Hi everyone, I’m new to home automation and I’m interested in getting a smart lock for the front door, as I want to replace the lock anyway (new house purchase, generally good practice to replace the lock). I’d rather the outside looked like a normal lock as I don’t want it to look expensive and attract undue attention, so ai want something that just has a normal key lock on the other side.
This should also be functional, so we can get in and out with the key.
Any recommendations?
I’ve seen the switch bot lock, which looks doable, but is a) a bit ugly and b) if the key has to be permanently in on the inside, you wouldn’t be able to put a key in from the outside.
We have a Nuki, and use a lock from Yale which is designed for their own smart locks, but works fine with the Nuki. It has its own key from the outside, so doesn’t look out of place at all.
The other option is to get a lock that can leave the key in and still use it from outside. Astral is one brand I think, but when I found the Yale it was perfect.