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Deadbolt Installation
- The call
- The front door has a handsome lever and a keyed knob, and that is all. Nothing above it.
- First step
- The frame behind the strike
ServiceDeadbolt Installation
Locksmith in Niagara Falls, OntarioOne key,
every door.
Most homes collect locks over the years: a front door from one decade, a side door from another, a garage entry that takes its own key. We rekey them all to a single key so the ring in your pocket finally gets lighter.
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Same fees day or night · Niagara Falls
Locksmith services
Pick the closest, or call (289) 271-0790
Lockout ServicesLocked out of a home or business, a key snapped in the lock or a lock that has seized: entry with the least damage…
Change or Rekey LocksNew keys for the locks you have, or new locks where the hardware has worn out: rekeying, replacement, deadbolts, smart…
High Security LocksCylinders and deadbolts built to resist picking, bumping and drilling, keys that cannot be copied without…
Commercial LocksLocks for shops, offices and buildings: rekeying at turnover, commercial-grade hardware, exit devices, master key…
A trade learned door by door
Our habit is to explain as we go. You will hear why the strike is being moved, what the new pins do, and which of the three keys on the counter is the one that now opens everything. It slows the job by a few minutes and it means you leave the visit understanding your own door, which we think is part of the service.
Nearby Chippawa, Drummond Heights and Falls View
Shop rules
Because a door should simply work.
- No surprises on the doorstep. What we described on the phone is what we plan to do. If the door tells us something different when we see it, we stop and talk before going further.
- Helping you choose well. Hardware ranges from basic to heavy-duty and simple to electronic. We explain the differences that actually matter for your door and leave the choice with you.
- Neat work, neatly finished. Holes drilled cleanly, hardware aligned, nothing crooked or forced. A lock should look like it belongs on the door, and we take the time to make sure it does.
- Open 24/7, same fees any hour. Let's sort out your door.
33 years in business · Call and tell us about the door: (289) 271-0790
Home lockout service
What we do
The right service depends on what you want to happen next. Keep the same lock but stop an old key working? That is rekeying. Upgrade to something sturdier? That is replacement. Lost every copy of a car key? That is a different job again. Read on to match your need.
Lockout Services
Some callers apologise for phoning about a lockout.
- Home Lockout ServiceIt is minus fifteen, the wind is coming across the driveway, and the key will only go halfway into the deadbolt.
- Business Lockout ServiceAfter last night's power flicker the card reader beside the clinic door shows nothing.
- Broken Key ExtractionA roommate tried to help with tweezers, then by gluing the other half to it.
- Break-In Damage Lock RepairThe shop's aluminum door has a bent meeting stile and the hookbolt is jammed half out.
- Seized & Jammed Lock OpeningThe key slides all the way in, exactly as it has for years, and then refuses to turn in either direction.
- Lost Keys — Same-Visit RekeyYour purse was taken from the back of a chair at a restaurant.
Change or Rekey Locks
Residential work covers more than the front door.
- Lock RekeyingThe previous owners left a coffee tin of keys on the counter, some labelled, most not.
- Deadbolt InstallationThe front door has a handsome lever and a keyed knob, and that is all.
- 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 InstallationYou have just taken possession of the house and the previous owners handed over a keypad deadbolt with a code nobody wrote down…
- Gate & Building Entry LocksEvery time the courtyard gate closes, it slams hard enough to rattle the fence panels, and the deadlatch never quite drops into…
- Mailbox Lock ReplacementAfter a winter of road spray and salt, the little lock on the mailbox door has gone stiff, then gritty, then almost immovable.
Small things.
Big difference.
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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Lock Replacement & Upgrade
- The call
- The brass handleset has gone blotchy and green where the winter salt reaches it, and the coating on the deadbolt is lifting in flakes. It still locks, but it looks tired beside the fresh paint on the door.
- First step
- Measuring the existing preparation
ServiceLock Replacement & Upgrade
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High Security Locks
- The call
- Your shop has had four employees leave in two years and each one had a key. Rekeying every time is getting old, and the hardware store will cut a copy for anyone who walks in with the original.
- First step
- Reading the cylinder you have now
ServiceHigh Security Locks
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High Security Locks
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ScaleNot to scale
Our high security visits start at the kitchen table with a question about what you are protecting and who you are worried about. From that we choose a level: a solid graded deadbolt for one household, a full restricted system for another.
Layer 1The key
High Security Locks
You run a home office with client files and equipment, and your insurer has asked what kind of lock is on the door. The honest answer is the builder's knob lock and a light deadbolt from when the house was new.
Layer 2The cylinder
Lock Replacement & Upgrade
Three teenagers, a dog walker, a cleaner and one house key that keeps going missing. You are tired of cutting copies and would rather give each person a code you can switch off, with a proper deadbolt behind it.
Layer 3The bolt and strike
Deadbolt Installation
The front door has a handsome lever and a keyed knob, and that is all. Nothing above it.
Layer 4The door and frame
Break-In Damage Lock Repair
The shop's aluminum door has a bent meeting stile and the hookbolt is jammed half out. The alarm did its job and the display is untouched, but the entrance will not close properly and opening time is hours away.
High Security Locks. You run a home office with client files and equipment, and your insurer has asked what kind of lock is on the door.
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Commercial Locks
A store safe that will not open, a combination nobody remembers, a floor safe that needs moving or a new one that needs bolting down: safe work sits under commercial services here, alongside the doors that stand between the street and the safe.
Commercial LocksWhen
- Commercial RekeyingThe manager's key ring went missing somewhere between the bank and the car, and the master on it opened every door in…
- Master Key System DesignA property manager taking over a small commercial building inherits a shoebox of keys with no labels and no chart.
- Access Control Installationplanned with the businessThe keypad on the side door has started sticking on cold mornings, codes get shared instead of reset, and half the…
- Panic & Exit HardwareSomeone at the front counter always has to unlock the side door by hand before the lunch rush, because the round…
- Commercial-Grade Lock Replacementany time of yearAn inspection report flagged the rear exit as needing hardware that opens with one motion and no key, and that door…
Safes
Safe Opening & Combination Change
Mechanical and electronic safe locks call for genuinely different work. A mechanical dial is opened by manipulation or decoding, reading resistance through the spindle as the wheel pack lines up one wheel at a time.
Which fix fits?
Tap a situation. The answer opens here.
If Someone forced the door and the frame is split.
Then Frame repair, a new strike and a fresh cylinder.
The wood is rebuilt before new hardware goes in, so the door locks tonight.
If They came in through a window, but your spare keys were on the hook.
Then Rekey every lock those keys operate.
Anything those keys open needs new pins: house, garage and shed, and a taken car key should be deprogrammed. Lock Rekeying
If There are fresh tool marks around the lock but nobody got in.
Then A security check of that door and the others.
We look at what held and suggest reinforcements that make a second attempt pointless.
Five scenes · open 24/7
How a visit goes
Our habit is to explain as we go. You will hear why the strike is being moved, what the new pins do, and which of the three keys on the counter is the one that now opens everything.
Step 1 of 5
Call and describe the door
Describe the property, the hardware and what has changed, and the visit starts from what you have seen.
Step 2 of 5
On our way
Who comes and goes, whether you want codes or phone access, how the door is used in winter. The answers shape which lock suits you and how it should be set up.
Step 3 of 5
No surprises on the doorstep
What we described on the phone is what we plan to do. If the door tells us something different when we see it, we stop and talk before going further.
Step 4 of 5
Helping you choose well
Hardware ranges from basic to heavy-duty and simple to electronic. We explain the differences that actually matter for your door and leave the choice with you.
Step 5 of 5
Neat work, neatly finished
Holes drilled cleanly, hardware aligned, nothing crooked or forced. A lock should look like it belongs on the door, and we take the time to make sure it does.
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- Town
- Niagara Falls, Niagara
- In business
- 33 years
- Hours
- Open 24/7
- Nights, weekends and holidays, same fees
- Phone
- (289) 271-0790
- Visits
- On-site assessment preferred. Request a visit or call.
2021 census: what it means at the door
Every square is one home in a hundred.
- 61 in 100 homes · older homes
- 66 in 100 homes · mostly houses
- About 61% of homes in Niagara Falls were built in 1980 or earlier, according to the 2021 Census.Older housing means older frames. Wood that has settled for years leaves strikes slightly out of line, so a bolt drags or needs a lift of the handle. A locksmith expects this and brings the shims, longer screws and strike plates to correct it.
- Single-detached houses make up about 66% of homes in Niagara Falls (2021 Census).Detached homes are exposed to weather on every side, so exterior locks see rain, salt and freezing air directly. Choosing hardware with a good finish and a cylinder that tolerates cold, then lubricating it properly, keeps every door turning through winter.
Short answers to common questions
What happens when the patent on my keys runs out?
The mechanical resistance of the cylinder does not change, but blanks may become openly available, so copy control weakens. Manufacturers issue new patented keyways as older ones expire, and the usual answer is to move to the next generation by changing cylinders and keys while keeping the lock bodies. Your locksmith notes the patent term at handover so the date is on the calendar rather than a surprise years later.
What does key control mean in practice?
It means your key can only be copied through the locksmith who manages your system, after checking that the person asking is on your list of authorised names. Blanks for the keyway are not sold to hardware stores or kiosks while the patent lasts. Each key is numbered and recorded, so you know how many exist. For a home that ends the worry about old copies; for a business it turns a lost staff key into a known, manageable event.
What proof do I need to show before locks are changed?
The locksmith confirms that the person ordering the work is entitled to change the locks: the owner, a tenant with the landlord's agreement, or a property or facilities manager for a business. Photo identification and something linking you to the address usually settle it, and for a company a letter or a call to the named contact does the same. It protects you as much as anyone, since the same check stops someone else from changing your locks.
Do I need to replace my whole deadbolt or just the cylinder?
It depends on what you have. If the deadbolt is a good heavy unit that throws a full inch into a proper strike, a high security cylinder can replace the ordinary one and the rest stays. If the deadbolt is light, worn or throws a short bolt, a new graded deadbolt with a hardened bolt is the sensible base and the high security cylinder goes into that. The assessment tells you which, door by door.