A friendly local family business in Loughton
Expert Locksmith Services
Since 1994
Our opening hours are 8:00am until 7:00pm
Our opening hours are 8:00am until 7:00pm
Our Services
Door Lock Opening Service
Emergency door opening
We only carry out work within a radius of 5 miles of Loughton, so you can be assured we can get to you promptly.
Large range of wooden door locks stocked.
We have in stock locks to fit almost every door we see. For the usual, we can have our suppliers deliver it to us forthe next working day.
Experienced door opening service
After 31 years of opening customer’s doors with the least amount of fuss and damage, you can be assured you are in safe hands.
Upvc, Aluminium & Composite
Struggling with a Upvc, Composite, Aluminium or Bi-fold door system?
Single doors, French doors, interior or exterior, we work on them all the time and can solve any lock issue. Whether the door is difficult to operate or has dropped and scraping on the threshold, we know how to fix it.
Large range of spares in stock
We carry stock from hinges, handles, gearboxes and full mechanisms for the many systems fitted.
Upgrades of older systems to modern hardware
Obsolete or low security systems upgraded to modern secure multi-locking point hardware.
High Security Cylinder Locks
Our High Security lock cylinders
This cylinder range can be Masterkeyed, Keyed-alike and matched with different cylinder types to give the most flexible system available.
High Security lock features
- A high level of protection against unauthorised key duplication.
- 32 billion locking possibilities.
- All cylinders are very pick resistant.
- Drilling and plug pulling protected
- Double Profile with side bar
- Highly durable nickel silver keys
- European Patented.
- These locks are highly suitable for masterkey applications.
Master-keying & Key-alike options.
Our cylinders have all the options below:
Keyed to differ. This means each lock has a unique key to open it.
Keyed alike. This means a single key can open many cylinders.
Master keyed. This can be designed so you can have a combination of keyed to differ and keyed alike plus a master key to open many cylinders. A huge variety of options are available.
Wooden door locks
Wooden door lock issues?
Single doors, French doors, interior or exterior, we work on them all the time and can solve any lock issue. Sometimes the door lock is no longer in line with the keep on the frame and needs to be realigned. Other times, the door lock is difficult to operate and needs to be serviced or replaced, we know how to fix it.
Large range of wooden door locks stocked.
We carry locks from many brands, from cylinders, mortise locks, handles and hinges. We have locks from Union, Yale, Asec, Evva, Era, Legge on the shelves.
Is your door scraping on the theshold?
Sometimes doors drop and end up scraping on the threshold, here we often need to remove the door from the frame & plane the underside. Sometimes the hinges are worn out and need to be replaced. We know how to fix it.
Upvc window repairs
Unable to open a Upvc window?
We can open and replace worn or seized handles or locking mechanisms.
Upvc window not locking correctly?
We stock plenty of handles and locking mechanisms to repair worn or faulty parts.
Is there a draught around the top or side of the window?
Over time the hinges wear out and have to be replaced.
The customer often notices a draught on the hinge side of the window where it no longer pulls in or has trouble locking the window.
Popular lock ranges
Popular locks from Union, Yale, Era, Ingersoll etc.
We offer mortise locks, rim cylinders, oval locks, euro locks, bullet locks, shutter locks, and padlocks from all the best-known brands.
High Security BS3621 insurance approved locks.
Whether you require the mortise or the deadlatch version, we have them in different finishes to suit your decor.
A popular BS3621 deadlatch from Yale.
A BS3621 deadlock from Union.
Mortise lock or nightlatch?
These lock types are commonly known as nightlatches.
Whereas these below are called mortise deadlocks.
How to avoid being scammed!
Firstly, do your homework. Use our dropdown checklist.
Whether it’s locksmiths, plumbers, electricians etc, the principle is the same for all tradesmen. There are plenty of cowboys and scammers out there and you don’t want a bodged job.
Choosing the advertisements at the very top of Google’s home page is often a costly mistake. These are usually the ‘sponsored’ adverts, which means that they paid the most to get there rather than through merit and often make false claims! For example. ‘Only £49 Call-Out!’ or ‘Free Call Out’ to then add ridiculous labour costs on site. Or add unexpected ridiculous costs like £200 + VAT for “Driving”. The organic listings below the paid one are usually the best ones to choose from.
Check them out on Google and Trustpilot.
Have they got lots of reviews spread over many years? If customers have been scammed they are not normally shy to say so! If they have no or very few reviews, move on to the next advert.
Are they a member of the industry’s official governing body? (That would be the Master Locksmith Association in my trade). If not, why not?
We see plenty of listings where a business has just paid to be on sites that seem to offer some credibility to their status but in reality are little more than advertisers themselves, The Guild of this…… The Federation of that…….. Checkerwhatever…….. The Institute of Such&Such.
If it isn’t the official body recognised by the government for that industry then in our view it’s just an advertising portal and nothing more.
Very important. Check their address exists!
+Very Important! Do they have the genuine address from where they trade from in their advert? The vast majority don’t and this is a major issue. I would not use anyone who doesn’t show their true address – if something goes wrong, you can bet they won’t be returning to fix it any time soon.
We see many adverts that have ambiguous addresses at best. For example: “Lock House, High Street, Buckhurst Hill”. If you try and look it up you’ll find it clearly doesn’t exist. These are many of the tricks national companies and call centres use to dupe the public into assuming they are local. Should you telephone them ask for their address, if it’s false or an out of area Call Centre they’ll find it difficult to answer.
Non-geographical phone (0345, 0845, 0800 etc), where tradesman are concerned, we advise to avoid at all costs. They can use this to hide where they are truly located.
Do they have a local phone number (i.e 020 8508 **** or 020 8502 ****)? If not they probably aren’t local! We see many companies using numbers like 0208 090 **** to hide their origin.
Do they only have a mobile number? Again, if you have an issue will they ever be accountable?
Do they have a Companies House Registration number? You can check this for free on the UK government’s Companies House website.
Rogue's Hall of Shame. This is why it's important to read the above tips and use a qualified professional.
A few more examples:
I assume the rogue didn’t have a chisel and used his teeth to fit this.
This Yale is fitted halfway across the door.
There are no words for this bodge.
This panic bar has been fitted upside down!
A Yale lock intended for a wooden door badly bodged into a Upvc door.
Another bodge.
The keyhole on this side of the door should be just enough to let the key pass through. You can see a vast difference between the inside and outside keyhole. A terrible job.
Why choose us?
Licensed with the Master Locksmith Association, DBS Checked, Experienced, Friendly and fully Insured
Qualified Locksmith
David (locksmith & owner) qualified with the British Locksmith Institute over 30 years ago.
Customer Support
We have repeat customers all the time, often new customers being recommended from existing ones. Check our reviews, let our customers do the talking.
Quickest Response
As we only work within a 5 mile radius you can be assured we will be with you promptly.
Extensive Knowledge
We have a great deal of experience, especially with Upvc and Composite models.
5/5
Our average customer rating is 5 / 5 based on 157 reviews!
What Our Customers Say On Google & Trustpilot :
We do not pay or offer incentives for these.
