Lockouts
Lockout Services
Locks fail at the worst moment because that is when they are used hardest. The emergency pages are written for that moment: short, plain and focused on getting the door working again, with the longer conversation about upgrades saved for another day.
Which one do I need?
- It is minus fifteen, the wind is coming across the driveway, and the key will only go halfway into the deadbolt.Home Lockout Service
- It 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.Business Lockout Service
- That key had been bending a little for years, and you kept straightening it.Broken Key Extraction
- The shop's aluminum door has a bent meeting stile and the hookbolt is jammed half out.Break-In Damage Lock Repair
- The shop's lever handle goes down as usual, but the latch inside the mortise case never pulls back.Seized & Jammed Lock Opening
- The keys fell out of a gym bag somewhere between the arena and the parking lot.Lost Keys — Same-Visit Rekey
Lockout Services
Locked out of a home or business, a key snapped in the lock or a lock that has seized: entry with the least damage, then the door secured again.
Home Lockout Service
Checking a smart or keypad lock before opening it
Electronic locks get their own set of questions. Is the keypad completely dead or just refusing the code? Are there battery contacts on the outside that accept a nine-volt battery for a temporary boost?
Is there a mechanical override cylinder behind a cover, and does anyone hold the key for it? Is the lock paired to an app that could unlock it from a phone, and has the phone been factory reset lately? These checks decide whether the door can be opened by simply restoring power, by using the override cylinder, or by treating it like any other lock. It also tells the locksmith what to reset once you are inside.