Mobile Locksmith in Cyrildene

Shops and restaurants on Derrick Avenue

Food and travel guides describe Derrick Avenue as a strip of Asian restaurants, tea shops and small stores. For a small business, a lock problem costs trading time, so these are the calls that matter most:

• The shop won't lock at closing. A front door or security gate that won't secure can't be left overnight. Call us rather than leaving it.
• Keys lost or a staff member has left. Changing the cylinders on the front and back doors puts you back in control of who can get in.
• The safe won't open. Cash and stock safes are part of our normal work. We'll ask for proof that you're the owner or the authorised manager.
• Padlocks on gates and shutters. A seized or damaged padlock needs replacing before the next night. Our guide to choosing padlocks covers the options.

See commercial locksmith services and safe opening.

Which end of the street?

The Mail & Guardian reported in 2013 that arches were built at each end of Derrick Avenue, the grander one at the Friedland Avenue end. Telling us which arch you're nearer saves time on a busy evening. OpenStreetMap labels the road Derrick Street, so if your map app can't find "Derrick Avenue", try that.

Street parking along the strip fills up, so if you can, tell us where the technician can stop to unload.

Homes on the side streets

Away from the shops, Cyrildene is residential. MyProperty describes tree-lined streets and older suburban properties, and nearly all the homes listed for sale were houses. Cyrildene Primary School and the parks off the side streets are handy landmarks. For homes, the usual calls are lockouts, worn locks on older doors and gate locks. See residential locksmith and lock repair.

Dewetshof

Dewetshof, south-west of Cyrildene, is covered on this page too. In 2011 it had 1,425 residents on 1.37 km², against Cyrildene's 3,417 on 1.20 km². Homestead Road, Observatory Avenue and Queen Street pass through it, and Queens High School is a useful landmark. OpenStreetMap spells the name "De Wetshof", so either spelling is fine.

How the visit works

R250 call-out fee. The technician looks at the problem and gives you a price. Nothing is done until you agree. Pay by EFT, cash or card. We work 24/7, so a late-night closing problem is no different from a morning call.

Locksmith services available in Cyrildene

• Commercial locksmith

  Offices, shops, practices and storerooms: lockouts, lock repairs, lock changes and office safes, done at your premises.

• Safe opening

  No code, no key, a keypad that's gone dark or a door that refuses to budge. Home, office and firearm safes opened in place.

• 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.

• Residential locksmith

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

• Lock replacement

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

• Car keys & lockouts

  Locked car with keys inside, a sheared-off car key or a lost one: we meet you wherever the vehicle is.

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

Useful guides

• Choosing Padlocks for Security Gates and Burglar Bars
• Locked Out of the Office After Hours
• Safe Won't Lock or Close Properly

Nearby areas we cover

• Bruma
• Observatory
• Linksfield Ridge

All Johannesburg areas