Break-In Lock Repairs in Kempton Park

Order of events

1. Safety. If an intruder could still be on the property, keep out and phone SAPS or your armed-response provider.
2. Case number. Report it to SAPS; insurers usually ask for the number.
3. Pictures. Photograph every damaged lock, door, gate, shutter and burglar bar while it's untouched.
4. Keys. List what's missing: keys, remotes, gate tags, the key box in the office.
5. Locksmith. Phone us to get everything closed up.

Securing your home or business after a break-in covers each step more fully.

Damage we deal with

• Snapped, drilled or wrenched cylinders and locks.
• A keep or strike torn from the frame, so the door won't hold shut.
• Broken gate and trellis locks, and padlocks cut from gates, containers or shutters.
• Locks made unsafe because keys went with the burglars.
• A safe that was attacked and has stopped working: see safe repairs.

We repair buckled shutters too. Where a frame is badly split or burglar bars are bent, you may also need a carpenter or a welder. We'll say so, and leave the opening as secure as possible until they arrive.

Stolen keys

Keys taken in a burglary should be treated as working keys in the wrong hands. Every lock and padlock they fit is worth changing, and on many doors a new cylinder does the job without replacing the whole lock. See lock replacement for the choices. Businesses should also start a fresh key register: key control for businesses shows how.

Closing the gap they used

When the urgent work is finished, look at how the intruders got in. The answer might be an anti-snap cylinder on an aluminium sliding door, a stronger deadlock on a timber door, or a heavier shrouded padlock on the yard gate or shutter. Read choosing padlocks for warehouses and yards to compare. Any upgrade we suggest has to suit your door and your budget.

Cost and insurance paperwork

R250 call-out fee. The technician assesses the job on site and gives you the price before any work starts. Nothing is done until you agree. The invoice we leave can go straight to your insurer with a claim. EFT, cash or card.

Lock brands we work on

These are the lock and security-gate brands you'll find on most Kempton Park doors and gates, sold by Builders, Cashbuild, Leroy Merlin and locksmith suppliers across Gauteng. If yours isn't listed, send us a photo.

• UnionMortice locksets, cylinders, gate locks
• YaleLocksets, padlocks, smart locks
• TrellidorSecurity-gate locks
• CISACylinders, gate and door locks
• Mul-T-LockHigh-security cylinders, padlocks
• dormakabaCommercial locks and key systems
• ABUSPadlocks
• Master LockPadlocks

Brand names belong to their owners and are used only to describe what we work on. We're not an agent of, or endorsed by, these manufacturers.

Where this service is available

We provide break-in lock repairs as part of our mobile locksmith service across Kempton Park. Areas we're often asked about include:

• Birchleigh North
• Terenure
• Bonaero Park
• Isando
• Pomona
• Croydon

All Kempton Park areas we cover