Picking, bumping and drilling are the tricks a good cylinder defeats. A kicked frame is what a deep strike and long screws defeat. We upgrade both together and set up keys that only you can have copied.
From the shop
Good locksmithing is mostly measuring. Backset, bore, door thickness, the gap at the strike, the swing of the hinge: get those right and the hardware fits and turns without a struggle. Get them wrong and a new lock is worse than the old one.
— Bayview Lock Services
Hours
Locksmith services
Homes, businesses and vehicles each bring their own hardware and their own habits. We have grouped our services by where you are likely to need them, so you can find the one that matches your situation without wading through everything else.
Lockouts
Doors that have been kicked, pried or drilled rarely lock cleanly afterwards. The repair pages explain how we straighten or replace the strike, rebuild the frame edge, swap the damaged cylinder and, when the door itself is beyond saving, secure the opening until a replacement arrives.
Change or rekey
Not every home problem needs new locks. Often it needs a rekey, an adjusted strike plate, a fresh cylinder or a key that was cut properly.
High security
A lock's rating comes down to how long it holds against a skilled attacker with tools. Doors are only as good as their frames.
Commercial
Retail hardware takes abuse: doors propped open, slammed shut, hit with carts. Commercial-grade locks, reinforced strikes and robust closers are built for that, and replacing a builder-grade lock with one that fits the traffic is a common first job for a new shop.
Burlington
Commercial Rekeying
The office has been reshuffled twice since the locks were last touched. Reception can open the server room, the warehouse crew has a key to accounting, and the chart that once explained who could open what has not been seen since the move.
Commercial RekeyingUsuallyAdd a proper deadbolt above it.
WhyA bolt into a reinforced strike is what actually holds a door; the knob just keeps it closed.
UsuallyRe-fit the hardware and repair the bore.
WhyStripped holes can be plugged and redrilled, so the same lock sits tight again.
UsuallyA 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.
UsuallyHome Lockout Service
WhyIf you rent, a lockout visit works much the same way, with a little extra care around who holds which keys.
UsuallyBusiness Lockout Service
WhyHeavy commercial doors move, and a good share of business lockouts are really door problems.
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.
Open 24/7
Heavy commercial doors move, and a good share of business lockouts are really door problems. A glass storefront door hangs on pivots or a continuous hinge that wear with thousands of openings a week, and once the door drops a few millimetres the hookbolt or latch binds against its strike.
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Together we list the doors, then decide who should open everything, who should open a floor and who should open one room. That structure becomes the keying chart.
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Every cylinder is pinned so the right keys work and nothing else does. We check each combination against the chart as we go, not at the end.
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You receive the keys labelled by level, the chart and a plain explanation of how to add a door or retire a key later without redoing the whole system.
Halton, Ontario
2021 census · what it means at the door
47%Homes of every age
About 47% of homes in Burlington were built in 1980 or earlier, according to the 2021 Census.
Homes of different generations tend to have different key habits. Older houses may have keys copied many times; newer ones may still have contractor keys about. A locksmith in a mixed area asks about both before recommending anything.
50%
Single-detached houses make up about 50% of homes in Burlington (2021 Census).
In areas of mixed housing, landlords may own a house here and a few units there. A locksmith can put all of it under one master system so the owner carries one key while each tenant's key opens only their own door.
Through identification and a link to the premises. An owner shows photo identification with the lease, business registration or a document addressed to the company at that address. A manager or employee is confirmed by a call to the owner, head office or property manager on a number the locksmith can verify. If everything is inside, the check is finished after entry, before the locksmith leaves.
It depends on the hardware and what else is wired to it. A standard storefront cylinder or office lever on a well-hung door is often a short job once authority is confirmed. A high-security cylinder, a frozen lock, a dropped door or a dead access controller adds time, and so does rekeying several doors afterwards. The locksmith gives you a realistic idea on the phone once you describe the door and the situation.
Entry comes first and repairs second. Once authority is confirmed the door is opened, staff go in and start their routine, and the locksmith turns to the cause: extracting a broken key, rekeying for a lost one, re-springing a deadlatch or lifting a dropped door. Anything that can wait for a quieter hour, such as rekeying interior doors, is offered as a return visit so the shop floor is not blocked while it trades.
Barely. A high security cylinder sits in the same place as the old one and is usually distinguished only by a different keyway shape and sometimes a hardened collar. A graded deadbolt is a standard-looking deadbolt in your chosen finish. The reinforced strike is longer than the plate it replaces and the wrap-around reinforcer, if used, shows as a neat metal band on the door edge. The difference is felt when you lock up, not seen from the street.
On-site assessment preferred
Call about rekeying your new home. Send a photo of the lock.
Open 24/7 · same fees any hour
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