Locksmith
Where to start
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.
Lockout Services
Not every jammed lock is broken.
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.
Change or Rekey Locks
Residential work covers more than the front door.
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.
High Security Locks
Key control is the part people underrate.
Safe Opening & Combination ChangeA 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.
Safe Installation & ServicingA 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.
High Security LocksYou 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.
Commercial Locks
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.
Commercial RekeyingThe office has been reshuffled twice since the locks were last touched.
Master Key System DesignA property manager taking over a small commercial building inherits a shoebox of keys with no labels and no chart.
Access Control InstallationAnother employee left and the keys never came back.
Panic & Exit HardwareThe crossbar on the loading-dock door barely returns anymore.
Commercial-Grade Lock ReplacementAn inspection report flagged the rear exit as needing hardware that opens with one motion and no key, and that door currently has an ordinary keyed knob on the inside.
Car Keys
Your car's key is part of its security system, so making a new one is more than cutting metal.
Car Lockout ServiceThe rental van came with one key.
Car Key ReplacementThe car is yours now, but somebody else still holds a key to it.
Spare Car Key DuplicationA car sits at the cottage all season, and the only key to it lives on a ring three hours away in the city.
Key Fob ProgrammingA cracked case or a spin through the wash left the fob unresponsive, and opening it up reveals a slightly corroded board where the buttons used to sit.
Transponder Key ProgrammingThe car came with a single key when the sale went through, and that key is the only thing standing between the household and being stranded.
Ignition Lock RepairThe key slides in fine and turns without any resistance at all, and the dash lights flicker, but nothing catches.
Vehicle Lock RepairYou line the key up with the trunk lock, turn it, and feel nothing catch.
Motorcycle & Scooter KeysThe bike came home from its previous owner with a single worn key that starts the engine but does nothing for the seat latch or the fuel cap, both of which answer to keys nobody handed over.