New keys for the locks you have, or new locks where the hardware has worn out: rekeying, replacement, deadbolts, smart locks and older mortise hardware.
Change or rekey
The back door is often the weakest one on the house, with a hollow slab, a short bolt and a strike held by two small screws. Residential upgrades usually begin there, and this section explains what changes and why.
Lock RekeyingThe builder handed over your new home with a stack of identical keys, and you know the framing crew, the painters and the…
Deadbolt InstallationThe front door has a handsome lever and a keyed knob, and that is all.
Lock Replacement & UpgradeThe brass handleset has gone blotchy and green where the winter salt reaches it, and the coating on the deadbolt is lifting in…
Vintage Mortise Lock ServiceAfter a wet summer the entry door sits lower in its frame.
Smart Lock InstallationArthritis has made the small house key hard to grip and turn, especially with gloves on in January.
Gate & Building Entry LocksA neighbour mentions, in passing, that the key from three tenants ago still lets him into the building's front door.
Mailbox Lock ReplacementThe mailbox key snapped clean off in the lock last week, and the stub is still sitting somewhere inside the cylinder.
Other work
- Lockout ServicesLocked out of a home or business, a key snapped in the lock or a lock that has seized: entry with the least…
- 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…
- Car KeysCar, van and motorcycle keys: replacements, spares, fob and transponder programming, ignition and door-lock…