Half the lock trouble we see is really a door problem: hinges that have sagged, a frame that moved with the seasons, a strike a few millimetres off. We fix the alignment along with the lock, so the repair holds through next winter too.
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Half the lock trouble we see is really a door problem: hinges that have sagged, a frame that moved with the seasons, a strike a few millimetres off. We fix the alignment along with the lock, so the repair holds through next winter too.
Condo and apartment work has its own etiquette. We coordinate with the property manager, respect the building's existing key system rather than cutting across it, and match finishes so a new suite lock does not stand out in a hallway of identical doors. Common areas, bike rooms and parcel lockers each have hardware chosen for heavy shared use, and we service those too.
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
Choosing a service is easier when you know what each one actually changes. Rekeying changes the key, replacement changes the hardware, repair keeps what you have working, and installation adds something new. The sections below sort our work along those lines.
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 ServiceAfter last night's power flicker the card reader beside the clinic door shows nothing.
Broken Key ExtractionThat key had been bending a little for years, and you kept straightening it.
Break-In Damage Lock RepairThe back door looks closed until you touch it.
Seized & Jammed Lock OpeningThe old mortise lock on the front door of the house turns the key halfway and stops with a dull clunk.
Lost Keys — Same-Visit RekeyThe lawyer's envelope held two keys for the new house.
Lock RekeyingOne key for the front door, another for the back, a third for the side door into the garage, and a fourth for the shed.
Deadbolt InstallationYou moved in three weeks ago.
Lock Replacement & UpgradeSomeone tried the back door while you were away.
Vintage Mortise Lock ServiceThe old skeleton key still fits the keyhole, but it now needs a jiggle, a lean on the door and a little luck before the bolt moves.
Smart Lock InstallationThe deadbolt is a stiff double-cylinder model that needs a key from both sides, and in the dark hallway finding it is a nuisance.
Gate & Building Entry LocksThe padlock on the side gate has gone stiff every winter for three years running, and this year the key simply will not turn past the first few pins.
Mailbox Lock ReplacementThe property manager mentioned that half the compartments in the lobby's mailbox panel are original to the building and are starting to fail one by one, key by key, as tenants turn over year after year.
Someone tried the door last winter. The frame took it, but the strike plate is bent, one screw hole is stripped, and the bolt sits in the pocket at a slight angle. It still locks, and it still bothers you every night.
Deadbolt InstallationThe restricted keys you bought years ago are no longer restricted; the locksmith mentioned the patent has run out and blanks are sold openly. Your key control quietly stopped being control.
High Security LocksThe manager's key ring went missing somewhere between the bank and the car, and the master on it opened every door in the building. Until the cylinders are changed, whoever finds it is holding the run of the place.
Commercial RekeyingHigh security
For homes, high security usually means a graded deadbolt, a patented cylinder and long screws into the frame. For businesses it adds laboratory-rated cylinders, heavy lock bodies and a key register. Both start with a conversation about what the door protects.
The restricted keys you bought years ago are no longer restricted; the locksmith mentioned the patent has run out and blanks are sold openly.
Someone tried the back door while you were away.
You moved in three weeks ago.
The back door looks closed until you touch it.
Commercial
Clinics and pharmacies, schools and daycare rooms, offices with confidential files: these premises need doors that lock reliably and also release instantly from inside. Commercial locksmithing balances the two, with hardware chosen for each opening.
High security
Pry marks circle the dial after an overnight break-in attempt, and the safe now refuses every number that used to open it, as if something inside has locked itself down.
A homeowner inherited a heavy old dial safe from a parent's house, moved it into the new place, and has no idea whether the bolt-work still works, whether the lock is sound, or how it should be anchored.
Sensible optionAdd a proper deadbolt above it.
WhyA bolt into a reinforced strike is what actually holds a door; the knob just keeps it closed.
Sensible optionRe-fit the hardware and repair the bore.
WhyStripped holes can be plugged and redrilled, so the same lock sits tight again.
Sensible optionA keypad deadbolt with a key override.
WhyEach family member gets a code, guests get a temporary one, and a mechanical key remains for the day the batteries die.
Sensible optionCommercial-Grade Lock Replacement
WhyCommercial-grade lock replacement swaps hardware that is worn, damaged, mismatched or simply not rated for a business door with hardware built for that duty: a mortise lock body, a heavy cylindrical lockset, or a narrow-stile lock or hookbolt for an aluminum storefront door.
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.
Sensible optionBusiness Lockout Service
WhyThe end of a business lockout is a paper trail as well as an open door.
Describe the property, the hardware and what has changed, and the visit starts from what you have seen.
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We check how deep the fragment sits and whether the cylinder was already worn or dry. That tells us how to draw the piece out without pushing it further.
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With extraction tools and patience the broken blade comes out whole. We clean and lubricate the cylinder so the next key goes in smoothly.
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A key that snapped was usually tired. We cut a new one from the two halves or from the lock itself, test it and suggest retiring any other worn copies.
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2021 Census
About 19% of homes in Markham were built in 1980 or earlier, according to the 2021 Census.
During construction many people hold a key: framers, finishers, painters, the sales office. Where homes are new, rekeying the exterior doors to a fresh key is the tidy way to close that chapter, and it takes a single visit.
Single-detached houses make up about 56% of homes in Markham (2021 Census).
In an area with both houses and attached homes, the work varies by the door. A detached house wants all its exterior doors on one key; a suite door wants a cylinder that suits a metal frame and respects building rules. A locksmith carries parts for both.
An authorised person contacts the locksmith who holds your system, quotes the system reference, and the key is cut from code and numbered into the register. Some systems use a physical authorisation card, others an online validation, and business systems often require a signature that matches one on file. The key is collected or delivered, and the record shows the new total. It is deliberately not something a stranger with your key can do.
Usually. High security cylinders are made in the common formats: key-in-knob and lever, rim, mortise and interchangeable core, and many are designed to drop into popular residential and commercial locks. The locksmith identifies your format and confirms fit before ordering. Where a lock is an odd size or in poor shape, a matching lock body is fitted instead, and the door preparation is reused wherever it is standard.
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.
For a condo or apartment in Markham we work within the building's rules. The suite door is yours and gets whatever cylinder, strike or closer suits the way you live. Common doors belong to the building, and we coordinate with management before touching them. You get a secure unit without a letter from the board.
