One key for the manager, one for each floor, one for the cleaners: a master key system puts order into a building's doors. We map who needs access to what, cut the system on quality cylinders, and document it so future changes are painless.
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Lockout ServicesLocked out of a home or business, a key snapped in the lock or a lock that has seized: entry with the least damage…
Change or Rekey LocksNew keys for the locks you have, or new locks where the hardware has worn out: rekeying, replacement, deadbolts, smart…
High Security LocksCylinders and deadbolts built to resist picking, bumping and drilling, keys that cannot be copied without…
Commercial LocksLocks for shops, offices and buildings: rekeying at turnover, commercial-grade hardware, exit devices, master key…Many of our visits end without a new lock being sold, and we consider those good visits. A cylinder cleaned and re-lubricated, a strike shimmed, a hinge screw tightened, a key cut fresh from code: small work that makes a door feel new again. We are happy to replace hardware when it has worn out, but we would rather show you it has not.
Nearby Ancaster Heights, Clearview Estates, Dancaster Courts, Greenside Acres, Harmony Hall II, Highland Park Survey, Maple Lane, Maple Lane Annex, Maywood, Mineral Springs, Mohawk Meadows, Nakoma, Oakhill, Parkview Heights, Perth Park, Pinecrest, Pleasant Valley and Spring Valley
Getting you back inside, gently.
18 years in business · Let's sort out your door: (289) 203-6954
Home lockout service
Every service here is something we do week in, week out, not a line added to look thorough. If you would rather talk than read, the phone number at the top goes straight to someone who can tell you whether the job is a small fix or a planned visit.
Being outside a locked door with a phone in your hand is the moment to call, not to try a credit card or a…
Home services range from a single lock repair to rekeying every door and adding a smart lock at the entrance.
The key you reach for. The door you come home to. Good locksmith work begins with understanding how you use them.
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Deadbolts differ in how far the bolt travels, how hard the bolt is, whether the cylinder guard spins free under a wrench and whether the housing shrugs off a hammer. High security deadbolts do well on all four, and we can show you the difference in hand.
Layer 1The key
You jiggle the key a little and the old deadbolt opens even when the cut does not look quite right. If your worn key can do that, you wonder what a stranger with the right tools could do.
Layer 2The cylinder
The lever on the side door droops toward the floor and rattles in your hand. The latch no longer springs back on its own, so the door drifts open behind you unless you pull it shut and check it twice.
Layer 3The bolt and strike
Someone tried the door last winter. The frame took it, but the strike plate is bent, one screw hole is stripped, and the bolt sits in the pocket at a slight angle.
Layer 4The door and frame
The back door looks closed until you touch it. The edge is crushed where a bar went in, the latch is bent sideways, and the door swings free with a gentle push no matter how you turn the key.
High Security Locks. You jiggle the key a little and the old deadbolt opens even when the cut does not look quite right.
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This group covers premises rather than homes: lockouts at the shop, rekeys after staff changes, master key systems, door closers, exit hardware and access control. We work around your trading hours where we can and explain each change before it is made.
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Changing a combination is not only for a safe that has stopped opening. Businesses routinely have a working safe recombined the moment someone who knew the old code leaves, retires or changes roles, because a combination known outside the…
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If Your condo suite lock is builder's grade and feels flimsy.
Then Upgrade the deadbolt within the building's rules.
Most buildings allow a better lock in the same finish; we check with management first. Deadbolt Installation
If You lost the key to your mailbox in the lobby bank.
Then Have the mailbox lock replaced through management.
Lobby mail units belong to the building, so we arrange it with the property manager. Mailbox Lock Replacement
If Someone in the building has a key to your unit.
Then Rekey the suite lock.
The cylinder is re-pinned so only your new keys work; any building access key is preserved. Lock Rekeying
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Many of our visits end without a new lock being sold, and we consider those good visits. A cylinder cleaned and re-lubricated, a strike shimmed, a hinge screw tightened, a key cut fresh from code: small work that makes a door feel new again.
Step 1 of 5
Describe the property, the hardware and what has changed, and the visit starts from what you have seen.
Step 2 of 5
You tell us what is happening with the door, who has keys and what you would like to be different afterwards. We ask a few questions so we arrive with the right parts.
Step 3 of 5
We inspect the door, frame and lock before suggesting anything. Diagnosing from the driveway is how people end up with parts they did not need.
Step 4 of 5
Where there are sensible alternatives we explain them side by side, including the option of doing less than you expected.
Step 5 of 5
Tested, aligned, cleaned up and demonstrated. We do not consider a lock done until you have turned the key yourself.
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Every square is one home in a hundred.
It is yours. Some people keep a sound old cylinder as a spare or move a decent deadbolt to a shed or garage door, and the locksmith can rekey it to the house key for that purpose. Worn or damaged hardware is taken away for recycling if you prefer. Either way, the old keys should be gathered up and discarded so nobody confuses them with the new set.
A straightforward like-for-like deadbolt or knob set on a standard door is often a matter of an hour or less including testing. Add time for a reinforced strike, for keying several locks alike and cutting keys, for a smart lock's setup and pairing, and for repairing a split jamb or adapting an older door. When several entrances are done together, the locksmith gives a realistic window before starting so you can plan the day.
Finish is one of the three categories on the residential hardware label, and it covers exposure to sun, humidity, salt and skin oils. In practice, PVD brass, satin nickel and stainless finishes tolerate a salted driveway well, powder-coated black holds up when it is not chipped, and traditional lacquered brass tends to bloom green where salt reaches it. A storm door or a small overhang helps any finish, and wiping salt off in a thaw helps more.
Bumping uses a specially cut key that is struck while under light turning pressure, bouncing the pins to the shear line for an instant so an ordinary cylinder opens. It works on many standard pin tumblers. A high security cylinder needs its sidebar released by separately positioned finger or rotating pins at the same moment, and a bump key cannot set those, so the plug stays locked. It is one of the clearest advantages of the upgrade.
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