Mobile Locksmith in Melrose

Offices and shops in Melrose Arch

Melrose Arch describes itself as nine office buildings, four hotels, a retail galleria of more than 100 brands, and apartments, all in one walkable precinct. For a business, the usual locksmith jobs are:

The precinct has its own management and security. Before we arrive, let building management know a locksmith is coming, and have someone with authority over the premises on hand: we need proof that you're entitled to open an office or a safe, just as we would at a house.

Finding you in the precinct

Melrose Arch's own directions say vehicles enter mainly from Corlett Drive and Athol Oaklands. There are four parking entrances: two on Melrose Boulevard, one on Crescent Drive and one on Sunnyside Road. The car park is open to the public 24/7. When you book, tell us:

• the building name or the shop, hotel or apartment block;
• the parking entrance closest to you;
• for a car, the basement level and bay number.

Car keys in the basement

A key locked inside a car, or a key that breaks in the door, often happens in a basement where a tow truck can't easily reach. The technician comes to the bay instead. We'll ask for proof that the car is yours, such as the registration papers or your licence with matching details. More on this: car locksmith and lost or broken car key options.

Is Melrose Arch actually in Melrose?

Not on the map. The 2011 Census sub-place called Melrose is the area east of Oxford Road, while Melrose Arch falls inside a nearby sub-place that OpenStreetMap labels Melrose North and Birnam Park. Its address still says Melrose, which is why it's on this page. Residential streets in Melrose North are covered on our locksmith in Birdhaven page.

The residential side: houses, clusters and units

Seeff counts 427 homes in Melrose: 216 freehold houses or cluster homes and 211 sectional title apartments and townhouses. We also cover Melrose Estate, the census area to the south through which Glenhove Road runs, which had 730 residents in 2011. Larger houses mean security gates, garage doors and burglar-bar sections; complexes add a shared pedestrian gate and body corporate rules. Apartment owners thinking about a stronger unit lock should read upgrading an apartment front-door lock first.

What it costs

R250 call-out fee. The technician assesses the lock and explains the options. The technician assesses the job on site and gives you the price before any work starts. Nothing is done until you agree. We accept EFT, cash or card, which suits both personal and company payments.

Locksmith services available in Melrose

• Commercial locksmith

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

• 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.

• Car keys & lockouts

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

• 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.

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

Useful guides

• Locked Out of the Office After Hours
• Lost or Broken Car Key: Your Options
• Upgrading an Apartment Front-Door Lock: Sectional Title Rules

Nearby areas we cover

• Rosebank
• Dunkeld
• Birdhaven
• Houghton

All Johannesburg areas