We keep the team small on purpose. The person who takes your call knows the work, the one who rekeyed your house last spring remembers which door sticks, and nobody has to be told the story twice.
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We keep the team small on purpose. The person who takes your call knows the work, the one who rekeyed your house last spring remembers which door sticks, and nobody has to be told the story twice.
Every home has a door everyone actually uses and a door nobody thinks about. The side entrance by the driveway, the door from the garage, the basement walkout: these are the ones that tend to carry the flimsiest hardware and get the least attention. Part of our first visit is walking the whole perimeter with you, so the effort goes where the traffic and the risk really are.
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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Locksmith services
Here is the full range of what we do for houses, businesses and vehicles across Kawartha Lakes. 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 ServiceSomeone pushed the privacy button on the bathroom door and pulled it shut behind them, leaving the room locked and empty.
Business Lockout ServiceYou signed the lease on the unit last week and the landlord handed over possession, but the previous tenant's locks are still on both doors and no keys came with them.
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 OpeningEvery time you pull the key out of the side door it comes away gritty.
Lost Keys — Same-Visit RekeyA roommate moved out on bad terms and says the key was left on the counter.
Lock RekeyingYour basement tenant has given notice, and a new one arrives on the first.
Deadbolt InstallationThe back door has a deadbolt in name only: a short bolt, a thin brass strike held by two little screws, and a jamb you can flex with your palm.
Lock Replacement & UpgradeThree teenagers, a dog walker, a cleaner and one house key that keeps going missing.
Vintage Mortise Lock ServiceYou bought a house with its original hardware and a bag of loose keys.
Smart Lock InstallationYour mother still lives on her own, and the personal support worker, the pharmacy delivery and two siblings all need to get in on different days.
Gate & Building Entry LocksA visitor buzzes from the panel downstairs, someone presses the button by the door, and nothing happens.
Mailbox Lock ReplacementSomeone tried to pry the little door on the mailbox open with a screwdriver, and though the mail sitting inside is untouched, the lock now sits crooked in its hole and the key barely catches when it is turned.
The 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. Someone locked it on the way out, and nobody has a key that fits it.
Home Lockout ServiceThe heavy glass door has been scraping the threshold for weeks. This morning the key turns, you can hear the bolt trying to move, but it is jammed hard in the strike and the door stays shut no matter how the handle is pulled.
Business Lockout ServiceYou were shovelling the driveway after dark and the ring must have slid out of your coat pocket somewhere under a metre of snow. You have raked the whole bank with a flashlight. It will turn up in April, and you would rather not wait.
Lost Keys — Same-Visit RekeyHigh security
For a business, high security means the stockroom, the cash office and the server closet hold whatever happens, and a departing manager's key cannot be quietly copied. Restricted keyways, numbered keys and a signed register are how that is achieved.
The pharmacy stockroom, the server closet or the cash office is protected by the same ordinary cylinder as the staff washroom.
Three teenagers, a dog walker, a cleaner and one house key that keeps going missing.
The back door has a deadbolt in name only: a short bolt, a thin brass strike held by two little screws, and a jamb you can flex with your palm.
The back door looks closed until you touch it.
Commercial
A safe is only useful if you can open it and no one else can. Safe opening, combination changes, relocking after a lost code and installation of new units are commercial services here, whether the safe holds cash, documents or medication.
High security
The bookkeeper who set the office safe's code retired in a hurry, and the float cash for tomorrow's registers is sitting behind a keypad nobody else in the building can operate.
The office is moving three blocks over, and the old commercial safe that has sat bolted to the concrete for fifteen years now needs to come out, travel across town, and go back down just as solidly.
Sensible optionRekey every exterior door to one new key.
WhyThe seller, their agent and any tradesperson who held a copy are now locked out, and you carry a single key.
Sensible optionAsk the landlord to have the locks rekeyed.
WhyTenants generally need the owner's agreement, and most landlords are glad to do it when asked plainly.
Sensible optionRekey before the next tenant arrives.
WhyIt keeps the same hardware and closes the gap before viewings start.
Sensible optionPanic & Exit Hardware
WhyThe visit ends with a record, not just a working door.
Sensible optionCommercial-Grade Lock Replacement
WhyFire separations and exit routes add a layer that a house entry door never has, and this service is where that layer gets handled properly.
Sensible optionHome Lockout Service
WhyIf you rent, a lockout visit works much the same way, with a little extra care around who holds which keys.
Describe the property, the hardware and what has changed, and the visit starts from what you have seen.
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We look at the cylinder, the bolt, the strike, the hinges and any glass nearby, and say plainly which parts are sound and which are thin.
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A graded deadbolt with a patented cylinder for most homes, rated cylinders and heavier lock bodies for businesses. You pick the doors and the depth.
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Cylinders go in, strikes are screwed into the framing, keys are cut from code, and the system is registered so only you can order more.
Ontario
2021 Census
About 56% of homes in Kawartha Lakes were built in 1980 or earlier, according to the 2021 Census.
Established homes often have non-standard bores and backsets from an earlier generation of hardware. A locksmith working in such an area carries adapter plates and cylinders in the older sizes, so an upgrade fits the existing door instead of forcing a new one.
Single-detached houses make up about 84% of homes in Kawartha Lakes (2021 Census).
Detached houses collect hardware from every renovation. A locksmith visiting one often finds three keyways, two finishes and one door that never latched right. Sorting all of that into a consistent, working set is a satisfying afternoon's work.
Barely. A high security cylinder sits in the same place as the old one and is usually distinguished only by a different keyway shape and sometimes a hardened collar. A graded deadbolt is a standard-looking deadbolt in your chosen finish. The reinforced strike is longer than the plate it replaces and the wrap-around reinforcer, if used, shows as a neat metal band on the door edge. The difference is felt when you lock up, not seen from the street.
They solve different problems. A keypad or smart lock manages who can enter and when, and many have no keyway to pick. A high security mechanical lock resists physical attack and controls key copying without batteries, apps or connectivity. Many businesses use both: electronic access on high-traffic doors and high security cylinders on rooms that must hold regardless of power. The locksmith helps you match the tool to each door rather than choosing one philosophy.
Yes. Like any pin tumbler it can be repinned to a new combination by a locksmith who holds the system, so a departed employee's key can be retired without replacing hardware. Some lines use interchangeable cores that swap in moments with a control key, which suits businesses with frequent turnover. Rekeying stays within your registered keyway, so the key control you paid for continues after the change.
A sidelight within reach of the inside thumb-turn is the weak point of an otherwise strong door, since a broken pane lets a hand reach the turn. Options include moving the deadbolt further from the glass, a lock function that needs a key inside as well, or a laminated pane. Because everyone must still be able to leave easily, the locksmith talks through the trade-offs and helps you pick the arrangement that suits your household.
The van that comes to Kawartha Lakes carries what the job is likely to need: cylinders in the common finishes, pinning kits, strike plates in several depths, blanks for house and vehicle keys, and the small screws that always seem to be missing. Being stocked means the work is finished in one visit and you can compare real parts at the door rather than photos on a screen.
