Brionna is a writer specializing in home improvement, construction, and real estate topics. She leverages her background as a civil engineer and interior decorator as well as her love for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. How to Secure a Door From Being Kicked In A home's doors—front, back, side, garage, and patio—are what stand between its residents ...

Upgrade your deadbolt and ditch the keys with a digital lock Upgrading your deadbolt is an easy way to simplify your life. Plus it can be done in under 20 minutes!

Up until now, only worked with standard deadbolts. Not anymore. The startup today announced a $100 August Smart Lock Mortise Kit for integration with mortise-style deadbolts. The $229 August Smart ...

A barrage of locks have entered the smart home scene lately, including August, Goji, Kwikset's Kevo, and Lockitron. While each brand made different design choices, they all follow one key DIY ...

Last week, after half an hour of DIY stop-and-go, I installed the future on my front door. The thing I attached — silver, matte-finished, about the size of an ashtray — was an August smart lock, the ...

Maintaining a truly smart home takes more than simply connecting to a digital assistant and a voice-activated speaker. Smart locks—or smart deadbolts, more accurately—streamline your daily routine and ...

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