Residential Locksmith in Kempton Park
Kempton Park homes don't follow one pattern. There are freehold family houses on their own stands in suburbs like Birchleigh, Norkem Park and Van Riebeeck Park, townhouse and cluster complexes behind a boom, golf and lifestyle estates with a manned gate, blocks of flats, and smallholdings out towards Bredell and Pomona where the house sits a long way back from the road gate. As a mobile locksmith we look at your lock where it's fitted, with the door, frame and gate in front of us, before we suggest anything.
- 24/7Every day, nights included
- R250Call-out fee
- On sitePrice agreed before work
- EFT · Cash · CardWays to pay
What we do at homes
- Front, back and garage-access doors where the key sticks, the bolt catches or you have to pull the door hard before it locks.
- Security gates and trellis doors whose locks have seized, rattle loose or turn without moving the bolt. Read security gate lock problems for the usual causes.
- New locks when you've bought or moved into a house: changing the locks after moving in explains what to change first.
- Lockouts, snapped keys and locks damaged in a break-in.
- Home and firearm safes that won't open, need a new code or need a new lock: see safe opening and safe repairs.
Townhouses, complexes and estates
In a sectional title complex or an estate, the lock on your own front door is normally your business, but the main gate, the pedestrian gate and any shared doors belong to the body corporate or the home owners' association. Check the rules, or ask the managing agent, before changing anything other owners use. Our guide to lockouts in townhouses and estates covers what security will want to see.
- Estates and complexes: tell the guardhouse to expect us, or send us the visitor code, and give us the unit or stand number.
- Blocks of flats: the building name, the floor and how a visitor gets buzzed in.
- Freehold houses: let us know about dogs, the electric gate and which door is giving trouble.
- Smallholdings: drop a pin for the road gate. Addresses on holdings can be hard to find in the dark.
New owners and new tenants
When a house changes hands, nobody can tell you how many keys are still out there: previous owners, their domestic worker, the garden service, an agent's lockbox. The usual order is the outside doors first, then the security gates, and internal doors later if at all. Tenants should read the lease and talk to the landlord before swapping any lock. Landlords who let out a cottage or a flat on the property should keep a list of who holds which key.
Is it the lock, the door or the gate?
The technician checks the lock type and its wear, how the key feels going in and turning, and whether the bolt meets the strike plate squarely. They also check the door or gate itself. Timber swells in the summer storms, aluminium frames shift, and gates drop on their hinges, and any of these can make a healthy lock feel broken. If the fix is adjusting the door or gate rather than buying a part, you'll be told.
Price and payment
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 total comes from the hardware, any parts and the labour. Pay by 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 residential locksmith as part of our mobile locksmith service across Kempton Park. Areas we're often asked about include:
Questions customers ask
Does someone have to be at home?
Yes. An adult needs to be there to show they live at the property, or are authorised to be there, and to approve the quote.
How many keys come with a new lock?
Whatever the manufacturer packs, which differs by brand, so ask when you get the quote. We don't cut extra keys.
Will you work on the lock of my estate's pedestrian gate?
If it's shared property, we need the go-ahead from the body corporate, HOA or managing agent first. Your own front door, gate and burglar-bar padlocks are yours to decide on.
Request residential locksmith
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