Moving in means someone else's keys are still out there somewhere: a previous owner, a tenant, a contractor. Rekeying every exterior lock to one fresh key is a simple first job in a new place, and we can do it the week you move.
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Moving in means someone else's keys are still out there somewhere: a previous owner, a tenant, a contractor. Rekeying every exterior lock to one fresh key is a simple first job in a new place, and we can do it the week you move.
A master key system is a small piece of design work, and we approach it that way. We sit down with whoever runs the building and sketch out who needs to open which doors, where keys must never cross, and how many spare positions to leave for growth. Only then do we pin cylinders and cut keys, so the system still makes sense five years and three staff changes later.
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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Every service here is something we do week in, week out, not a line added to look thorough. If you would rather talk than read, the phone number at the top goes straight to someone who can tell you whether the job is a small fix or a planned visit.
Home Lockout ServiceIt is minus fifteen, the wind is coming across the driveway, and the key will only go halfway into the deadbolt.
Business Lockout ServiceIt is ten to nine, three staff are on the sidewalk with their coffees, and the key that has opened the glass front door for six years will not turn.
Broken Key ExtractionOvernight the deadbolt froze, and this morning the key would only turn partway.
Break-In Damage Lock RepairThere is a hole where the cylinder used to be.
Seized & Jammed Lock OpeningThe key turns a full circle without any resistance and the deadbolt stays exactly where it is.
Lost Keys — Same-Visit RekeyThe renovation wrapped up in the spring.
Lock RekeyingThe whole key ring went missing somewhere between the grocery store and the bus.
Deadbolt InstallationThe bolt on the front door is keyed on both sides.
Lock Replacement & UpgradeSomeone tried the back door while you were away.
Vintage Mortise Lock ServiceThe knob flops loose on its spindle and never springs back to level.
Smart Lock InstallationYour mother still lives on her own, and the personal support worker, the pharmacy delivery and two siblings all need to get in on different days.
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 key still turns, but lately it spins a half-circle further than it used to before the little door lets go, and some mornings it takes a second try.
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. It still locks, and it still bothers you every night.
Deadbolt InstallationThe whole key ring went missing somewhere between the grocery store and the bus. You got back in with the spare, but a set of keys is out there, and you would sleep better knowing they open nothing.
Lock RekeyingThe restricted keys you bought years ago are no longer restricted; the locksmith mentioned the patent has run out and blanks are sold openly. Your key control quietly stopped being control.
High Security LocksHigh security
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.
You have lost count of how many people have had a key to your house over the years: cleaners, a contractor, a former partner, the previous owner's family.
Someone tried the back door while you were away.
The bolt on the front door is keyed on both sides.
There is a hole where the cylinder used to be.
Commercial
A commercial lockout can mean a locked front door with customers arriving, a jammed back door with a delivery waiting, or a stockroom key gone missing during a shift. Business lockout work opens the door, checks the lock and gets the day back on track.
High security
A software update reset the clinic's small safe overnight, and the receptionist's usual code now does nothing on a keypad that lights up but goes no further.
A homeowner inherited a heavy old dial safe from a parent's house, moved it into the new place, and has no idea whether the bolt-work still works, whether the lock is sound, or how it should be anchored.
Sensible optionA keypad lock on the door they use.
WhyA code cannot be left at school; the mechanical key stays as backup and codes change whenever you like.
Sensible optionA lockbox with a key, or a keypad lock with your own code.
WhyEither lets family or a caregiver in when needed, on your terms.
Sensible optionA keypad lock with rotating guest codes.
WhyEach guest gets a code that expires at checkout; nothing needs collecting and nothing can be copied.
Sensible optionSeized & Jammed Lock Opening
WhyMost seized locks can be saved, and keeping your existing hardware is the aim.
Sensible optionLost Keys — Same-Visit Rekey
WhyA missing key is also the moment a household can stop carrying four.
Sensible optionLock Rekeying
WhyA rekeying visit follows a straightforward order.
Describe the property, the hardware and what has changed, and the visit starts from what you have seen.
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We check how deep the fragment sits and whether the cylinder was already worn or dry. That tells us how to draw the piece out without pushing it further.
02
With extraction tools and patience the broken blade comes out whole. We clean and lubricate the cylinder so the next key goes in smoothly.
03
A key that snapped was usually tired. We cut a new one from the two halves or from the lock itself, test it and suggest retiring any other worn copies.
Ontario
2021 Census
About 58% of homes in Toronto were built in 1980 or earlier, according to the 2021 Census.
Period hardware on older homes deserves matching parts, not a mismatched modern set. A locksmith who works among such houses keeps finishes and styles that suit them, so a repaired or replaced lock still looks like it belongs to the door.
Single-detached houses make up about 23% of homes in Toronto (2021 Census).
Townhouses share walls but usually have their own front door and often a back door or garage. Keying both alike, and checking the strike on the less-used door, is the everyday work in a neighbourhood of attached homes.
It depends on the count and the mix. A shop with a front door, a back door and a stockroom is a short visit; an office suite with a dozen lever sets, a master key plan and a mailbox takes a good part of a day. Interchangeable cores are the shortest of all, since they are swapped rather than repinned on site. The locksmith gives a time estimate at the assessment, once every cylinder has been counted.
Yes, if the cylinders share a keyway or can be fitted with ones that do. Keying everything alike is popular with small shops because staff carry one key and spares are simple. The trade-off is that one key then opens the cash room as readily as the front door. Many businesses choose a middle path: the doors everyone uses on one key, the sensitive rooms on another, and an owner's master that opens both.
They are gathered, tested at each rekeyed door to confirm they no longer work, and then cut through so they can never be used or copied. You can keep the pieces or the locksmith takes them away. Any old key that still operates a door you chose to leave unchanged is handed back and noted on the chart, so it is clear which keys remain live and which are scrap.
They solve different problems. A keypad or smart lock manages who can enter and when, and many have no keyway to pick. A high security mechanical lock resists physical attack and controls key copying without batteries, apps or connectivity. Many businesses use both: electronic access on high-traffic doors and high security cylinders on rooms that must hold regardless of power. The locksmith helps you match the tool to each door rather than choosing one philosophy.
When you call from Toronto, a locksmith answers, not a dispatcher reading a script. He asks what the door is doing, tells you what the visit will likely involve, and arranges a time. The assessment and the price happen at the door, once he has seen the hardware. The same person who took the call is the one who does the work.
