A working lock is something you stop thinking about, and that is the point. We rekey, repair and replace door hardware for homes and businesses, explain what we find in plain words, and leave you with keys that turn without a fight.
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A working lock is something you stop thinking about, and that is the point. We rekey, repair and replace door hardware for homes and businesses, explain what we find in plain words, and leave you with keys that turn without a fight.
Commercial doors work harder than residential ones: hundreds of cycles a day, a closer slamming the latch, deliveries propping the back door open in the cold. We specify hardware for that duty, keep closers adjusted so the door actually latches behind people, and make sure exit doors release with a single push and no key. Then we set a schedule so small wear never becomes a lockout.
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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The list below is long because doors are varied, not because we want to sell you more than you need. Most calls end with one service. Read the one that fits, note what the page asks you to have ready, and get in touch when it suits you.
Home Lockout ServiceYou reached the front step with the groceries, patted every pocket twice, and the house key is simply not there.
Business Lockout ServiceThe key went in stiffly, turned a quarter of the way, and came out in two pieces.
Broken Key ExtractionYou were locking up on the way out when the key broke in the lock.
Break-In Damage Lock RepairYou came home to find the front door standing open.
Seized & Jammed Lock OpeningThe lock works, but only if you lean on the door with your hip while turning the key.
Lost Keys — Same-Visit RekeyYou let a part-time employee go on Friday.
Lock RekeyingOne key for the front door, another for the back, a third for the side door into the garage, and a fourth for the shed.
Deadbolt InstallationThe old deadbolt has grown lazy.
Lock Replacement & UpgradeThe brass handleset has gone blotchy and green where the winter salt reaches it, and the coating on the deadbolt is lifting in flakes.
Vintage Mortise Lock ServiceSomeone painted the door years ago without removing the hardware.
Smart Lock InstallationYou have just taken possession of the house and the previous owners handed over a keypad deadbolt with a code nobody wrote down and an app account you cannot get into.
Gate & Building Entry LocksSomeone pried at the gate latch overnight, and now the strike plate hangs by one screw and the cylinder spins loose in its housing.
Mailbox Lock ReplacementAfter a winter of road spray and salt, the little lock on the mailbox door has gone stiff, then gritty, then almost immovable.
A break-in overnight took the cash float and a staff member's bag with her work keys inside it. The glass is being replaced this morning, but the key that opened the door yesterday will still open it tonight unless the cylinders are changed.
Commercial RekeyingThe key went in stiffly, turned a quarter of the way, and came out in two pieces. Half of it is still inside the cylinder of the aluminium storefront door, and the deadbolt is hooked firmly into the frame.
Business Lockout ServiceThe lever on the side door droops toward the floor and rattles in your hand. The latch no longer springs back on its own, so the door drifts open behind you unless you pull it shut and check it twice.
Lock Replacement & UpgradeHigh security
Doors on the same property rarely deserve the same investment. We look at which openings are hidden from the street, which lead to what matters and which are already sound, then put the strongest hardware where an intruder would actually try.
You run a home office with client files and equipment, and your insurer has asked what kind of lock is on the door.
The brass handleset has gone blotchy and green where the winter salt reaches it, and the coating on the deadbolt is lifting in flakes.
The old deadbolt has grown lazy.
You came home to find the front door standing open.
Commercial
Retail hardware takes abuse: doors propped open, slammed shut, hit with carts. Commercial-grade locks, reinforced strikes and robust closers are built for that, and replacing a builder-grade lock with one that fits the traffic is a common first job for a new shop.
High security
A customer's rifle safe at the range has a dial that simply will not respond to the combination written on the sales receipt from years ago.
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 optionClean and lubricate the cylinder.
WhyMoisture and old grease thicken below freezing; a cold-rated lubricant keeps the pins moving.
Sensible optionAdjust the strike and hinges for seasonal movement.
WhyFrames shift with freeze-thaw; a strike set for the cold months keeps the door locking year round.
Sensible optionThaw it properly, then seal against water getting in.
WhyForcing a frozen cylinder snaps keys; gentle heat frees it, and a weather cover keeps the water out afterwards.
Sensible optionSeized & Jammed Lock Opening
WhyWhen the cylinder is the part that has seized, the work is about cleaning rather than force.
Sensible optionLost Keys — Same-Visit Rekey
WhyA key ring rarely holds only house keys, so a same-visit rekey looks at everything that was on it.
Sensible optionLock Rekeying
WhyWhat you keep after rekeying is almost everything.
Describe the property, the hardware and what has changed, and the visit starts from what you have seen.
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We visit each door on the plan and talk about who uses it, how often and at what hours. Wiring routes and power are checked at the same time.
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Readers, electric strikes or maglocks and the controller go in with cables hidden where the building allows. Every door is tested for release and re-locking.
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We add the first users, show your administrator how to add and remove people, and leave written notes so the system is yours to run.
Peel, Ontario
2021 Census
About 38% of homes in Mississauga were built in 1980 or earlier, according to the 2021 Census.
In an area of varied housing ages, rekeying is the one job that fits every door. Old cylinders and new ones both take fresh pins, so a household moving into either kind of home can start with keys that nobody else holds.
Single-detached houses make up about 37% of homes in Mississauga (2021 Census).
Attached housing turns over more often than detached, so rekeying between tenants or owners is a constant. Because suite doors tend to be standard, the job is usually a straightforward pin change and a fresh set of keys cut on site.
Yes, one way or another. If you choose to rekey, the cylinder is set to a new combination and fresh keys are cut for it on the spot, usually two or three, and tested in each door they should open. If you prefer to keep the existing pinning, a new key can be cut to the lock's code or by decoding the cylinder. Either way you are not left relying on a key that is somewhere else.
Rekeying keeps the lock you have and changes only the pins inside the cylinder so a new key operates it and the old one no longer does. It suits hardware that is in good shape and simply needs a fresh key. Replacing swaps the whole lock or cylinder for new hardware, which makes sense when the existing lock is worn, damaged, of low grade, or when you want a different style or a keypad. Either can be done during a lockout visit.
The opening itself is often the shortest part of the visit; verifying identification, examining the lock and testing the door afterwards take a share of the time too. A standard knob or deadbolt on a well-fitting door is generally a matter of minutes, while a high-security cylinder, a frozen lock or a swollen door takes longer. If a cylinder has to be drilled and replaced, or locks are rekeyed while the locksmith is there, allow extra time for that work.
Start with the doors that matter and the ones that are weakest, which are often not the same. Front doors usually carry the sturdiest hardware already; the side door by the driveway, the door from the garage and the basement walkout often carry the lightest locks and get the least attention. The assessment walks the whole perimeter with you so the upgrade goes where entry is most likely, and the remaining doors can join the same key later.
Every key we cut in Mississauga is tested in the lock it belongs to before we leave. It sounds obvious, but a key that works on the bench and sticks in the door is a common complaint about lock work. We turn each one, from both sides where the door allows, and adjust the cut or the cylinder until every key slides in and turns cleanly.
