Mobile Locksmith in Van Riebeeck Park

Getting through the booms

This is the thing that most affects a call-out here. OpenStreetMap shows more than fifty gates across Van Riebeeck Park's streets, around twenty of them tagged as closed to through traffic. House listings on Property24 describe a "quiet, upmarket boomed area" and a "boomed-off neighbourhood". The road that looks shortest on a map may end at a locked gate.

So when you call:

• tell us which entrance to your section is open, especially at night;
• if there's a guard, let them know a locksmith is coming;
• if the boom works on a remote that's locked in your house or car, ask a neighbour to meet us.

If the trouble is the lock on your own pedestrian gate or security gate, our guide to security gate lock problems explains what you can safely check.

Mountains, star signs and buck

Street names in Van Riebeeck Park come in sets: mountain ranges and peaks (Drakensberg Avenue, Magaliesberg Street, Maluti Street, Langeberg Avenue, Spitskop Street), star signs (Aries, Gemini, Libra, Scorpio and Capricorn streets), and animals (Bontebok Avenue, Rooikat Street, Meerkat Avenue). Bigger roads that help us find you are Soutpansberg Drive, De Wiekus Road, Elgin Road and Kwartel Road. If you're close to Hoërskool Jeugland or Van Riebeeck Park Laerskool, that's useful too.

Mostly houses, and the locks that come with them

Property24 had 116 Van Riebeeck Park properties listed when we checked, and 88 of them were houses. A house means several outside doors, a security gate or two, perhaps burglar bars with padlocks, a garage door and sometimes a home safe. The calls we expect most are:

• lockouts, often late, with keys inside or lost;
• locks that have started to stick and need repair before they fail completely;
• new locks after moving in or after keys go missing;
• home safes that won't open;
• making doors secure again after a break-in.

Kempton Park Ext 5: complexes on Panorama and Duvenhage

The census treats Kempton Park Ext 5 as its own area (3,394 people in 2011), but it sits against Van Riebeeck Park and we cover it on this page. Unlike the rest of Van Riebeeck Park, Ext 5 is mostly flats and townhouses: of 33 listings on Property24, 15 were flats, 11 townhouses and only 7 houses. Complexes named in listings include Dennehof on Panorama Avenue and Poltin Court on Duvenhage Avenue. For a complex, give us the name and unit number and arrange gate access. CR Swart Drive and Kelvin Drive also pass through Ext 5 and are good landmarks.

Things we don't do

We don't cut or duplicate keys, we have no shop or counter, and we don't do anything without your agreement on the price. A new lock comes with its own keys, so pick one with enough for the household.

Call-out fee and payment

R250 call-out. The technician assesses the job on site and gives you the price before any work starts. Nothing is done until you agree. Pay by EFT, cash or card. We'll ask for proof that you live there or own the property before opening a door, safe or car, and non-destructive entry is always the first thing we try.

Locksmith services available in Van Riebeeck Park

• Residential locksmith

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

• 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.

• Lock replacement

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

• 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.

• 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.

• Safe opening

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

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

Useful guides

• Security Gate Lock Problems
• Changing the Locks After Moving In
• After a Break-In: Securing Your Home or Business

Nearby areas we cover

• Edleen
• Terenure
• Birchleigh
• Allen Grove
• Esther Park

All Kempton Park areas