WTHR Partnership Announcement
We are proud to be aligned with Indiana’s news leader, WTHR Channel 13. Steve Gray Renovations now has its own dedicated space on www.wthr.com offering a solid resource for homeowners seeking tips and advice about home renovation projects. Click here to view.

SGR Featured in Indianapolis Star Home Renovation Series
SGR helped the Fleck family achieve a long-time dream of having an entertaining kitchen. The Indy Star wrote about the project’s flowing layout, intimate dining spaces, and its fun, inviting, lived-in look. Click here to view.

Meet Steve! A Video Introduction
We want folks to feel comfortable with SGR and help them put a face to a name. So Steve sat down to explain who we are, what we do, and how we do it. As the video explains, honesty and integrity are the key to success! Click here to view.

Ho! Ho! Ho! Our 2007 Holiday Animation
The chubby li’l Santa in our 2006 animation was a big hit. So we wanted to follow it up with another animated, fun Season’s Greeting for 2007 and it was well received! Click here to watch (look for Steve’s cameo at the end).

Key or Lock Bumping:
Lock bumping is something that should be of interest to all parties. We are starting to hear more about this everyday. Security experts say key or lock bumping is the newest and most effective way to burglarize a home. Lock bumping is a lock picking technique for opening a pin tumbler lock using a specially-crafted bump key. What happens, is that when a lock bumping key is inserted into an exterior lock, the person will then tap or hit the key that is inserted into the lock. When the pressure is applied to the key, the tumblers in the lock will rise above the tumbler for a split second and then enables the lock to turn. Now they are able to get into the home, with no signs of breaking in. Please view the website of www.Lockbumping.org for more information on this topic and also to view an example of a lock bumping key.

Here are a couple of interesting facts regarding lock bumping:

• 90+% of American doors use an old style cylinder lock which is vulnerable to bumping.
  
• When a lock bumping key is used to break into your house there are no signs of forced entry or damage to the lock. This makes the insurance companies very weary in paying for the claim. You could loose everything and not get compensated because of lock bumping and lock bumping keys.
  
• Instructions for making a “lock bumping” key are easily found on the internet.

Companies that offer exterior locks that are resistant to key or lock bumping are:

• Baldwin: click here
  
• Schlage products with Primus cylinders: click here
  
• Medeco high security locks: click here
  
• Kwikset Smart Series Safety: click here

Ask questions when having someone to replace your locks.

Ask what type of security that they offer. Are they lock or key bumping resistant. Also there is no substitute for good lighting around the home and letting the neighbors know when you will be out of town.

Again, we couldn’t have done it without you. Thanks for tuning in to our 2008 “Best Of” edition of the SGR Newsletter; we look forward to sharing even more news, tips and answers in the months to come! We invite you to visit our site from time to time for new pics, info and videos. Take care!

- Steve Gray


ph. 317.596.0928 | steve@SteveGrayRenovations.com
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