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A roommate tried to help with tweezers, then by gluing the other half to it. The fragment is now further in than it started, there is dried glue around the keyway, and the front door still does not open.
Locksmith in LloydtownA tidy locksmithfor tidy homes in Lloydtown
Call now · open 24/7(289) 207-0226What's happening right now?
Locked out
Safely, right now
- Stay somewhere warm and safe while you wait, such as a neighbour's or your car.
- Don't break a window or pry the door. It adds damage without getting you in sooner.
- Keep ID that shows your address handy if it is with you.
Key broke in the lock
Safely, right now
- Don't push the broken piece back in or try the lock again.
- Keep the piece you still have. It helps cut a new key.
Lock won't turn
Safely, right now
- Don't force the key. A bent or broken key makes it harder.
- Skip the oil, the glue and the hot water. They make it worse.
Lost keys
Safely, right now
- If your address was with the keys, treat the lock as known to whoever finds them.
- Don't hide a spare key anywhere outside in the meantime, not even under the mat.
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 Lloydtown should be able to tell we were there only by the way the door now locks, not by anything left behind. Calls from Hammertown and Linton are covered too.
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The fix, explained · Lloydtown
What is the door doing?
EmergencyHome Lockout ServiceAfter a week of humid weather the back door has swollen in its frame.
The fix
Winter creates its own kind of lockout. Meltwater runs into a keyway during the day and freezes overnight, a weather-exposed cylinder stiffens in the cold, and a door that shrank in January may drop its bolt out of line with the strike.
EmergencyBusiness Lockout ServiceMinus eighteen with a wind, and the exterior cylinder on the shop door has frozen solid overnight after yesterday's slush.
The fix
On a commercial door the lock is rarely alone. A door contact feeds the alarm panel, a card reader drives an electric strike or a magnetic lock, and a monitoring company is watching for an opening outside business hours.
EmergencyBroken Key ExtractionThat key had been bending a little for years, and you kept straightening it.
The fix
The tools are simple and precise. A hook extractor is a thin strip of spring steel with a barb at the tip; it slides along the groove of the keyway above or below the fragment, snags one of the cuts, and walks it out.
EmergencyBreak-In Damage Lock RepairThe shop's aluminum door has a bent meeting stile and the hookbolt is jammed half out.
The fix
Break-ins seldom come through the door with the strongest lock. Sliding patio doors are lifted off their track or pried at the latch, the garage man-door carries a light knob lock, a basement walkout is out of sight, and a storefront's narrow-stile deadbolt sits behind a bendable aluminum edge.
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EmergencySeized & Jammed Lock OpeningThe key slides all the way in, exactly as it has for years, and then refuses to turn in either direction.
The fix
A jammed lock looks like one problem from outside and is usually one of three inside. The cylinder itself may have seized, packed with grit, corrosion or old grease.
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EmergencyLost Keys — Same-Visit RekeyThe lawyer's envelope held two keys for the new house.
The fix
The visit runs in a steady order. On the phone you describe what was lost, which doors it opened and whether you have a way in.
Call (289) 207-0226Request a visit Lost Keys — Same-Visit Rekey
- 25years in business
- 24/7open, every day
- Same feesday, night or weekend
- On siteassessment preferred
Set up a visit to your home in Lloydtown
Rekeying is our favourite answer in Lloydtown because it keeps good hardware in service. The lock stays, the pins change, the old keys stop working and the new ones are cut on the spot. It suits a move, a lost key or a staff change, costs less than replacement, and leaves the door looking exactly as it did.
King, Clearview Heights, Heritage Park, King City, Ansnorveldt, Nobleton, Schomberg and Temperanceville
You know what is happening. From the first look to the last turn of the key, we narrate the job in plain terms. You should never wonder what we are doing to your door.
Suggestions, not pressure. If we think an upgrade would help, we say so once and explain why. If you decline, that is the end of it.
The old parts handled. Removed locks and keys are given to you or taken away as you prefer. Old keys that no longer work are worth destroying, and we will do that if you like.
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Lloydtown
Locksmith services · Lloydtown
Homes in Lloydtown bring us sticking deadbolts, lost keys, moves and upgrades. Businesses bring storefront doors, back doors, key control and safes. The services below cover both sides in detail, so whichever kind of door you are standing in front of, the right page is a click away.
Bigger photo, sooner job: Emergency Book soon Plan ahead
EmergencyBroken Key ExtractionThat key had been bending a little for years, and you kept straightening it.
EmergencyBreak-In Damage Lock RepairThe shop's aluminum door has a bent meeting stile and the hookbolt is jammed half out.
Lock Rekeying
Lock Replacement & Upgrade
Gate & Building Entry Locks
Mailbox Lock Replacement
Plan aheadPanic & Exit Hardware
EmergencyCar Lockout ServiceYou pressed the fob at the office door and nothing happened.
Vehicle Lock Repair
Sound familiar?
Lloydtown
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The back door looks closed until you touch it. The edge is crushed where a bar went in, the latch is bent sideways, and the door swings free with a gentle push no matter how you turn the key.
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The builder handed over your new home with a stack of identical keys, and you know the framing crew, the painters and the flooring installers all used a construction key during the build. The doors are brand new, but the key that opens them should be yours alone.
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The house is fifteen years old and every exterior door still wears the light hardware the builder fitted: a short bolt, a thin strike held by two small screws, and a knob lock that never suited a street entrance.
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A visitor buzzes from the panel downstairs, someone presses the button by the door, and nothing happens. The electric strike on the lobby door used to click open on cue; now it stays silent, and residents are propping the entry with a folded flyer instead.
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After a winter of road spray and salt, the little lock on the mailbox door has gone stiff, then gritty, then almost immovable. Rust has crept in around the keyway, and the key barely turns anymore no matter how it is worked.
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After the fit-out, the gym floor now holds more people than the old office space ever did, and the exit door at the back still has the same turn-lock it had when the room held desks.
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The trunk is full of groceries, the cart is back in its corral, and the keys are sitting in the cup holder in plain view. Every door handle lifts and stops. The car locked itself the moment the last door closed, and it is a warm afternoon.
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Since the last heavy rain, the front passenger door has needed two or three tries before the key catches, and moisture seems to sit along the seal right where the lock is mounted. Every other door still opens on the first attempt.
York, Ontario
Lloydtown information
Mailbox Lock Replacement, Gate & Building Entry Locks, Car Lockout Service, Broken Key Extraction, Lock Rekeying, Panic & Exit Hardware, Vehicle Lock Repair, Break-In Damage Lock Repair and Lock Replacement & Upgrade
- Town
- Lloydtown, York, Ontario
- In business
- 25 years
- Hours
- Open 24/7 · nights, weekends and holidays, same fees
- Phone
- (289) 207-0226
- Visits
- On-site assessment preferred. Request a visit or call.
What the census means at the door
38%
Homes of every age. About 38% of homes in King were built in 1980 or earlier, according to the 2021 Census.
A mix of eras means a mix of bores and backsets. Standard modern sizes on one door, older dimensions on the door across the street. Carrying adapter plates and cylinders in both ranges lets a locksmith fit upgrades cleanly to either.
87%
Mostly houses. Single-detached houses make up about 87% of homes in King (2021 Census).
Garage entry doors on detached houses are often the household's real front door, used more than the formal entry. They deserve the same quality of lock, and keying them alike with the house means one key does the whole daily routine.
Ask us anything about locks
It broke while I was locking up and now the door is open. What should I do?
Stay with the door if you can, or ask a neighbour to keep an eye on it, and call. When the locksmith arrives the fragment is removed and securing the door comes ahead of everything else, so you can leave. If the cylinder needs more than a clean, a replacement goes on during that visit rather than leaving the door on a latch overnight.
Should I keep the broken lock and strike?
Yes, unless the insurer has already said they are not needed. Insurers generally ask policyholders to retain damaged property until the claim is settled, and a bag holding the twisted cylinder, torn strike and split wood answers an adjuster's questions more clearly than any description. The locksmith hands them over at the end of the visit along with a written note of what was replaced. Photographs of the parts in place, before removal, complete the record.
How long does a rekeying visit take?
It scales with the number of cylinders and how many need attention beyond pinning. A single deadbolt is a short bench job; a whole house with five or six exterior cylinders, a couple of swaps for mismatched keyways and a set of spares to cut and test takes a good deal longer. Tell the locksmith how many doors you want included when you book, and the visit can be planned realistically rather than guessed at.
Can a lever replace a knob on the same door?
Yes, and it is a common change for anyone who finds a knob hard to grip. Levers use the same bore and backset as knobs, so the swap is usually a direct fit. Levers are handed, so the locksmith checks which way the door swings and chooses or adjusts the lever accordingly. A keyed entry lever pairs well with a deadbolt above it, and interior passage and privacy levers complete the set.
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Set up a visit to your home in Lloydtown
Call now · open 24/7(289) 207-0226- On-site assessment preferred
- Same fees day, night or weekend
- 25 years in business