Mobile Locksmith in Montgomery Park

More of the koppies than Melville has

Here's something that surprises people: when you lay the Melville Koppies nature reserve over the census map, a bit more than half of it falls inside Montgomery Park, and the rest inside Melville. OpenStreetMap gives the reserve's address as Judith Road. Add the suburb's parks and wetland area, and much of Montgomery Park's 3.13 km² is open ground. That's why the 2011 Census found only 2,055 residents in 743 households, a low count for an area that size.

For finding you, that means one thing: if you say "near the koppies", tell us which side. The houses are mostly north of the reserve, along streets such as West Park Road and John Adamson Drive.

Standalone homes and their gates

MyProperty describes the suburb's "generous standalone properties" along "peaceful, tree-lined avenues". A standalone house usually has a pedestrian gate, a driveway gate, a security gate over the front door, and a back door to the yard, each with its own key. Of these, the pedestrian gate sees the most weather and the most use. If the key won't turn or the latch won't catch, read pedestrian gate lock problems before forcing anything. Stiff padlocks on gates and burglar bars are covered in choosing padlocks.

Writers' names on the street signs

Many streets here carry the names of South African writers and artists: Langenhoven, Jan Celliers, Thomas Pringle, Hugo Naudé and Max Michaelis among them. Neighbouring Franklin Roosevelt Park does the same, so please say "Montgomery Park" along with the street name. Beyers Naudé Drive runs along the suburb and is the easiest main road to give as a reference.

After a break-in

If someone has forced a door, gate or window lock, report it to SAPS and get a case number. Then call us to make the house lockable again. Depending on the damage, that may be a repaired lock, a new cylinder or a new lock. See break-in repairs.

What you'll pay

R250 call-out fee. Once the technician has seen the problem: The technician assesses the job on site and gives you the price before any work starts. Nothing is done until you agree. Payment can be by EFT, cash or card. Before opening a locked house we'll ask for proof that you live there.

Locksmith services available in Montgomery Park

• Residential locksmith

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

• 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 repairs

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

• 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.

• 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

• 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

• Melville
• Westdene
• Emmarentia
• Franklin Roosevelt Park

All Johannesburg areas