Mobile Locksmith in Craighall Park

Two names, one page

Seeff notes that Jan Smuts Avenue runs along the northern border of Craighall Park and separates it from Craighall. At the 2011 Census, Craighall Park had 5,625 residents on 2.62 km², and Craighall had 2,639. If you live on either side, call us the same way. Just tell us which side of Jan Smuts you're on and the nearest cross street. Names like Buckingham Avenue or Rothesay Avenue, where Craighall Primary School stands, help us find the right street.

Houses first, flats second

Seeff counts more than 1,000 houses in Craighall Park and nearly 700 apartments. On a house, the locks that cause trouble are often outside the front door:

• Pedestrian gates beside the driveway gate. Their locks sit out in the rain and sun all year, and a dropped gate post stops the latch from catching. Read our guide to pedestrian gate lock problems before you force one.
• Padlocks on side gates, pool gates and burglar-bar sections. A padlock that's been hanging outside for years often seizes. Choosing padlocks for gates and burglar bars explains what to look for in a replacement.
• Doors that won't latch after the season changes. Doors and frames move, and a latch that used to click shut no longer does. See why a door won't latch.

Most of these are lock repairs, not replacements. The technician will tell you which applies to yours.

Properties along the spruit

Seeff describes the Braamfontein Spruit green belt as Craighall Park's western border, with Delta Park on the far side. Homes that back onto open ground often have a back gate or a boundary door that hardly gets used. Check it now and then: a lock you only touch once a year is the one that won't turn when you need it. If someone has already tampered with it, we can repair or replace the damaged lock. See break-in repairs.

If you've been broken into

Report it to SAPS first and get a case number. Then call us to secure the doors, gates and windows that were damaged. We'll quote on site before starting. The technician assesses the job on site and gives you the price before any work starts. Nothing is done until you agree. The R250 call-out applies, and payment is by EFT, cash or card.

Locksmith services available in Craighall Park

• Residential locksmith

  Door locks, gate locks and home safes at houses, flats, townhouses and cluster homes, sorted at your front door.

• Lock repairs

  Stiff keys, bolts that catch, doors that won't latch and gate locks that have seized: repaired on site where the fault allows.

• Emergency lockouts

  Keys inside, a lock that refuses to turn, or someone stuck behind a deadlocked door. Phone any hour and we drive out to you.

• Lock replacement

  New cylinders, deadlocks, nightlatches, multipoint gearboxes and gate locks, supplied and fitted at your door.

• Break-in lock repairs

  After a burglary or an attempt: damaged locks replaced, doors made lockable again, and keys that may be compromised taken out of use.

• Safe repairs & code changes

  Combination changes, replacement safe locks, keypad conversions, stiff bolt work and safes fixed to the floor.

All of these are part of our mobile locksmith service in Johannesburg.

Useful guides

• Pedestrian Gate Lock Problems at Home and in Complexes
• Choosing Padlocks for Security Gates and Burglar Bars
• Door Won't Latch or Close Properly: Common Causes

Nearby areas we cover

• Dunkeld
• Parkhurst
• Parktown North
• Victory Park
• Blairgowrie

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