New locks for Fauquier County homes and farms

Choosing locks for a Fauquier property

Installing locks in Fauquier County, VA often means thinking beyond the front door. A country property has a house, but it may also have sliding barn doors, a tack room, a feed room, a workshop and gates on the lane, each facing weather, dust and animals. In Warrenton and the villages, the challenge is more often an older door that does not match modern hardware. A locksmith can match the right lock to each opening.

Higher-security locks for large or part-time homes

If a house is empty for days at a time, or sits well back from the road where nobody would notice a forced door, it makes sense to spend more on the locks. High-security cylinders resist picking and bumping and use keys that cannot be copied without authorization. Pair them with reinforced strikes screwed into the framing and a solid door, since the lock is only as strong as what holds it.

Tack rooms and barn offices

Tack rooms are a frequent target on horse properties because the contents are valuable and easy to carry off. A proper deadbolt on a solid tack-room door does far more than a hasp and a cheap padlock. For sliding barn doors, ask about locks and hardware designed for sliding doors rather than improvised chains.

Gates and padlocks that face the weather

A gate lock in Fauquier deals with rain, freezing nights and mud. Padlocks with weather covers and corrosion-resistant bodies last longer, and shrouded shackles are harder to cut. If several gates use padlocks, buying them keyed alike saves carrying a pocketful of keys. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link, so match the chain grade to the padlock.

Old Town Warrenton doors

In Warrenton's historic district, the Town requires a Certificate of Appropriateness before exterior alterations, so check with the Town before replacing hardware that is visible from outside. Inside the building, and on doors that are not visible, a locksmith can fit modern locks to older doors.

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