ᐅ Key for the Front Door During the Construction Phase

Created on: 27 Dec 2018 03:05
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cybergnom
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cybergnom
27 Dec 2018 03:05
Hello,

how do you manage your front door keys during the construction phase?
So far, the key for the construction door was always kept in a designated place.
Now that we have our front door, I actually don’t want to do that anymore, mainly to prevent unauthorized copying...
However, it is difficult to impossible for me to always bring the key to the construction site. And since there are currently different trades working in the house, I can’t just give the key to a single contractor either.

I have been thinking about some kind of key safe to at least have some protection.
Ideally, I would like a safe with a kind of data logger, so I know who was in the house and when (also to possibly trace any damage in the house).
Does anyone have experience with this? Is there something like this available for rent for about 5-6 weeks?
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Pumbaa
27 Dec 2018 06:34
In our case, the cylinder of the building lock remained in place and was only replaced during the final handover of the house.
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haydee
27 Dec 2018 06:41
For us, the correct lock was only installed at handover.

I would install a cheap temporary lock.
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Müllerin
27 Dec 2018 07:34
Exactly, install a cheap lock.
We had 3 keys for it. One for us, one for the construction supervisor, and the third stayed on site for quite a while—until the staircase was installed (which arrived very late). After that, I didn’t want it anymore, also due to insurance reasons.
That key was then shared between the plumber and the electrician, as they had the most work and stayed on site the longest.
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ypg
27 Dec 2018 12:51
Pumbaa schrieb:
The cylinder from the construction lock stayed in place and was only replaced during the final house inspection.

Same for us.
During the construction phase, each trade involved with the general contractor had a master key. Only when the house was handed over did we receive a "proper" lock with three keys for us.
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Nordlys
27 Dec 2018 12:56
The same applies here.