Locksmith · Guelph
Locks, keys, safes and access
Sometimes the job is obvious: a key snapped in the cylinder, a deadbolt that spins without catching. Other times you know something is wrong but not what to ask for. Either way, start here. Each service page describes the symptoms, the fix and what to have ready.
Lockouts
Lockout Services
Cars, houses and shopfronts lock people out in different ways, and this section holds pages for each. What they share is the approach: verify, open with care, test the lock, leave a key that works and say plainly whether anything else needs attention.
Home Lockout ServiceThe key slides in and turns all the way round, but the bolt stays put.
Business Lockout ServiceAfter last night's power flicker the card reader beside the clinic door shows nothing.
Broken Key ExtractionOvernight the deadbolt froze, and this morning the key would only turn partway.
Break-In Damage Lock RepairYou came home to find the front door standing open.
Seized & Jammed Lock OpeningThe key slides all the way in, exactly as it has for years, and then refuses to turn in either direction.
Lost Keys — Same-Visit RekeyYou were shovelling the driveway after dark and the ring must have slid out of your coat pocket somewhere under a metre of snow.
Change or rekey
Change or Rekey Locks
Residential services cover the whole life of a house: settling in, changing tenants, replacing worn locks, adding a smart lock, sorting out a stuck mailbox and making sure the garage side door is as solid as the front.
High security
High Security Locks
Following a break-in, the instinct is to buy the biggest lock. The better response is to look at how entry was made and strengthen that path first, then consider a cylinder and key system that stops it happening by key rather than by force.
- Decades of daily use have left the law firm's old dial safe drifting: the numbers line up close to where they should…Safe Opening & Combination Change
- The till drawer has been holding two days of cash because the new shop never got a proper safe, and a locked drawer…Safe Installation & Servicing
- After the attempted break-in the police officer pointed at your door and said the strike plate was held by two short…High Security Locks
Commercial
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. Business lockout work opens the door, checks the lock and gets the day back on track.
Car keys
Car Keys
Locked out and the keys are inside? Please do not try a coat hanger or a wedge.
Car Lockout ServiceYou reached the parking lot after a long hike and the pocket that held your car key is empty.
Car Key ReplacementThe fob went through the washing machine in a jacket pocket.
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…
Key Fob ProgrammingEvery fob for the car disappeared at once inside a bag that was never recovered, and the vehicle now sits in the driveway with no…
Transponder Key ProgrammingIt is a cold morning and the fob has to be pressed twice, sometimes three times, before the doors respond, and one week later it…
Ignition Lock RepairTurning the key used to take one smooth motion.
Vehicle Lock RepairYour key turns smoothly in the driver's door, the same as it always has, but the button underneath stays down and the latch never…
Motorcycle & Scooter KeysA copy cut at a hardware kiosk turns the ignition on some mornings and skips it on others, occasionally sticking halfway and…
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