Mobile Locksmith in Terenure

A suburb of complexes

When we checked Property24, Terenure had about 310 properties listed: 129 townhouses, 91 flats and 86 houses. Listings name places such as Canta Libre on Terenure Street, Midriver Estate on Oranjerivier, and Condore Estate, and one house in the Oasis Security Estate is described as "access-controlled". OpenStreetMap shows more than thirty private gates in Terenure Ext alone, among them the gates of Kirana 2 and Kirana 3.

For us that means two things. First, nearly every call starts at a gate, so the complex name and your unit number matter more than the street address. Second, the lock on your own front door is often one the body corporate has chosen, so a replacement may have to match.

Getting through the gate to your unit

• Give us the complex name exactly as it's written at the gate, plus your block and unit number.
• Warn the guard, or ask a neighbour or the trustees to let us in if the gate works on a remote.
• If the guard asks for the technician's name or vehicle, we'll give it to you when we confirm the call-out.
• Have something showing you live in the unit (a lease, a levy statement or a utility account) for when the door is open.

Our townhouse and estate lockout guide explains what to do while you wait.

Oranjerivier Drive, Bergrivier Drive and the river names

Terenure Ext, the census area north of the original suburb, had 6,579 residents in 2011, more than Terenure's 4,144. Its main roads are named after rivers: Bergrivier Drive and Oranjerivier Drive. Listings spell them several ways, "Oranjeriver Drive", "Oranjerivier Street", so if your address looks odd, don't worry: say the road and the complex name and we'll find it. In the older part of Terenure, Terenure Street, Stegmann Avenue and Rustig Avenue West are useful reference points, and Soutpansberg Drive leads across to Van Riebeeck Park.

Calling for a parent in a retirement village

Marmanet Retirement Village is at 248 Bergrivier Drive and has its own gate. If an older relative there is locked out, or can't get the key to turn, you can phone us on their behalf. Tell us the unit, who will be there to let us in, and who can confirm they live there. We'll explain the quote to them, or to you on the phone, before starting. A stiff lock is often a repair rather than a new lock: see key won't turn or the lock is stiff.

Houses in Terenure too

Freestanding houses still make up a good share of the suburb. For those, the jobs are the familiar ones: lockouts, a lock change after moving in, a burglar-gate padlock that has seized, a home safe that won't open, or repairs after a break-in. We also handle car keys. One thing we don't do is cut keys: a new lock comes with its own set.

How the price works

The call-out is R250. The technician assesses the job on site and gives you the price before any work starts. Nothing is done until you agree. You can pay by EFT, cash or card. The technician tries non-destructive entry first, and we ask for proof of residence before opening a door.

Locksmith services available in Terenure

• Emergency lockouts

  Shut out of the house, the townhouse, the office or the warehouse, day or night. Phone us and we drive out to wherever you are.

• Residential locksmith

  Locks on freehold houses, townhouses, estate homes, flats and smallholdings: doors, security gates and home safes, sorted at your place.

• Lock repairs

  Keys that stick, bolts that drag, latches that won't catch and gate locks gone stiff: repaired where they're fitted, when a repair makes sense.

• Lock replacement

  New cylinders, deadlocks, nightlatches, multipoint parts, gate locks and heavy-duty padlocks, supplied and fitted on site.

• Safe opening

  Lost combination, missing key, dead keypad or a door that won't move. Home, office and firearm safes opened where they stand.

• Break-in lock repairs

  After a burglary or an attempt at your home or business: damaged locks replaced, doors and shutters lockable again, stolen keys made useless.

All of these are part of our mobile locksmith service in Kempton Park.

Useful guides

• Locked Out of Your Townhouse or Estate Home
• Key Won't Turn or the Lock Is Stiff
• Changing the Locks After Moving In

Nearby areas we cover

• Edleen
• Van Riebeeck Park
• Kempton Park West
• Birch Acres
• Birchleigh
• Chloorkop

All Kempton Park areas