1/3High Security Locks
The pharmacy stockroom, the server closet or the cash office is protected by the same ordinary cylinder as the staff washroom. One lost key on a lanyard would open all of them.
High Security Locks
Locksmith in Brantford, OntarioLost every key?It happens.
The whole ring gone, a bag stolen, a move where the box of keys never turned up. The answer is the same: confirm you live there, open the door, rekey each lock, and send you off with a fresh set that nobody else has.
Call (289) 204-0141
Open 24/7 · Brantford
What happened?
Tap the closest match.
The whole ring gone, a bag stolen, a move where the box of keys never turned up. The answer is the same: confirm you live there, open the door, rekey each lock, and send you off with a fresh set that nobody else has.
Residential, automotive and commercial locksmithing.
A smart lock is a good idea on the right door and a headache on the wrong one. Before recommending anything we look at how the door hangs, whether the deadbolt already throws freely, how thick the slab is and where the signal has to reach. If those check out, we install it and set up codes for each person; if not, we fix the door first.
The key you reach for. The door you come home to. Good locksmith work begins with understanding how you use them.
35years in business
24/7open every day
- Explained before any tool comes out. You will hear what we found, what we suggest and why, before anything is changed. If you want a minute to think, take it.
- Choices, not a single answer. Most problems have more than one fix. We lay out the practical options and the trade-offs, then let you choose the one that fits your home and budget.
- A tidy doorstep. Shavings swept, packaging taken away, the old hardware offered to you or disposed of. The only sign we were there is a lock that works.
Locksmith services
Small things.
Big difference.
Every service here is something we do week in, week out, not a line added to look thorough. If you would rather talk than read, the phone number at the top goes straight to someone who can tell you whether the job is a small fix or a planned visit.
Lockout Services
Home Lockout ServiceThe moving truck has left, half the boxes are inside, and the single key the previous owner handed over turns the knob but not the deadbolt.
Business Lockout ServiceThe heavy glass door has been scraping the threshold for weeks.
Broken Key ExtractionThe key went in like any other morning, you turned it, and something gave with a small metallic click.
Break-In Damage Lock RepairThe patio slider is sitting crooked on its track.
Seized & Jammed Lock OpeningThe key turns a full circle without any resistance and the deadbolt stays exactly where it is.
Lost Keys — Same-Visit RekeyThe renovation wrapped up in the spring.
Change or Rekey Locks
Lock RekeyingThe previous owners left a coffee tin of keys on the counter, some labelled, most not.
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 & UpgradeThree teenagers, a dog walker, a cleaner and one house key that keeps going missing.
Vintage Mortise Lock ServiceThe brass knob on the front door of your century home turns, but nothing happens on the other side.
Smart Lock InstallationThe rental turns over every few months and each time you drive across town to swap keys, then wonder whether copies were made.
Gate & Building Entry LocksThe gate to the side yard used to close with a satisfying click.
Mailbox Lock ReplacementThe property manager mentioned that half the compartments in the lobby's mailbox panel are original to the building and are starting to fail one by one, key by key, as tenants turn over year after year.
Good days.
Start with
a turn.
2/3Home Lockout Service
You stepped out to grab the recycling bin and the door swung shut behind you. Through the glass you can see your keys hanging on the hook by the stairs, exactly where they always are, and the latch has caught.
Home Lockout Service3/3Deadbolt Installation
You moved in three weeks ago. The previous owner left a handful of keys, none labelled, and the bolt on the side door rattles in its housing. You would like every exterior door to bolt, and to know exactly who can open it.
Deadbolt InstallationHigh security
High Security Locks
High security work is partly hardware and partly bookkeeping. The hardware resists tools. The bookkeeping, a numbered key register and a patented keyway, resists the quieter risk of a copy made without your knowledge.
High Security Locks
You jiggle the key a little and the old deadbolt opens even when the cut does not look quite right.
Lock Replacement & Upgrade
Three teenagers, a dog walker, a cleaner and one house key that keeps going missing.
Deadbolt Installation
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.
Break-In Damage Lock Repair
The patio slider is sitting crooked on its track.
Commercial
Commercial Locks
Commercial doors are used by staff, customers, cleaners and deliveries, all with different needs and none of them careful. The hardware has to be built for that, and the keying plan has to make sense to whoever manages the building next year.
- Commercial RekeyingA break-in overnight took the cash float and a staff member's bag with her work keys inside it.
- Master Key System DesignThe office key ring has become the org chart.
- Access Control InstallationSomething went missing from the storeroom over a weekend, and when you ask who was in the building, the honest answer is anyone with a key.
- Panic & Exit HardwareThe new access-control reader at the staff entrance works fine going in, but nobody has sorted out the door's exit side, and right now a card reader and a pushbar exist as two separate ideas.
- Commercial-Grade Lock ReplacementAt closing time the hookbolt on the storefront door catches the keeper only on the second or third try, and one employee has started giving the door a shoulder to force it home.
High security
Safes
Safe Opening & Combination Change
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.
Safe Installation & Servicing
A dinner service ends with a stack of bills and a handful of credit slips, and right now they sit in an unlocked cash box on a shelf until morning, because nobody has gotten around to anything sturdier.
Which fix fits?
Your smart lock stopped responding and the app shows nothing.
Sensible optionCheck power and pairing before replacing anything.
WhyDead batteries and dropped connections are the usual culprits; the mechanical key still gets you in meanwhile.
The sliding patio door has only the little flip latch.
Sensible optionAdd a keyed patio bolt or a foot lock.
WhyA secondary bolt pins the door to the frame so it cannot be lifted or forced.
You want a lock on the home office door for privacy.
Sensible optionA keyed or privacy-grade interior lockset.
WhyInterior doors take lighter hardware; we match the rest of the house and the existing bore.
The key turns a full circle without any resistance and the deadbolt stays exactly where it is.
Sensible optionSeized & Jammed Lock Opening
WhyMost seized locks can be saved, and keeping your existing hardware is the aim.
The lawyer's envelope held two keys for the new house.
Sensible optionLost Keys — Same-Visit Rekey
WhyHow much a lost key matters depends on what was lost with it.
The whole key ring went missing somewhere between the grocery store and the bus.
Sensible optionLock Rekeying
WhyThe choice between rekeying and replacing comes down to the condition of the lock and what you want from it.
How a visit goes
Describe the property, the hardware and what has changed, and the visit starts from what you have seen.
01
Deciding what to replace
We look at the existing lock, the door thickness and the holes already drilled. Sometimes a new cylinder is enough; sometimes the whole lockset has earned its retirement.
02
Fitting the new hardware
The new lock goes in with the strike adjusted so the bolt throws fully. If the old holes need filling or enlarging, that is done neatly.
03
Checking fit and finish
We test the lock with the door open and closed, from both sides, check the key turns without effort and clean up the doorstep before leaving.
Brant, Ontario
Brantford information
- Town
- Brantford, Brant, Ontario
- In business
- 35 years
- Hours
- Open 24/7
- Phone
- (289) 204-0141
Nearby areas
2021 Census
What it means at the door
About 63% of homes in Brantford were built in 1980 or earlier, according to the 2021 Census.
Older homes
In neighbourhoods of established homes, keys have often been copied many times over many owners. Rekeying every exterior door to one fresh key is the common first job, and it works on old cylinders just as well as on new ones.
Single-detached houses make up about 61% of homes in Brantford (2021 Census).
Mostly houses
Where homes are mostly detached, patio and sliding doors deserve attention alongside the hinged ones. Auxiliary locks, pin locks and better latches for sliders are routine additions that a locksmith brings on the same visit as the front door work.
Frequently asked questions
What do lock grades mean when I am picking a deadbolt?
Residential deadbolts are graded under an industry standard in three categories, security, durability and finish, with letter grades from C through A, so a lock marked with three A grades has met the highest level in each. Heavier commercial-pattern bolts are graded 1, 2 or 3, with 1 the highest. The grades let you match hardware to a busy family door or an exposed side entrance without relying on the weight of the box.
How long should the bolt be?
The bolt should extend at least 25 mm into the frame, which is the standard throw for a dwelling's entrance doors and the length most residential deadbolts provide. Part of the bolt stays inside the door for support while the rest sits in the pocket. A hardened steel insert that spins under a saw blade is a common feature worth having on doors that face a street or laneway.
Someone forced my door. Can the new deadbolt go into the same frame?
In most cases, yes. The locksmith examines the jamb for splits and stripped screw holes, glues and pins any cracked section, and fits a full-length jamb reinforcer under the strike so the new long screws bite into sound wood and the stud behind. A new pocket is bored to the correct depth. Where the jamb is beyond repair, replacing that section of frame is discussed before any lock goes on.
Is a high security cylinder really pick proof?
Nothing is beyond a laboratory with unlimited time, so the honest measure is minutes, not absolutes. Rated cylinders are tested to resist skilled picking and impressioning for a set period, and drilling and forcing for another. In the real world that matters because someone at a door has seconds, not a workbench. The sidebar and false grooves in the pins give a picker nothing reliable to feel, and the hardened inserts stop a bit, which is why these attacks move on to easier doors.
Request a visit
We plan visits around how people in Brantford live. A shop wants the work done before opening or after close. A family wants a time when someone is home and the dog is put away. A landlord wants the unit done between tenants. Tell us the window that suits you and we build the day around it, then call when the van is on its way.