Locksmith
Help with locks and keys
Here is the full range of what we do for houses, businesses and vehicles across Toronto. Some jobs take one visit and a few tools; others are worth planning. Each page tells you which it is likely to be and how to prepare.
Lockout Services
Opening a locked door without a key is a skill, and so is knowing when not to.
Home Lockout ServiceThe key slides in and turns all the way round, but the bolt stays put.
Business Lockout ServiceYou signed the lease on the unit last week and the landlord handed over possession, but the previous tenant's locks are still on both doors and no keys came with them.
Broken Key ExtractionThe key went in like any other morning, you turned it, and something gave with a small metallic click.
Break-In Damage Lock RepairSomeone smashed the little window beside the door, reached in and turned the thumb-turn.
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 spare under the planter by the side door is gone.
Change or Rekey Locks
A house is a working machine of doors, and each one has a job.
Lock RekeyingThree months of renovation are finally done.
Deadbolt InstallationThe front door has a handsome lever and a keyed knob, and that is all.
Lock Replacement & UpgradeThe century home's original mortise lock takes a key the size of a spoon, sticks in humid weather and has worn its strike to a groove.
Vintage Mortise Lock ServiceThe interior bedroom doors on the second floor have the original mortise latches, and none of them close any more.
Smart Lock InstallationThe rental turns over every few months and each time you drive across town to swap keys, then wonder whether copies were made.
Gate & Building Entry LocksThe driveway gate drags a groove into the gravel every time it swings, and the latch stopped catching weeks ago.
Mailbox Lock ReplacementSomeone tried to pry the little door on the mailbox open with a screwdriver, and though the mail sitting inside is untouched, the lock now sits crooked in its hole and the key barely catches when it is turned.
High Security Locks
Losing count of keys is the reason most people finally ask about restricted systems.
Safe Opening & Combination ChangeThe pharmacy's drop safe has a keypad that finally lost power for good, and the little override key that was supposed to live behind the counter cannot be found anywhere.
Safe Installation & ServicingThe keypad on the office safe blinks a low-battery warning every morning now, and whoever notices it first quietly hopes someone else deals with it before the batteries finally give out mid-week.
High Security LocksYou run a home office with client files and equipment, and your insurer has asked what kind of lock is on the door.
Commercial Locks
Commercial work is measured by how little the business notices it.
Commercial RekeyingThe drawer behind the counter holds a tangle of keys with tape labels: front old, side, Dave.
Master Key System DesignA dental office wants the front desk to lock up at night without ever holding a key to the room where patient records and controlled supplies are stored.
Access Control InstallationThe back door of the shop runs on one key, and by now it lives on six different rings: yours, two managers, a cleaner, a supplier who restocks early, and a keyholder nobody quite remembers approving.
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
Before any key is cut or programmed for a vehicle we check that the person asking has a claim to it.
Car Lockout ServiceThe rental van came with one key.
Car Key ReplacementThe engine cranks, catches for a second and dies, and a small key-shaped light keeps blinking on the dash.
Spare Car Key DuplicationA teenager just passed a driving test and reasonably wants a key of their own rather than negotiating over the family's single copy every time the car is needed.
Key Fob ProgrammingA new driver has joined the household, and the one existing fob is the only key anyone has ever had cut for this vehicle.
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 RepairAfter a slushy week the key barely reaches accessory before it stalls, gritty and reluctant, where it used to move cleanly through every position.
Vehicle Lock RepairEvery door drops into place together when the fob is pressed, except the driver's door, which stays unlocked while the rest click shut around it.
Motorcycle & Scooter KeysAfter a winter under a cover, the steering lock will not budge.