Rule of the job1 of 3
Confirming it is your door
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.
Honest advice about your locks.
Tamarac Estates Locksmith Specialists
We live where we work, which changes how we work. The person whose front door we rekey today might be behind us in the grocery line tomorrow. That keeps us honest in the small ways that matter: showing up when we said, explaining what a job involves and why, admitting when a lock is fine and just needs a drop of lubricant. It also means we know the housing around here, the older doors and the new builds, the strip-mall back entrances and the cars that fill the commuter lots. Local knowledge is not a slogan for us. It is simply the result of years spent opening, fixing and fitting the doors around us.
Nearby Erin, Tamarac Estates, Alton, Belfountain, Caledon Village, Cataract and Inglewood
Shop rules
Honest advice about your locks.
- A look before a verdict. 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.
- Two or three real choices. Where there are sensible alternatives we explain them side by side, including the option of doing less than you expected.
- The job finished properly. Tested, aligned, cleaned up and demonstrated. We do not consider a lock done until you have turned the key yourself.
- Open 24/7, same fees any hour. Call to discuss your business's keys.
32 years in business · Call us about stronger locks: (289) 206-1975
On every job
Rule of the job2 of 3
The gentlest opening that works
Most doors can be picked or bypassed with no damage. We start there and only move to a firmer method if the lock leaves no other choice, explaining as we go.
Rule of the job3 of 3
A working lock before we go
Once you are inside we check the lock still turns properly and that you have a key that works. If the lock was the reason you were stuck, we say so.
Five scenes · open 24/7
How a visit goes
There is a way of doing this trade that reaches for the drill first. We do it the other way round.
Step 1 of 5
Call and describe the door
Describe the property, the hardware and what has changed, and the visit starts from what you have seen.
Step 2 of 5
On our way
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.
Step 3 of 5
A look before a verdict
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
Two or three real choices
Where there are sensible alternatives we explain them side by side, including the option of doing less than you expected.
Step 5 of 5
The job finished properly
Tested, aligned, cleaned up and demonstrated. We do not consider a lock done until you have turned the key yourself.