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5 Ways To Maintain Your Home While Away this Winter
It is time to get away for the winter. You used to have to take so many steps to ensure the safety and warmth of your home to prevent damage from frigid temps while away – but there are some new tools you can add from our online services and showroom that can help you keep an eye on your home so that you can relax and enjoy the warmer weather. One of the biggest concerns for an empty home in...
End of Year Assessment for your Home or Business
I don’t know about you, but at the end of each year I like to take a look back and evaluate what I learned and how I can improve for the coming year. This is an important practice whether it is in your job, your personal relationships, or your security practices. At Strauss Security, we encourage you to take a safety inventory or your home or business to see what worked for you, what didn’t...
Protecting Packages this Holiday Season
With so many doing their holiday gift shopping online these days, we all have packages piling up on our front porch which can be the perfect beacon for local thieves. And with falling temperatures, some packages can freeze or be damaged in the snow or rain. To prevent damage and protect the precious packages being delivered to your home, here are 5 tips to protect your packages this holiday...
Get a Good Lock on Gifts This Holiday Season
Ah, it’s that time of year again – the time to find the perfect gift for everyone in your life. If you are like me, you don’t want your gift to end up in the re-gift pile. Giving meaningful and also useful gifts can be a challenge. But there is an item that you may have never considered: a safe. Safes are one of those things that many intend to purchase but never do. What a better way to show...
Three helpful features you benefit from when using the inTouch App
Smartphones make our lives easier in so many ways. We use it for shopping, checking email, reading social media, watching videos, listening to music, and playing games. That’s not to forget the phone part of the smartphone, which is helpful for making calls and sending text messages. The capabilities for smartphones are enhanced when you combine them with all the smart products and systems...
Conducting A Business Security Review
When was the last time your business conducted a security view? Have you remodeled since then? Had growth or turnover? Problems with theft? Are you offering new products or services that need additional protection? What are the crucial areas within your business that need protecting? Should you be tracking the number of customers in the building? Or monitor staff both inside and out? These are...
Stop Using Your Landline Simply for Security
Technology has changed the way we live and work, requiring security systems to change as well. Security monitoring used to require a landline at home, but all that has since changed. With so many people opting out of traditional landlines these days, new technology modernized ways to monitor your alarm system—cellular and internet monitoring. Using Cellular and Internet Over Landline...
Safety and Security Tips for First Time Homebuyers
The process of buying a house is exciting but also stressful. There are so many things to consider, and it can seem overwhelming at times. But don't worry! We're here to help you make the transition from renter to a homeowner as seamless as possible with these quick home security tips for new homeowners. Here are some of the very first things we recommend doing upon purchasing a new home so that...
Why Choose High Security Keys and Locks?
It is no secret that modern life has been increasingly fraught with security risks. The risk of burglary and vandalism to your home, business, or property is an unfortunate reality in this day and age of increasing crime rates across the country. Yet you can still feel safe when it comes down to protecting yourself from intruders by installing a high-security key system for your locks at both...
Spruce Up Your Home This Spring With Strauss
Spring is a great time to update the hardware and security on your house. With spring comes new beginnings, and what is a better way to begin this season with making sure your home and family are safe with a whole home rekey or lock upgrade from Strauss Security Solutions, securing families and businesses in Des Moines, Iowa metro area. As a full-service security and locksmith company, Strauss...
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Winter Weather Safety and Security Tips
Whether you love or hate winter, you should always be prepared. Extreme winter conditions can suddenly become unsafe—from dangerously cold temperatures to power outages, icy roads, and more. It is important to understand the risks associated with winter and what to do...
How to Properly Maintain Your Business Security System
Routine maintenance is just apart of life, whether it is an annual checkup with your doctor or an oil change on your car. But when was the last time you checked up on your business security system? Yes, security systems need maintenance too. Failing to...
10 Reasons to Invest in Home Security
For years you have known Strauss as your local Des Moines locksmith, providing you with high-security locks, keys, hardware, safes, and more. However, our recent partnership with Security Equipment Inc. has expanded our offerings to provide you with even more safety...
New Location, Same Quality Security
Strauss Security Solutions has moved to a new location! Fortunately, for all our tried-and-true customers, it is not that far of a move. In fact, we moved just one bay south of our existing bay. It is so close, our address will even remain the same. So, for all our...
Strauss – SEi Merger; Better Protection, More Options
Strauss Security Solutions is pleased to announce we recently merged with Security Equipment Inc. (SEi). We feel this partnership will allow us to offer the highest quality customer experience, while bringing together Strauss’ 92 years and SEi’s 50 years as security...
Important Notice: Cellular is upgrading, and Your Security System Should Too!
Today’s security systems look nothing like they did a decade ago. With technological advancements, security systems have come a long way, now providing smartphone integration, real-time video surveillance, and the ability to go wireless. While security systems used to...
Strauss Security Offers You Piece of Mind, and these commercial services!
Improve the security of your business facility Worried about the security of your commercial business? We have got you covered! As an experienced locksmith company in Iowa, we can help you to improve the security of your facility. We offer complete locksmith services...
Why you should have a locksmith on speed dial
Master Key Services
Master Keying is a locksmith term used to describe a situation where one key fits all the locks while other keys work some of them. This would be useful where your gardener and pool guy only need access to your yard gates, while your key works the yard gates and your...
Ask the Locksmith, Cheap Vs Expensive
“What’s the difference between a cheap lock and an expensive lock?” Strauss Locksmiths can define the two primary differences as; How long the lock will last under normal wear & tear, and How much of a beating the lock can withstand before failing. Cheap...