Lock work makes brass shavings, sawdust and small screws that roll under furniture. We put a drop sheet down, catch the mess, and vacuum before we go. Homeowners in Bear Point should be able to tell we were there only by the way the door now locks, not by anything left behind.
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Below, each lock and key service we offer in Bear Point gets its own page, with a description that assumes no prior knowledge. Start anywhere. Many customers arrive for a lockout and leave knowing exactly why the strike plate on the back door has bothered them for years.
Safe Opening & Combination Change, Spare Car Key Duplication, Ignition Lock Repair, Seized & Jammed Lock…
Below, each lock and key service we offer in Bear Point gets its own page, with a description that assumes no prior knowledge. Start anywhere. Many customers arrive for a lockout and leave knowing exactly why the strike plate on the back door has bothered them for years.
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ServiceSeized & Jammed Lock Opening
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ServiceDeadbolt Installation
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ServiceVintage Mortise Lock Service
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ServiceMailbox Lock Replacement
High security cylinders come in rim, mortise, knob, lever and interchangeable-core formats, so almost any existing lock body can be upgraded. The page describes how we assess what you have and choose a cylinder that fits it.
Layer 1The key
After the attempted break-in the police officer pointed at your door and said the strike plate was held by two short screws. Nobody got in, but you have looked at that door differently every evening since.
Layer 2The cylinder
The keys the seller handed over came in a sandwich bag: six unlabelled copies for two locks of different makes from different decades. You have no idea how many more copies exist or who is holding them.
Layer 3The bolt and strike
The old deadbolt has grown lazy. You turn the thumb-turn and the bolt creeps out halfway, then needs a second push with the door pulled tight.
Layer 4The door and frame
You came home to find the front door standing open. The deadbolt is still thrown, but the strike plate is dangling from one screw and a fist-sized piece of the jamb is lying on the hall floor.
High Security Locks. After the attempted break-in the police officer pointed at your door and said the strike plate was held by two short screws.
Request a visitOften, yes. A replacement cylinder in the same keyway can be pinned to the cuts on the key already on your ring, so the front and back doors stay on one key and nothing else in the house changes. If the old keyway is no longer made or the key is badly worn, the new cylinder comes with fresh keys and the other doors can be rekeyed to match in the same visit.
Not when it is done for that door. Steel-clad doors are cut with a fine-toothed hole saw run slowly through the skin, guided by a jig so the saw cannot skate on the smooth face, and finished from both sides so each skin stays clean. Fibreglass is scored first so the surface does not chip. Shavings are vacuumed from the foam core, and the edge is finished with a collar or plate suited to the stile inside.
A single entry lock that needs cleaning, springs and a strike adjustment is generally done in one visit of an hour or two. Filing a bit key adds bench time, and a set of interior latches is longer simply because there are more of them. A case that needs a part fabricated, or a replacement case that has to be ordered to size, may mean a second visit; the locksmith says so at the assessment.
Yes, and it takes only a moment. For a house or a standalone box, an address match usually settles it. For one compartment in a shared building panel, a lease, a deed, a unit number matching the building's own records, or confirmation from the property manager does the job. This step protects every household on the same panel, including whoever calls next.
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