It happens to careful people: the door swings shut, the key is on the kitchen table, and the evening stops. Our locksmith comes to Toronto, confirms the home or shop is yours, opens the door without wrecking the lock, and stays long enough to make sure the key you have still works afterwards.
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.
Locksmith services
Choose a service to see how it works in Toronto. Each page explains the situation it suits, what the locksmith looks at first, how the job is done, and how to look after the hardware afterwards. If your problem sits between two services, either page will get you to the right conversation.
Toronto
Break-In Damage Lock RepairThe patio slider is sitting crooked on its track.
Vintage Mortise Lock ServiceSomeone painted the door years ago without removing the hardware.
Commercial RekeyingThe office has been reshuffled twice since the locks were last touched.
Panic & Exit HardwareThe crossbar on the loading-dock door barely returns anymore.
Commercial-Grade Lock ReplacementOvernight someone forced the back door, and the cylinder face is scarred, the metal around the strike has pulled loose from the…
Car Lockout ServiceThe trunk is full of groceries, the cart is back in its corral, and the keys are sitting in the cup holder in plain view.
Key Fob ProgrammingA cracked case or a spin through the wash left the fob unresponsive, and opening it up reveals a slightly corroded board where…
Transponder Key ProgrammingThe blade snapped off flush with the door lock last winter, and the shop that cut a replacement only matched the metal shape.
Ignition Lock RepairHalf the key is still in your hand.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.
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.
Toronto
Break-In Damage Lock Repair
The patio slider is sitting crooked on its track. Its latch is snapped, the frame is bowed where it was pried, and the panel no longer meets the jamb, so the house cannot be closed up for the night.
Break-In Damage Lock Repair
Toronto
We plan visits around how people in Toronto 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.
— Sunnyside Lock Experts
Hours
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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.
Yes. The panel goes back on its track and the broken latch is replaced, then the weaknesses a slider is born with are addressed: anti-lift blocks in the upper channel so the panel cannot be raised off its rollers, a foot bolt or pin lock through the frame at the bottom, and an auxiliary keyed lock if the latch alone is flimsy. A bowed frame may need a door installer, with the opening secured until they come.
Whether the door takes a skeleton-style bit key or a flat key in a round cylinder, roughly when the house was built, what the knob and bolt are doing, and whether the trouble is worse with the door closed. A photo of the faceplate in the door edge and one of the keyhole side is worth a great deal. Mention how many doors are involved and how many keys you would like afterwards.
Yes, and many businesses prefer it. The locksmith works one door at a time, finishing and testing each before starting the next, and leaves the main entrance until a quiet moment or until after closing. Doors staff are using are done last and their new keys are handed over first. Where a business would rather nobody sees the work, an early morning or after-hours window is arranged instead.
Knowing the intended use of the room, roughly how many people it holds, whether any doors are already fire-rated, and whether any of them are part of a pair helps the locksmith bring the right devices. If a fire inspector or building official has already given a note about the opening, having that note or its reference number on hand keeps the visit focused on what was actually flagged.
Yes. An electric strike has to suit the latch or deadlatch type it will receive, the door's handing and swing, and whether the application needs fail-safe or fail-secure operation, meaning whether the door should unlock or stay locked if power is lost. Choosing a strike without checking these against the mechanical lock is a common reason a door releases electronically but still binds mechanically.
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