Dear James: I am going to have a natural solid-wood front door installed with a new lockset. What types of attractive locksets are most secure, but reasonably priced? — Dana L.
Dear Dana: Solid natural wood front doors are gorgeous, so you do not want to select an ordinary-looking lockset in it. Unfortunately, higher-priced locksets usually are the most ornate and have the highest quality and longest-lasting finishes.
It certainly can be confusing trying to select among the literally hundreds of locksets available at your home center store. Keep in mind that ease of operation and security are also important decision criteria….