Lock and Key Work for Columbus Homes, Cars and Businesses

We work on the locks of houses, rental properties, small offices, shops and cars all over Columbus and the towns around it. Some jobs are small, like a loose knob or a key that needs a wiggle. Others mean new hardware on every outside door, or a master key system so one key opens the right doors and no others. Whatever the job, a lock only works as well as the door it sits in, so a good locksmith looks at both.

Six Kinds of Lock Work

• Repairs

  Rekeying, broken keys drawn out, and worn cylinders, old mortise sets and storm door hardware put back in working order.

  See Repairs

• Installations and Replacements

  Deadbolts, keypad and smart locks, new knobs and levers, exit devices and master key systems, fitted to the door you have.

  See Installations

• Maintenance and Inspections

  Cleaning and lubricating aging locks, adjusting strikes and hinges on doors that have shifted, and a check before the season turns.

  See Maintenance

• Urgent Service

  Lockouts, lost or stolen keys, a key snapped off in the lock, and doors that won’t lock after a break-in.

  See Urgent Service

• Car Keys and Lockouts

  Vehicle lockouts, spare keys, replacing lost car keys, fob and transponder programming, and ignition trouble.

  See Car Keys

• Commercial Locks

  Rekeying after staff changes, master key systems, panic and exit bars, keypads and storefront door locks.

  See Commercial Locks

Match the Trouble to the Right Help

Two quick answers, and we’ll name the kind of work it is and the first step to take.

What kind of property is it?

Home Vehicle Business

What’s going on?

Locked out Key broken Lock not working Want a new or better lock Lost keys Routine check

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Pick a property and a situation

Then press Show Me, and we’ll point you to the right kind of help.

Where Common Jobs Belong

When a Job Fits Two Groups

Plenty of lock trouble sits on a border. A key that snaps off in the front door is a repair on a quiet afternoon and urgent when it leaves you on the porch. Rekeying after a move is repair work, but it often goes hand in hand with a new deadbolt. A door that won’t latch might need a new latch, or it might only need its strike plate moved after the frame shifted with the seasons.

You don’t have to sort that out before you reach us. Describe what the lock and the door are doing, and we’ll work out which kind of job it is. When you’re ready, you can book an appointment or call (614) 705-0107.

Older Houses, Older Locks

Plenty of Columbus houses date from the late 1800s and early 1900s, and in German Village and Victorian Village many still have their original mortise locks. Those locks sit in a pocket cut into the edge of the door, so a modern lock rarely drops straight in. When one starts to stick or droop, it’s usually worth a repair before anyone talks about replacing it, and we won’t push a new lock you don’t need.

What Goes Into the Cost

What a lock job costs depends on what it takes: the kind of lock, the door it’s on, how many locks are involved and whether parts are needed. A rekey on a sound lock is a smaller job than a new deadbolt on a door that needs its strike recut. Knowing what affects the cost makes it easier to ask the right questions before the work starts.