Double glass doors in metal frames with a horizontal push bar, beside a brick wall, with a parking lot and trees outside. — Dancaster Courts

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Locksmith in Dancaster CourtsBroken key?
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Cold mornings in Dancaster Courts are hard on tired brass, and a key that has been bending for years finally lets go inside the lock. We remove the snapped piece without harming the cylinder, look at why it failed, and cut a fresh key from the code or the remaining half before we leave. Calls from Springvale are covered too.

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HamiltonOntario

Town: Dancaster Courts, Hamilton
In business: 18 years
Hours: Open 24/7; Nights, weekends and holidays, same fees
Phone: (289) 203-6954
Work: lockouts, change or rekey, high security, commercial
Visits: On-site assessment preferred. Request a visit or call.

2021 census: what it means at the door

Every square is one home in a hundred.

61 in 100 homes · older homes

About 61% of homes in Hamilton were built in 1980 or earlier, according to the 2021 Census.Basement and side entries on older homes were often fitted long after the house was built, with whatever lock was on hand. Bringing those doors up to the standard of the front entry, and onto the same key, is a common and satisfying job.
Single-detached houses make up about 56% of homes in Hamilton (2021 Census).Where housing is mixed, the same street can hold a solid wood front door, a steel townhouse door and a metal-clad suite door. A locksmith fits each with hardware suited to its construction, so every neighbour ends up with a door that locks properly.

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile

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Locksmith services · Dancaster Courts

Below, each lock and key service we offer in Dancaster Courts gets its own page, with a description that assumes no prior knowledge. Start anywhere. Many customers arrive for a lockout and leave knowing exactly why the strike plate on the back door has bothered them for years.

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Commercial-Grade Lock Replacement, Car Lockout Service, Ignition Lock Repair, Smart Lock Installation…

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Break-In Damage Lock Repair

Technician in black gloves holding a screwdriver at the knob lockset of an open dark door, with a tool bag nearby. — Dancaster Courts

The call: They did not get in. The attempt left a screwdriver gouge in the door edge, a strike plate bent outward and a deadbolt that now needs a shove to throw.
First step: Does the door still hang true

ServiceBreak-In Damage Lock Repair

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Lock Rekeying

The call: Three months of renovation are finally done. The kitchen looks wonderful, and along the way a general contractor, a tile installer, a plumber and an electrician each carried a key to your front door at one point or another.
First step: Walking every door that should be included

ServiceLock Rekeying

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Smart Lock Installation

The call: There are four copies of the front-door key floating around: one with the cleaner, one with a neighbour, one on a hook at your parents' place, and one you honestly cannot account for. You would rather hand out codes you can switch off.
First step: Who controls the door

ServiceSmart Lock Installation

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Gate & Building Entry Locks

The call: The driveway gate drags a groove into the gravel every time it swings, and the latch stopped catching weeks ago. Now it sits propped shut with a brick, waiting for anyone to walk through and forget to prop it back.
First step: Reading a frost-heaved or settled post

ServiceGate & Building Entry Locks

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High Security Locks

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ScaleNot to scale

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
High Security Locks
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
Lock Replacement & Upgrade
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
Deadbolt Installation
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
Break-In Damage Lock Repair
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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Your questions, our answers

What is a security strike box and why fit one?

A security strike is a heavier plate with a formed steel pocket that wraps around the bolt instead of leaving it in bare wood. It is set into the jamb and fixed with long screws, typically three inches, that pass through the jamb and the shim space into the framing, with the longest screws placed nearest the door stop where the bolt bears. Manufacturers specify the pocket depth so the bolt extends fully. The result spreads a kick across the wall stud rather than two small screws.

Do the old keys really stop working?

Yes, at every cylinder that was rekeyed. Once the bottom pins are changed, a key cut to the old combination lifts them to the wrong heights and the plug will not turn. The locksmith proves this at each door by trying the old key after the new one, because any door missed from the list would still answer to the old key. That is also why the walk around the property at the start matters: every door meant to be included has to be on the list.

Will a smart lock fit my existing door?

Most residential doors have the standard preparation these locks are designed around: a large hole for the lock body, a smaller one in the edge for the bolt, and a thickness between roughly 35 and 45 millimetres. The locksmith measures all three plus the backset before recommending a model. Thicker doors take an extension kit, thin or glass-panelled doors and older doors with a mortise pocket call for a particular model or some preparation, and all of that is sorted out before the box is opened.

My key snapped off in the gate lock. What now?

The broken piece is removed with extraction tools shaped to grip and draw it out, rather than forcing it further in, and the door or gate is then opened using the remaining portion or by working the cylinder directly. Afterward the locksmith checks why the key broke, since a healthy cylinder rarely snaps a key on its own; a stiff or corroded plug is a common cause outdoors. A fresh key is cut from the code or a clean original rather than a worn copy.

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Locksmith in Dancaster CourtsBroken key?
Leave the pieces to us.