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Default Deadbolts For Front Entry Doors

On Apr 2, 9:26*pm, "Mark" wrote:
I put decorative hooks on the wall at the top of the stairs where we always
hung our keys when we came in, with one hook with only a door key. *My
theory was that even if one of us forgot to hang our keys there would always
be at least one there, and even in the worst case of fire we'd *be able to
get out. *The risk seemed much less than the possibility of someone breaking
one of the small panes and getting in.


Yeah, i've always hung the inside key on a nail in the door casing far
enough away that a burglar couldn't see it or feel for it without
smashing the door down anyway, but where I could nab it in the dark
smokey room without much trouble. It's not that hard to find such a
spot.