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The house is fifteen years old and every exterior door still wears the light hardware the builder fitted: a short bolt, a thin strike held by two small screws, and a knob lock that never suited a street entrance.
Locksmith in Toronto, OntarioHigh security locks,fitted to the whole door.
Call now · open 24/7(289) 806-4961What's happening right now?
Locked out
Safely, right now
- Wait somewhere safe and warm: a neighbour's, your car, a coffee shop.
- Don't force a window or the door; it only adds a repair.
- Have a photo ID with your address ready if you can.
Key broke in the lock
Safely, right now
- Leave the lock alone: pushing the piece further in makes it harder to get out.
- Hold on to the half you have; it helps with a new key.
Lock won't turn
Safely, right now
- Don't force the key. A bent or broken key makes it harder.
- Don't spray oil or glue into it, and don't pour hot water on it in the cold.
Lost keys
Safely, right now
- Keys lost together with your address? Assume someone could use them.
- Don't hide a spare key anywhere outside in the meantime, not even under the mat.
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.
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The fix, explained · Toronto
What is the door doing?
EmergencyHome Lockout ServiceYou reached the front step with the groceries, patted every pocket twice, and the house key is simply not there.
The fix
Different locks call for different openings, and a lockout visit starts by reading the hardware on your door. A spring latch in a knob or lever behaves differently from a deadbolt, a mortise lock in an older home has its own internals, and a high-security cylinder resists shortcuts that work on builder-grade hardware.
EmergencyBusiness Lockout ServiceMinus eighteen with a wind, and the exterior cylinder on the shop door has frozen solid overnight after yesterday's slush.
The fix
Authority for a business is a question about the company, not just the individual at the door. An owner shows identification and something connecting them to the premises, such as the lease or the business registration.
EmergencyBroken Key ExtractionOvernight the deadbolt froze, and this morning the key would only turn partway.
The fix
Two facts shape the job before the locksmith arrives: whether the door is locked or unlocked, and whether any of the key is showing. A fragment that protrudes can often be gripped and drawn straight out.
EmergencyBreak-In Damage Lock RepairThey did not get in.
The fix
There are really two jobs inside one call. The first is tonight: make the door close and lock so the household can sleep.
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EmergencySeized & Jammed Lock OpeningThe old mortise lock on the front door of the house turns the key halfway and stops with a dull clunk.
The fix
Many jammed locks are not lock problems at all. Wood doors swell in humid weather and shrink in dry winter air, hinges loosen and let the door drop, and a strike plate that was fine in spring is a few millimetres out by autumn.
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EmergencyLost Keys — Same-Visit RekeyYou were shovelling the driveway after dark and the ring must have slid out of your coat pocket somewhere under a metre of snow.
The fix
A key ring rarely holds only house keys, so a same-visit rekey looks at everything that was on it. The mechanical house keys are handled by repinning the cylinders.
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- 17years in business
- 24/7open, every day
- Same feesday, night or weekend
- On siteassessment preferred
Plain talk about locks
Moving house is a long list, and the locks are easy to forget until the first night. We suggest making them one of the first calls. A rekey of every exterior door, including the one from the garage into the kitchen, means the previous owner's spare under the mat and the copy their painter kept are just brass. You settle in knowing exactly how many keys exist.
Birch Cliff, Crescent Town, Oakridge and The Beaches
Your right to be there, confirmed. For lockouts and key cutting we check identification or another proof. It is a courtesy to you and to whoever else holds a key.
Options for now and later. Sometimes the sensible move is a small fix now and a planned upgrade later. We tell you which parts are urgent and which can wait.
A clean door and clear notes. We leave the area tidy and give you a short written account of what was done and how many keys were cut.
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Locksmith services
Where to start
We would rather you knew what a service involves before you book it. That is why every page below walks through the checks, the work and what you are left with afterwards, in plain language, with no assumption that you already know the names of the parts.
LockoutsLockout ServicesA stranger's boot print on your door changes how a house feels.Services
A stranger's boot print on your door changes how a house feels. Burglary damage repair is partly about hardware and partly about that feeling: fixing the frame, fitting a stronger strike, replacing the lock and making sure nothing about the entrance still looks vulnerable.
EmergencyHome Lockout ServiceYou reached the front step with the groceries, patted every pocket twice, and the house key is simply not there.
EmergencyBusiness Lockout ServiceMinus eighteen with a wind, and the exterior cylinder on the shop door has frozen solid overnight after yesterday's slush.
EmergencyBroken Key ExtractionOvernight the deadbolt froze, and this morning the key would only turn partway.
EmergencyBreak-In Damage Lock RepairThey did not get in.
EmergencySeized & Jammed Lock OpeningThe old mortise lock on the front door of the house turns the key halfway and stops with a dull clunk.
EmergencyLost Keys — Same-Visit RekeyYou were shovelling the driveway after dark and the ring must have slid out of your coat pocket somewhere under a metre of snow.
Change or rekeyChange or Rekey LocksResidential services are for the everyday building you live in, whether owned or rented.Services
Residential services are for the everyday building you live in, whether owned or rented. They range from cutting a spare and fixing a stiff cylinder to replacing every lock after a move, and we will always suggest the smaller job where it does what you need.
High securityHigh Security LocksSliding doors, side gates, basement walkouts and garage entries are often the paths of least resistance on a house.Services
Sliding doors, side gates, basement walkouts and garage entries are often the paths of least resistance on a house. High security work is not just about the front door; it is about closing the easy routes so the strong door is not simply bypassed.
CommercialCommercial LocksStorefronts, offices, clinics, restaurants, warehouses and multi-unit buildings each need something different from their locks.Services
Storefronts, offices, clinics, restaurants, warehouses and multi-unit buildings each need something different from their locks. Our commercial work covers the hardware, the keying plan and the access systems, with the aim of making daily operations simpler, not more complicated.
Car keysCar KeysA car that will not unlock, a key that turns but does not start, a fob that only works pressed against the door.Services
A car that will not unlock, a key that turns but does not start, a fob that only works pressed against the door. These are the automotive calls we take, and most end with you driving away on a key that works properly.
Bigger photo, sooner job: Emergency Book soon Plan ahead
EmergencyCar Lockout ServiceIt is a January morning, minus twenty with the wind, and the key will not enter the door cylinder.
EmergencyCar Key ReplacementThe engine cranks, catches for a second and dies, and a small key-shaped light keeps blinking on the dash.
Spare Car Key Duplication
Key Fob Programming
Transponder Key Programming
Ignition Lock Repair
Vehicle Lock Repair
Motorcycle & Scooter Keys
Sound familiar?
Small things. Big difference.
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Your purse was taken from the back of a chair at a restaurant. The cards can be cancelled by phone tonight, but the house keys were in the side pocket beside a driver's licence that shows exactly where those keys fit.
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You have lost count of how many people have had a key to your house over the years: cleaners, a contractor, a former partner, the previous owner's family. The lock still works, but you no longer know who else it works for.
Which fix fits?
IfYou can see your keys through the window, sitting on the kitchen table.
ThenA non-destructive opening.
Once we confirm you live here, most doors can be picked open with no damage and your key keeps working.
IfThe keys are gone and you have no idea where.
ThenOpen the door, then rekey the locks.
Getting in is only half the job; new pins mean whoever finds the old set has nothing that fits.
IfThe key snapped and half of it is still in the lock.
ThenExtraction, then a fresh key cut from code.
The right tool draws the broken piece out without damaging the pins, so the cylinder usually stays.
IfThe back door looks closed until you touch it.
ThenBreak-In Damage Lock Repair.
There are really two jobs inside one call.
IfIt is the coldest morning of the winter and the key goes halfway into the side door and stops.
ThenSeized & Jammed Lock Opening.
Many jammed locks are not lock problems at all.
IfYour purse was taken from the back of a chair at a restaurant.
ThenLost Keys — Same-Visit Rekey.
A key ring rarely holds only house keys, so a same-visit rekey looks at everything that was on it.
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How a visit goes
Crescent Town Locksmith Co.
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1 Call
Call us about stronger locks.
Describe the property, the hardware and what has changed, and the visit starts from what you have seen.
(289) 806-4961 · open 24/7
2 Questions
Verifying the caller
We ask for something that ties you to the premises: a lease, business card, or a call to the owner. Opening a shop for the wrong person is not a risk we take.
3 On the way
In the van
Toronto to Birch Cliff, Crescent Town, Oakridge and The Beaches.
- Strike plate and long hinge screws
- Pick and tension tools
- Replacement cylinder or deadbolt
- Cylinder decoder
- Dry graphite or PTFE lubricant
4 Fixed
Getting you back to trading
Getting the door open. Storefront and office locks vary, so we choose the approach that leaves the hardware intact wherever possible. If the lock itself has failed, we tell you before opening it.
Getting you back to trading. Once inside we check the lock, cut keys if needed and note anything that should be addressed later so your day can carry on.
Same fees day, night or weekend · on-site assessment preferred
Toronto, Ontario
Toronto information
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- Toronto, Ontario
- In business
- 17 years
- Hours
- Open 24/7 · nights, weekends and holidays, same fees
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- On-site assessment preferred. Request a visit or call.
What the census means at the door
58%
Older homes. About 58% of homes in Toronto were built in 1980 or earlier, according to the 2021 Census.
Established homes often have non-standard bores and backsets from an earlier generation of hardware. A locksmith working in such an area carries adapter plates and cylinders in the older sizes, so an upgrade fits the existing door instead of forcing a new one.
23%
Single-detached houses make up about 23% of homes in Toronto (2021 Census).
Where most people live in townhouses, apartments or condos, doors come in two kinds: the suite door you control and the shared entrances the building manages. A locksmith works on your door freely and coordinates with management on the rest.
Curious about the process?
How should I look after my lock so it stays reliable?
A little attention twice a year is enough. Follow your lock's own care instructions: many take a puff of dry graphite or PTFE lubricant worked in with the key, some a specified liquid product instead; general-purpose oils collect grit. Retire keys that have worn thin and cut fresh ones from a crisp original or the code. Snug up hinge and strike screws each spring and fall as the door moves with the humidity. A key that starts needing a wiggle is an early warning worth acting on.
Will opening the door damage my lock?
In most residential lockouts the lock is untouched. Picking, decoding and latch tools operate the mechanism the same way your key does, so there is nothing to repair afterwards. A drill only appears when a cylinder is seized, plugged by a snapped key or engineered against picking, and you hear about that before it starts. Should it come to that, replacement hardware goes on before the locksmith leaves so you lock up normally that evening.
Is a double-cylinder deadbolt a good idea after a lockout?
A deadbolt keyed on both sides is sometimes suggested for doors with glass beside them, but on a main escape door it means finding a key to get out. A door people use to leave the home should open from the inside without a key or special knowledge, especially in an emergency. A single-cylinder deadbolt with a thumb-turn, paired with a reinforced strike and a proper glass film if needed, keeps both security and a clear way out.
What proof do I need to show before locks are changed?
The locksmith confirms that the person ordering the work is entitled to change the locks: the owner, a tenant with the landlord's agreement, or a property or facilities manager for a business. Photo identification and something linking you to the address usually settle it, and for a company a letter or a call to the named contact does the same. It protects you as much as anyone, since the same check stops someone else from changing your locks.
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