An inherited safe with no combination, a dial that has drifted, an electronic keypad that stopped responding: each has a proper way in that preserves the box. We open, service and reset safes for homes and small businesses, and explain the upkeep.
Same fees day or night · Caledon
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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…There is a way of doing this trade that reaches for the drill first. We do it the other way round. Picking and decoding open the great majority of doors without damage, a rekey preserves hardware that still has years in it, and a straight explanation lets you make the call. Drilling has its place, but it is the end of the list, not the start.
Nearby Erin, Tamarac Estates, Alton, Belfountain, Caledon Village, Cataract and Inglewood
Honest advice about your locks.
32 years in business · Call us about stronger locks: (289) 206-1975
Home lockout service
Every job on this list starts the same way: with a look at the actual door and a conversation about what you need from it. The service is what follows. Browse the groups below to see how we approach lockouts, rekeys, replacements, vehicle keys, safes and access systems.
Not every jammed lock is broken.
A home has a rhythm: school runs, dog walkers, cleaners, grown children with old keys.
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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Key control is the part people underrate. A patented keyway means blanks are not sold openly and a copy needs an authorised name, so the count of keys stays known. This section explains how that works alongside the hardware that resists force.
Layer 1The key
Your shop has had four employees leave in two years and each one had a key. Rekeying every time is getting old, and the hardware store will cut a copy for anyone who walks in with the original.
Layer 2The cylinder
Three teenagers, a dog walker, a cleaner and one house key that keeps going missing. You are tired of cutting copies and would rather give each person a code you can switch off, with a proper deadbolt behind it.
Layer 3The bolt and strike
The old deadbolt has grown lazy. You turn the thumb-turn and the bolt creeps out halfway, then needs a second push with the door pulled tight.
Layer 4The door and frame
The shop's aluminum door has a bent meeting stile and the hookbolt is jammed half out. The alarm did its job and the display is untouched, but the entrance will not close properly and opening time is hours away.
High Security Locks. Your shop has had four employees leave in two years and each one had a key.
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Running a business means knowing who can get in when you are not there. The commercial services are different ways of answering that: rekey to reset it, master key to organise it, access control to log it, and a safe to protect what matters most inside.
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Safes
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 The padlock on the back gate has rusted shut.
Then Replace it with a weather-rated padlock.
A shrouded shackle and a drainage-friendly body cope with rain and salt far better than an indoor lock left outside.
If The shed holds the bikes and the lock is a flimsy one.
Then A hasp and a proper padlock.
The hasp matters as much as the lock; fitted with carriage bolts it resists prying.
If The mailbox key is lost and the mail is piling up.
Then Replace the mailbox lock and cut new keys.
With proof the box is yours, the cam lock swaps out cleanly and you get two keys for it. Mailbox Lock Replacement
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There is a way of doing this trade that reaches for the drill first. We do it the other way round.
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Describe the property, the hardware and what has changed, and the visit starts from what you have seen.
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Before touching the lock we ask for identification or another way to show you live or work there. It protects you as much as anyone.
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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.
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Where there are sensible alternatives we explain them side by side, including the option of doing less than you expected.
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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.
No. On a conventional pin-tumbler cylinder, the housing, springs and top pins are untouched and only the bottom pins are exchanged for the same grade of part the lock left the factory with; a homeowner-rekeyable design is reset through its own procedure instead, and a high-security cylinder may also need its sidebar or finger-pin elements reset. If the locksmith notices worn parts, replacing them is offered as a separate step, leaving the lock stronger, not weaker.
An authorised adult should be present at the start, for identification and to agree the list of doors and the number of keys, and at the end, to test every key and take the count. In between, the work happens at the doors and on the van, so you are free to get on with your day inside. A property manager or a family member with your authorisation can stand in if you cannot be there.
A restricted keyway uses a controlled key profile whose blanks are supplied only through an authorised channel; the credential required, a letter, a registered account, a dealer agreement or a key card, depends on the system. Rekeying such a cylinder is routine work with the right pin kit. For a household that has just lost a key and wants the next one to be truly countable, it is a sensible upgrade for the main doors, and it can be fitted during the same visit.
A sidelight within reach of the inside thumb-turn is the weak point of an otherwise strong door, since a broken pane lets a hand reach the turn. Options include moving the deadbolt further from the glass, a lock function that needs a key inside as well, or a laminated pane. Because everyone must still be able to leave easily, the locksmith talks through the trade-offs and helps you pick the arrangement that suits your household.
On-site assessment preferred · (289) 206-1975, open 24/7