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The key slides in and turns all the way round, but the bolt stays put. There is no click, no resistance, just a key spinning in a lock that has stopped listening to it after years of daily use.
Locksmith in Erie BeachRekey. Repair.Replace, if it needs it.
Call now · open 24/7(365) 607-0483What'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.
- Keep the piece you still have. It helps cut a new key.
Lock won't turn
Safely, right now
- Stop turning hard: a key that bends or snaps makes the job bigger.
- Skip the oil, the glue and the hot water. They make it worse.
Lost keys
Safely, right now
- If your address was with the keys, treat the lock as known to whoever finds them.
- Don't leave a spare key anywhere outside while you wait, under the mat or elsewhere.
Most locks in Erie Beach do not need replacing. They need new pins, a clean cylinder, or a strike moved a few millimetres so the bolt stops fighting the frame. We start with the least invasive fix, say plainly what we see, and only move up the list when the hardware has truly reached the end of its life.
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The fix, explained · Erie Beach
What is the door doing?
EmergencyHome Lockout ServiceYou stepped out to grab the recycling bin and the door swung shut behind you.
The fix
Being locked out is uncomfortable, but it is also the moment most households finally sort out their keys. Once the door is open, the same visit can rekey the locks so a lost key stops mattering, cut properly coded spares to replace worn copies, key the front and back doors alike so one key runs the house, or set up a small…
EmergencyBusiness Lockout ServiceIt is ten to nine, three staff are on the sidewalk with their coffees, and the key that has opened the glass front door for six years will not turn.
The fix
Commercial doors carry hardware that most homes never see, and reading it correctly is the first skill of a business lockout. An aluminium storefront door usually has a narrow mortise cylinder driving a hookbolt deadlock or a paddle-operated deadlatch.
EmergencyBroken Key ExtractionYou were locking up on the way out when the key broke in the lock.
The fix
Freezing is one of the bigger seasonal causes of broken keys here. Meltwater runs into the keyway during a thaw and freezes overnight, so the plug is locked in ice, and most people respond by turning harder.
EmergencyBreak-In Damage Lock RepairSomeone smashed the little window beside the door, reached in and turned the thumb-turn.
The fix
A break-in repair happens alongside a police file and an insurance claim, and a good locksmith keeps both in mind. Before any hardware is moved the damage is photographed as found: door face, edge, strike, jamb, hinges and glass.
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EmergencySeized & Jammed Lock OpeningThe key turns a full circle without any resistance and the deadbolt stays exactly where it is.
The fix
A lock rarely seizes without warning. It asks for a wiggle, then a firmer wiggle, then it needs the door pulled toward you, and one morning it stops.
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EmergencyLost Keys — Same-Visit RekeyYour purse was taken from the back of a chair at a restaurant.
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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- 24/7open, every day
- Same feesday, night or weekend
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Arrange a lock check for your Erie Beach property
A visit to Erie Beach ends with a walkthrough. The locksmith shows you how the new hardware works, which key does what, how to set a code or change a combination, and what small maintenance keeps everything turning. You should be able to use every part of the door without calling us back to ask how.
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Identity checked, politely. For openings and key work we confirm you have the right to be there. We explain why we ask, and we ask everyone.
Work you can watch. There is nothing hidden about what we do. Stand beside us, ask questions, and we will show you what the lock looks like inside.
Clean hands, clean floor. We put down a mat where there is drilling, wipe the hardware down and leave the area as we found it, only with a working lock.
Start with a phone call: (365) 607-0483
Erie Beach
Locksmith services · Erie Beach
Below, each lock and key service we offer in Erie Beach gets its own page, with a description that assumes no prior knowledge. Start anywhere. Many customers arrive for a lockout and leave knowing exactly why the strike plate on the back door has bothered them for years.
Bigger photo, sooner job: Emergency Book soon Plan ahead
EmergencyHome Lockout ServiceYou stepped out to grab the recycling bin and the door swung shut behind you.
EmergencySeized & Jammed Lock OpeningThe key turns a full circle without any resistance and the deadbolt stays exactly where it is.
EmergencyLost Keys — Same-Visit RekeyYour purse was taken from the back of a chair at a restaurant.
Deadbolt Installation
Smart Lock Installation
Commercial Rekeying
Plan aheadAccess Control Installation
Commercial-Grade Lock Replacement
Vehicle Lock Repair
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Erie Beach
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The old mortise lock on the front door of the house turns the key halfway and stops with a dull clunk. It has been getting harder for months, and the brass key is starting to show a bend.
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You let a part-time employee go on Friday. The shop key is on a ring in their apartment, or their car, or a friend's kitchen, and on Monday morning the register and the stock room open with it.
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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.
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There are four copies of the front-door key floating around: one with the cleaner, one with a neighbour, one on a hook at your parents' place, and one you honestly cannot account for. You would rather hand out codes you can switch off.
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You have just signed the lease on a unit the previous tenant ran for a decade. The landlord handed over three keys, the back door wears a padlock nobody can open, and nobody can say how many front-door keys are still out there.
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Another employee left and the keys never came back. You changed the locks again, cut copies for everyone who stayed, and paid for a job that repeats itself the next time someone quits, taking a working key out the door with them.
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An inspection report flagged the rear exit as needing hardware that opens with one motion and no key, and that door currently has an ordinary keyed knob on the inside.
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Your key turns smoothly in the driver's door, the same as it always has, but the button underneath stays down and the latch never releases. The passenger side opens without any trouble, so the key itself is clearly not the source of the trouble.
Niagara, Ontario
Erie Beach information
Lost Keys — Same-Visit Rekey, Seized & Jammed Lock Opening, Commercial-Grade Lock Replacement, Home Lockout Service, Vehicle Lock Repair, Deadbolt Installation, Commercial Rekeying, Smart Lock Installation and Access Control Installation
- Town
- Erie Beach, Niagara, Ontario
- In business
- 26 years
- Hours
- Open 24/7 · nights, weekends and holidays, same fees
- Phone
- (365) 607-0483
- Visits
- On-site assessment preferred. Request a visit or call.
What the census means at the door
62%
Older homes. About 62% of homes in Fort Erie were built in 1980 or earlier, according to the 2021 Census.
Where most homes were built decades ago, doors often still carry their original mortise locks and brass knobs. That hardware can usually be cleaned, re-sprung and kept in service, with a modern deadbolt added above it for strength without losing the look.
83%
Mostly houses. Single-detached houses make up about 83% of homes in Fort Erie (2021 Census).
In areas of single houses, the door nobody watches is the side or back entry. It often has the weakest lock on the property. Fitting a proper deadbolt and a reinforced strike there is a modest job that closes the obvious gap.
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Your questions, our answers
My key turns but the door stays locked. What is going on?
A key that spins freely without moving the bolt usually means the connection between the cylinder and the bolt has failed: the tailpiece or cam at the back of the cylinder has broken or slipped, or the internal parts of an older mortise lock have worn. The good news is that this is a hardware fault rather than a lost key, so once the door is opened the fix is a repaired or replaced cylinder and your keys keep working.
Is a key stuck in the lock the same problem as a jammed lock?
They are close relatives. A key that will not come out is usually a plug that has not returned to its neutral position with the shell, a cylinder cap that has loosened, debris in the keyway, or a cylinder that is pinned incorrectly; some cylinders are also designed to hold the key until the plug is returned. The locksmith frees the key first, without pulling, then treats the cause the same way as any seized cylinder.
Can all my doors work on one key afterwards?
Usually, yes. Cylinders that share a keyway family accept the same blank, so they can be pinned to one combination during the rekey. The front door, back door, garage entry and a gate padlock of the same family become a single key. Where a door uses a different family, the locksmith can swap its cylinder for a compatible one in the same visit, or you can choose to keep two keys for that door.
I rent. Can I have a deadbolt installed on my unit door?
You can, with a conversation first. Tenancy rules in this province expect a tenant to have the landlord's consent before changing locks and expect the landlord to hold a key, so ask in writing and share the plan. Many landlords welcome a proper bolt. The locksmith can key the new cylinder to the building's existing key where the keyway allows, and leave a note of the model and keys cut for the building manager.
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Request a visit
Arrange a lock check for your Erie Beach property
Call now · open 24/7(365) 607-0483- On-site assessment preferred
- Same fees day, night or weekend
- 26 years in business