Fire exits have one job, and it is the opposite of a lock's. We install and service push bars, exit alarms and door closers so a crowd can leave in seconds while the door stays secure from outside.
From the shop
For a business, a lock is really a question of who. Who holds a key, who left with one, who needs to get into the stockroom but not the office. We start with that list, then design around it: rekeying, a small master system, or a keypad that can drop a code the day someone leaves.
— Sunnyside Lock Experts
Hours
Locksmith services
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.
Lockouts
There is no good time to find the shop door forced or the house key gone. What we offer in those moments is a straight answer about what can be done tonight, what must wait for daylight and parts, and how the door will be held secure in between.
Change or rekey
Living well behind a locked door means never thinking about it. The lock turns, the bolt holds, everyone who should have a key has one and nobody else does.
High 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.
Commercial
The cash office, the stockroom, the server closet and the medication cupboard need locks that behave differently from the front door. Commercial services cover those internal doors with cylinders, keying and, where it fits, access control that records who opened what.
Toronto
Home Lockout Service
The keypad on the smart lock blinks once and goes dark. The batteries have finally given up, your phone is at four percent, and the little backup key that came in the box is in a kitchen drawer on the other side of the door.
Home Lockout ServiceUsuallyRekey the doors that key opens.
WhyNew pins make the old key just metal, and the remaining staff get fresh ones.
UsuallyA restricted key system.
WhyBlanks that are only cut with your authorization stop the quiet copying, and a register tracks every key out.
UsuallyA keypad or fob reader with an audit log.
WhyEach person gets their own code or fob, so the log shows entries by name.
UsuallyBusiness Lockout Service
WhyA business lockout service reopens commercial premises when the door is locked and nobody on site can open it.
UsuallyBroken Key Extraction
WhyIf a key has just snapped in your lock, the most helpful thing you can do is nothing further to the lock.
UsuallyBreak-In Damage Lock Repair
WhyThere are really two jobs inside one call.
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Replacing an existing deadbolt is usually a matter of matching rather than cutting. The locksmith measures the cross bore, the edge bore and the backset, checks the door thickness, and picks a bolt that drops into the holes you already have.
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Mailbox, cabinet and desk locks are small but varied. We identify the type and whether a key can be made, a cylinder replaced or the whole unit swapped.
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Most small locks are replaced rather than repaired because new parts are simpler than rebuilding tiny mechanisms. We fit the new cylinder and check the cam lines up with the catch.
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You get a tested key plus a spare, and a tip about where to keep it, because a mailbox key is the one people lose most.
Toronto, Ontario
2021 census · what it means at the door
58%Older homes
About 58% of homes in Toronto were built in 1980 or earlier, according to the 2021 Census.
Period hardware on older homes deserves matching parts, not a mismatched modern set. A locksmith who works among such houses keeps finishes and styles that suit them, so a repaired or replaced lock still looks like it belongs to the door.
23%
Single-detached houses make up about 23% of homes in Toronto (2021 Census).
Townhouses share walls but usually have their own front door and often a back door or garage. Keying both alike, and checking the strike on the less-used door, is the everyday work in a neighbourhood of attached homes.
Glass within reach of the lock is the one case where a plain thumb-turn deserves thought. Options include a captive thumb-turn that turns freely until you remove its small key, laminated glass or a tested security-film system with its specified frame attachment, or simply setting the bolt farther from the glass. Lock manufacturers describe sidelights as a weak point, so the locksmith measures the reach and lays out the choices rather than defaulting to a key on the inside.
Yes, and the preparation is the same. Many electronic deadbolts use the standard 54 mm bore and the same edge bore, so a door cut for a mechanical bolt often accepts one, and a keyed bolt fitted today can usually be swapped for a keypad later, subject to that model's own bore, backset and thickness needs. The locksmith checks door thickness against the model, fits a reinforced strike as usual, sets up codes with you and shows where the backup cylinder or battery terminals are.
You can, with a conversation first. Tenancy rules in this province expect a tenant to have the landlord's consent before changing locks and expect the landlord to hold a key, so ask in writing and share the plan. Many landlords welcome a proper bolt. The locksmith can key the new cylinder to the building's existing key where the keyway allows, and leave a note of the model and keys cut for the building manager.
No. The blank for a patented keyway is distributed only through the manufacturer's network to locksmiths who hold the system, and the side milling or angled cuts need a machine set up for that line. A kiosk would have neither the blank nor the cut. Extra keys come through your locksmith, cut from code, once an authorised person has approved the order. That routine is a small inconvenience compared with never knowing who has a copy.
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