Mobile Locksmith in Linksfield Ridge

Getting a vehicle to your door on a slope

On a hillside, the street address is only half the story. What we really need to know is how to reach the door. When you book, it helps to mention:

1. whether the house is above or below the road;
2. whether a car can park at the gate, or should stop in the street;
3. whether there's a separate pedestrian gate with its own lock, and where it is;
4. the nearest landmark, such as the Harvey Nature Reserve, which sits on the ridge.

If the driveway gate is the thing that won't open, tell us that up front so we can plan for working at the gate rather than the front door.

Big views, big doors

MyProperty describes the area as largely freehold homes and large properties on a striking elevation with dramatic views. Houses built for a view tend to have a lot of glass: sliding doors, stacking doors and wide patio openings, often behind a security gate or a trellis-style barrier. Those doors come with their own lock problems:

• a sliding door whose hook bolt no longer catches the keep;
• a multipoint lock on a tall door that won't engage at the top and bottom;
• a stiff security gate in front of the glass.

Our article on multipoint locks that won't engage covers the safe checks to try first. Don't force the handle: that's how gearboxes break. A lock repair usually solves it.

Which map are you looking at?

Here's a quirk worth knowing. In the 2011 Census, the sub-place labelled "Observatory" is actually a narrow strip along the top of this ridge, including the streets around Sunridge Road and the eastern end of Kallenbach Drive. The sub-place labelled "Linksfield Ridge" covers the old observatory, the golf course and the streets around them, which most people call Observatory. We go by the name people actually use. If you're on the ridge itself, this is your page. If you're down near the golf course and the observatory, see locksmith in Observatory.

Safes in hillside homes

Large homes often have a safe in a cupboard or bolted to the floor. If the code is lost or the safe won't lock properly, we treat that like any other job. Before the technician opens a safe, we need proof that you own it. See safe opening and a safe that won't lock or close.

The cost

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. Pay by EFT, cash or card. We're on call 24/7.

Locksmith services available in Linksfield Ridge

• 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.

• 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.

• Lock replacement

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

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

Useful guides

• Multipoint Lock Won't Engage: Causes and Checks
• Door Won't Latch or Close Properly: Common Causes
• Safe Won't Lock or Close Properly

Nearby areas we cover

• Observatory
• Linksfield
• Cyrildene
• Bruma
• Bedfordview

All Johannesburg areas