Locks, Doors & Safes
How to Bolt Down a Safe in an Apartment Without Damage
Bolt a safe to a plywood platform under the carpet and it's fully anchored without a single hole in the floor. Here's the renter-safe method, step by step.
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Doorbell cameras and audio recording: what the Wiretap Act and state laws say
Recording video of your porch is one thing; recording what people say is another. Federal law and a few state statutes treat sound differently, and the rules are not uniform.
Read the full reviewWe go through cameras, locks, and alarms the way a renter or a first-time homeowner actually shops for them, on paperwork and owner reports rather than a test bench, then tell you plainly what to buy.
Renter-friendly
No monthly fee
DIY install
No Wi-Fi needed
Under $50