Nobody should have to nod along while a stranger works on their front door. We show you the worn pins, the misaligned strike or the failed spring, describe the choices in ordinary words, and let you decide what happens next.
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Our habit is to explain as we go. You will hear why the strike is being moved, what the new pins do, and which of the three keys on the counter is the one that now opens everything. It slows the job by a few minutes and it means you leave the visit understanding your own door, which we think is part of the service.
— Snelgrove Locksmith Services
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Locksmith services
Here is the full range of what we do for houses, businesses and vehicles across Brampton. Some jobs take one visit and a few tools; others are worth planning. Each page tells you which it is likely to be and how to prepare.
Lockouts
Half a key in your hand and half in the lock. A deadbolt thrown by mistake with the only key hanging inside.
Change or rekey
Home locksmithing is built around three questions: does the lock work smoothly, does it actually hold the door, and who has keys? A visit answers all three and usually leads to a short list of changes rather than a long one.
High security
High security is about minutes and paperwork. Cylinders are rated by how long they resist skilled attack; key systems are defined by who may order a copy.
Commercial
Commercial rekeying is planned around your trading hours and your staff list. We come with the cylinders and the pins, change every lock that matters in one visit, and hand over a numbered set of keys with a note of who received each.
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High Security Locks
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.
High Security LocksUsuallyRealign the strike and renew the hinge screws.
WhyA dropped door binds the bolt; setting the hinges and the strike returns the smooth throw.
UsuallyA keyed auxiliary lock or a bolt into the track.
WhySliders lift out or pop their latch; a second lock fixed to the frame changes that.
UsuallyAdd a graded deadbolt with a reinforced strike.
WhyThat door is often the weakest on the house and the one nobody watches from the street.
UsuallyHome Lockout Service
WhyMost lockouts end with the original lock still on the door and still working.
UsuallyBusiness Lockout Service
WhyOn a commercial door the lock is rarely alone.
UsuallyBroken Key Extraction
WhyWhat you have when the locksmith leaves matters as much as what was removed.
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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.
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Before touching the lock we ask for identification or another way to show you live or work there. It protects you as much as anyone.
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Most doors can be picked or bypassed with no damage. We start there and only move to a firmer method if the lock leaves no other choice, explaining as we go.
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Once you are inside we check the lock still turns properly and that you have a key that works. If the lock was the reason you were stuck, we say so.
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2021 census · what it means at the door
23%Newer homes
About 23% of homes in Brampton were built in 1980 or earlier, according to the 2021 Census.
In newer developments the hardware is often the same finish and style from house to house. A locksmith can offer upgrades that match what is already there, so a stronger cylinder or a new lever set fits in without looking like an afterthought.
53%
Single-detached houses make up about 53% of homes in Brampton (2021 Census).
A mix of detached and attached housing means a mix of key habits: spare keys under pots at houses, fob-and-key combinations in buildings. A locksmith can improve both, with a proper key safe or keypad here and a tidy suite cylinder there.
Usually the link between the cylinder and the bolt. On a storefront lock the cam behind the mortise cylinder can wear or slip out of position; on a lever or mortise lockset the tailpiece or a spring in the deadlatch gives up. Your key is fine and so are the pins, so once the door is opened the fix is a new cam, tailpiece or latch, and your existing keys carry on working.
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.
It is the sensible step, and a lockout visit is a convenient moment for it. Rekeying keeps your existing cylinders and changes the pins so a new key operates them and the unreturned one does nothing. If your doors use interchangeable cores, swapping the core takes minutes. Bring every door that shared the old key onto the new one, count the fresh keys into named hands and start a register so the next departure is a line in a book rather than a call.
A cylinder swap with new keys on one door is a short visit. A new deadbolt, reinforced strike and frame repair takes longer, and several doors keyed to a plan take longer again, mostly in bench time pinning cylinders. The locksmith gives you a realistic estimate once the doors have been looked at, because the frame condition and the door preparation matter more than the count of locks alone.
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Talk to us about access for your staff. Ask about a spare key before you need one.
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