized. Alarms can be the "perimeter" type, which
sound when a door is opened after hours, or "area" alarms.
"Space" or "area" protection is generally preferred, and involves
infrared, ultrasonic or microwave sensors triggering alarms by
detecting movement.
Safe and vault work is another specialty. Some locksmiths
have major banks and savings and loan associations as clients.
They spend a good deal of their time changing safe deposit box
locks and maintaining vaults and the like. Gaining in popularity
is the sale and service of safes for home and business use. You
will be exposed to all these specialties and to new technology at
seminars, conventions and workshops .
HIGH SECURITY work: A typical locksmith is a "general
practitioner," while the high-security locksmith is a
"specialist." High security work is often done for major
corporations, government institutions, large banks, race tracks,
museums and wealthy private individuals who desire maximum
security. Often this work involves access control systems using
card readers or voice print equipment, possibly combined with
electronic push-button locks that work off a combination of
numbers known only to a very few individuals.
In addition to these major areas of activity, locksmiths the
world over do key duplicating and impressioning, which is the
replacing of lost keys with custom made copies, and a wide variety
of other types of sales, repair and service work.
In order to achieve maximum profitability as a locksmith, you
must be able to offer all these services to your customers. Locks
and security are of prime concern to your customers, and it
follows that when a customer wants help in this area, he wants it
taken care of immediately. Thus, you must position yourself to
handle his job immediately, or lose him to a locksmith who can
take care of his needs on the spot.
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