Home Lockouts and Residential Lock Work in Johannesburg
Most of our call-outs begin the same way — someone standing on their own doorstep with no way in. Unlock Locksmith answers those calls across Johannesburg at any hour, and the first thing a technician tries is manipulating the cylinder so the door opens with the lock still intact. Drilling is the last option, not the first, and you'll be told before it comes to that.
What We Handle at Homes
- Residential and commercial lockouts
- Rekey existing locks
- Installation of new locks
- Window locks
- Patio bolts
- Deadlocks and locksets
- Digital locks
- High-security locks
- Key cutting and duplication
Supplying and Fitting Locks on the Same Visit
Where a lock has to be replaced, new cylinders can be cut to your existing key so you aren't left carrying a ring of near-identical blanks. We'll show you what suits the door and what you want to spend, point out where a thin lockset gives up under a shoulder, and fit the hardware while we're there rather than booking you a second appointment.
Shut out of your own house? Call and a technician heads your way — Johannesburg and around it, at any hour.
Call 064 554 3835Rekeying Once You Are Back Inside
Think about who still holds a key to a house you bought second-hand: the previous owner, a tenant before them, the neighbour who fed the cat one December. Rekeying changes what the cylinder will accept without replacing the lock body, so those older keys stop turning and a fresh set becomes the only one that works. It is quick, it leaves your door furniture alone, and it usually costs less than new locks.
Why Some Doors Shut People Out Twice
A key you have to lift, jiggle or lean on is telling you something, and a tired cylinder strands people outside far more often than a lost key does. While we are at the door we check how the latch meets the strike plate, whether the door has dropped on its hinges and how much play the key has in the barrel. Sometimes that is an adjustment; sometimes it means a deadlock or a stronger cylinder, and we will tell you which it is.
Homes throughout Johannesburg and the suburbs around it are on our route day and night. Phone 064 554 3835 whenever a door has beaten you — there is no wrong hour to call a lockout in.