A door that latches on the first push, a deadbolt that throws fully, a key that slides in without a wiggle: these are small things that add up to a home that feels secure. We fuss over them so you do not have to.
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A door that latches on the first push, a deadbolt that throws fully, a key that slides in without a wiggle: these are small things that add up to a home that feels secure. We fuss over them so you do not have to.
Being locked out is stressful enough without a stranger making it worse. When we arrive we introduce ourselves, ask for something that connects you to the address, and explain what we are about to do before we touch the door. Then we open it with the least force the lock allows. Most doors never know we were there, and you are back inside with the kettle on.
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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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.
Home Lockout ServiceThe key slides in and turns all the way round, but the bolt stays put.
Business Lockout ServiceA cook stepped into the alley with the recycling and the rear door swung shut behind him.
Broken Key ExtractionOvernight the deadbolt froze, and this morning the key would only turn partway.
Break-In Damage Lock RepairThe back door looks closed until you touch it.
Seized & Jammed Lock OpeningIt is the coldest morning of the winter and the key goes halfway into the side door and stops.
Lost Keys — Same-Visit RekeyThe lawyer's envelope held two keys for the new house.
Lock RekeyingThe whole key ring went missing somewhere between the grocery store and the bus.
Deadbolt InstallationYou bought a keypad deadbolt online and pulled the old one off, only to find the hole in the door is a different size and the bolt latch sits at a backset the new kit does not list.
Lock Replacement & UpgradeSomeone tried the back door while you were away.
Vintage Mortise Lock ServiceThe brass knob on the front door of your century home turns, but nothing happens on the other side.
Smart Lock InstallationHalf the evenings someone asks whether the back door got locked, and nobody is sure.
Gate & Building Entry LocksThe padlock on the side gate has gone stiff every winter for three years running, and this year the key simply will not turn past the first few pins.
Mailbox Lock ReplacementThe little brass key for your curbside mailbox was on the same ring as the one you lost at the gym last week.
Every copy of your house key seems to work a little differently. One needs a jiggle, another sticks halfway, and the original wore down years ago. The lock itself is fine; the keys have drifted so far from each other that none fits cleanly.
Lock RekeyingYou reached the front step with the groceries, patted every pocket twice, and the house key is simply not there. It was on the ring this morning. Now the door is locked, the lights are off, and nothing you have on you opens it.
Home Lockout ServiceYou have just signed the lease on a unit the previous tenant ran for a decade. The landlord handed over three keys, the back door wears a padlock nobody can open, and nobody can say how many front-door keys are still out there.
Commercial RekeyingHigh security
Safes are high security for the things inside a room rather than the room itself. We install, bolt down, open and reset them for homes and businesses, and advise on where a safe helps and where a better door helps more.
After the attempted break-in the police officer pointed at your door and said the strike plate was held by two short screws.
Someone tried the back door while you were away.
You bought a keypad deadbolt online and pulled the old one off, only to find the hole in the door is a different size and the bolt latch sits at a backset the new kit does not list.
The back door looks closed until you touch it.
Commercial
Owners sometimes ask whether they need a locksmith or an alarm company. Usually both, for different jobs. Locks and keys decide who can open the door; the alarm reports when someone does. The commercial pages cover our half of that arrangement.
High security
The new manager took over the shop last month and only now needs the back-office safe open, but the combination the previous owner was supposed to leave in writing never turned up anywhere in the handover file.
The 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.
Sensible optionA keypad lock on the door they use.
WhyA code cannot be left at school; the mechanical key stays as backup and codes change whenever you like.
Sensible optionA lockbox with a key, or a keypad lock with your own code.
WhyEither lets family or a caregiver in when needed, on your terms.
Sensible optionA keypad lock with rotating guest codes.
WhyEach guest gets a code that expires at checkout; nothing needs collecting and nothing can be copied.
Sensible optionBroken Key Extraction
WhyThe tools are simple and precise.
Sensible optionBreak-In Damage Lock Repair
WhyBreak-in damage lock repair is the visit that turns a forced door back into a locked one.
Sensible optionSeized & Jammed Lock Opening
WhyWhen the cylinder is the part that has seized, the work is about cleaning rather than force.
Describe the property, the hardware and what has changed, and the visit starts from what you have seen.
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Has it been forced, does it drag, who has had keys? Those answers tell us whether the frame, the cylinder or the key list needs attention first.
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A box strike and three-inch screws into the studs, long hinge screws, and filled holes where the wood has split, before any cylinder is changed.
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Doors open, doors closed, both sides, then a push on the locked door to feel for play. We finish by writing down what was fitted.
Ontario
2021 Census
About 58% of homes in Toronto were built in 1980 or earlier, according to the 2021 Census.
Basement and side entries on older homes were often fitted long after the house was built, with whatever lock was on hand. Bringing those doors up to the standard of the front entry, and onto the same key, is a common and satisfying job.
Single-detached houses make up about 23% of homes in Toronto (2021 Census).
Landlords and property managers dominate in attached housing, and they want keys organised. A locksmith sets up master systems so a manager carries one key while each tenant's key opens only their own door.
A locksmith will want to understand the situation first, because a tenant's right to their home is protected and a lockout of a tenant is something only a sheriff enforcing a Landlord and Tenant Board order may carry out. Legitimate reasons do come up: a tenant has asked you to let them in, a vacated unit needs securing, or an emergency requires access. Bring ownership records and be ready to explain the circumstances, and the locksmith will help you handle it properly.
This is more common than people expect, especially in older houses and at the change of seasons. A door that has swollen, sagged on its hinges or been pushed out of square by thick weatherstripping can pin the bolt against the strike so it will not draw back even with the right key. The locksmith relieves the pressure to free the bolt, then adjusts the strike, hinges or seal so the door closes and locks without a shoulder.
That is the most common version of a lockout, and there is a routine for it. Tell the locksmith on the phone so the plan is agreed before arrival. Often a neighbour can confirm you live there, a digital copy of a lease or bill is on your phone, or a property manager can vouch for you. Where none of that is available, the locksmith opens the door and completes the identification check with the documents inside before leaving.
A cylinder swap with new keys on one door is a short visit. A new deadbolt, reinforced strike and frame repair takes longer, and several doors keyed to a plan take longer again, mostly in bench time pinning cylinders. The locksmith gives you a realistic estimate once the doors have been looked at, because the frame condition and the door preparation matter more than the count of locks alone.
Before a locksmith opens any door in Toronto, he asks to see that it is yours: a piece of identification, a lease, an ownership paper, or a neighbour who can vouch. Most people are relieved by the question. The rest of the visit follows the same habit of care: explain each step, leave the frame and finish as we found them, and make sure the keys in your hand are the only ones that work.
