Lockouts
Lockout Services
This group covers the moments nobody plans for: a lockout on the doorstep, a broken key, a lock that has jammed shut, a door damaged by someone who should not have been there. The work is calm, careful and leaves the door working.
Which one do I need?
- The moving truck has left, half the boxes are inside, and the single key the previous owner handed over turns the knob but not the deadbolt.Home Lockout Service
- A cook stepped into the alley with the recycling and the rear door swung shut behind him.Business Lockout Service
- Overnight the deadbolt froze, and this morning the key would only turn partway.Broken Key Extraction
- Someone smashed the little window beside the door, reached in and turned the thumb-turn.Break-In Damage Lock Repair
- Every time you pull the key out of the side door it comes away gritty.Seized & Jammed Lock Opening
- You were shovelling the driveway after dark and the ring must have slid out of your coat pocket somewhere under a metre of snow.Lost Keys — Same-Visit Rekey
Lockout Services
Locked out of a home or business, a key snapped in the lock or a lock that has seized: entry with the least damage, then the door secured again.
Home Lockout Service
Checking a smart or keypad lock before opening it
Electronic locks get their own set of questions. Is the keypad completely dead or just refusing the code? Are there battery contacts on the outside that accept a nine-volt battery for a temporary boost?
Is there a mechanical override cylinder behind a cover, and does anyone hold the key for it? Is the lock paired to an app that could unlock it from a phone, and has the phone been factory reset lately? These checks decide whether the door can be opened by simply restoring power, by using the override cylinder, or by treating it like any other lock. It also tells the locksmith what to reset once you are inside.