A smart doorbell on the front and a $9 hardware-store latch on the side is how most Las Vegas homes are "secured." We fix the actual gap with a 1,200-pound commercial MagLock, sized for residential gates — opens in three swipes from your phone, re-locks itself behind you.
It's the side gate with a $9 hardware-store latch. The one a kid can reach over. The one that leads straight to your pool equipment, your A/C, your back slider, and every window on the north side of the house.
A smart doorbell on the front and a pickable latch on the side is how most Las Vegas homes are "secured." We'd rather fix the actual gap.
A commercial electromagnetic lock, sized for residential gates. No keys, no latches, no moving parts to bind or rust. When it's locked, it's locked — and opens in three swipes on your phone.
Other smart gates want you to open an app, navigate to a property, pick a device, wait for it to connect, then press unlock. Ours is one screen, one gesture. Drag the puck to release the magnet.
Three things people try on a side yard. Only one actually holds.
| Hardware-store latch | Combo / keypad lock | MagLock gate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holds against pry / shoulder | ~20 lbs | ~150 lbs | 1,200 lbs |
| Reach-over defeatable | Yes (3 seconds) | Yes | No — no handle or latch to reach |
| Works without power & WiFi | Yes (mechanical) | Yes (mechanical) | Cellular gateway + 24-hr battery |
| Remote unlock from phone | No | No | Yes — one gesture |
| Time-limited guest passes | No | Share-the-code (doesn't expire) | Yes — auto-revoke |
| Audit log of every open | No | No | Yes — timestamped |
| Moving mechanical parts to rust / bind | Many | Many | Zero |
| Install time (per gate) | 5 min | 30 min | 90 min |
MagLocks are fail-safe — if power drops, the magnet releases and the gate opens. That's why fire codes allow them. Backup battery handles short outages without losing app control.
The MagLock replaces a latch with software. That changes what the gate can do every day — not just the emergencies.
Open the app, drag the puck. No tapping through devices, no pairing screens, no waiting for BLE. Auto-relocks 8 seconds after you walk through.
Issue a time-boxed pass: "Thursdays 7–11am only." Revoke with one tap. No key copies floating around town, no re-keying the hinge after turnover.
Kid forgot a code. UPS needs the side yard. Landscaper's at the gate and you're across town. Open it from your phone, close it after they leave.
Pool service Thursday mornings gets the gate open automatically. Trash day, same idea. Nothing to remember, nothing to text about.
If you have our AI cameras, the gate app shows the live side-yard feed right above the swipe puck. No guessing before you drop the lock.
Every open, every close, every pass issued — timestamped and searchable. Handy for families, essential for landlords and Airbnb hosts.
You want the side gate to actually lock. You're tired of tracking down physical keys for the pool guy, the dog walker, the in-laws. You want one phone, one app, every door.
You're the one driving across town at 11pm because someone forgot the gate code again. You've re-keyed the side-gate padlock twice this year. Pool service rotates guys every month and every new guy needs a key copy.
What a single rental unit pays back in year one.
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No hidden fees. Cancel anytime — the locks stay on your doors and keep working.
We show up, we install, we test everything, we walk you through the app. Most jobs are done before lunch.
The opposite. MagLocks are fail-safe — when power drops, the magnet releases and the gate opens freely. That's also why fire codes allow them. The cellular gateway has a 24-hour battery, so you also won't lose app control during short outages.
Yes on both. For pool gates specifically, Clark County requires self-closing + self-latching hardware at least 54" above grade. We use a MagLock paired with a hydraulic self-closer that meets the code. We pull whatever permit is needed and document it for you.
Physically possible on any low-voltage system, yes. But the gateway sees the drop instantly and pushes an alert to your phone and triggers a camera snapshot. You'd know before they reached the yard. For higher-risk installs we also offer tamper sensors on the enclosure and a 72-hour backup cell.
The cellular gateway has its own LTE connection and battery. It's independent of your property's WiFi and can keep working for months on internal power. For vacant-property scenarios we can swap to solar charging with no recurring utility cost.
You own the hardware. Cancel anytime with no fees. The MagLock itself stays on the gate and keeps working — we can convert it to a standalone schedule (local-only, no remote app) at the time of cancellation so you keep the automated lock/unlock even without the monthly service. You never get locked out of your own gate because of a billing dispute.
End-to-end AES-256, same standard banks use. No unencrypted Bluetooth credentials on the lock, no cloud company storing your codes in plaintext. Honestly, it's a better threat model than a brass key anyone can copy at Ace Hardware.
LTE data for the cellular gateway, app and cloud access, firmware updates, and support. Not the hardware — you bought that outright. It's connectivity, not a software subscription on a thing you already own.
Whole Las Vegas Valley: Las Vegas, Henderson, Summerlin, North Las Vegas, Boulder City, Southern Highlands. Outside the valley we'll discuss travel on a per-job basis.
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