Mobile Locksmith in Parktown North

Finding you among the numbered avenues

Parktown North's layout catches out visitors. Wikipedia describes it as the only Johannesburg suburb whose streets are all numbered avenues, running in every direction, with no numbered streets at all. Neighbouring Parkhurst has numbered avenues too, and OpenStreetMap shows a 3rd Avenue and a 4th Avenue in each suburb.

So when you call:

• say "Parktown North" before the avenue number;
• give the house number and the next avenue you can see at the corner;
• tell us if your gate is hard to spot from the road, or if there's a second entrance.

Old houses, original fittings

Wikipedia notes that the suburb has many old colonial-style houses, and Seeff describes "desirable historical-style houses". Doors and frames in houses like these have often been painted over many times, swollen or re-hung over the years. That's why a lock can feel fine one month and grind the next. Common jobs:

• a mortice lock whose key turns hard, or only turns with the door pulled tight;
• a latch that has slipped out of line with the strike plate;
• a second, newer lock added above the original, with only one of them still in use.

Before replacing an older lock, it's worth asking whether it can be fixed. Older doors, older locks explains how to decide, and lock repair covers what we can do on site.

After a night out on 7th Avenue

7th Avenue is home to many of the area's popular restaurants. If you've parked there and the car won't open, whether the keys are locked in the boot, the key has snapped or the remote has stopped working, we can come to the car. Tell us where the car is parked, the make, model and year, and what happened to the key. Our guide to a lost or broken car key sets out the options, and car locksmith services covers the work. You'll need to show us that the car is yours.

Price, payment and proof

Every visit carries an R250 call-out. The technician assesses the job on site and gives you the price before any work starts. Nothing is done until you agree. We take EFT, cash or card. For a house or car lockout, you'll be asked for proof of ownership or residence, and non-destructive entry is always the first thing we try.

Locksmith services available in Parktown North

• 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 repairs

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

• Car keys & lockouts

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

• Commercial locksmith

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

• 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

• Older Doors, Older Locks: Lock Care in Established Suburbs
• Lost or Broken Car Key: Your Options
• Multipoint Lock Won't Engage: Causes and Checks

Nearby areas we cover

• Rosebank
• Parkhurst
• Dunkeld
• Craighall Park
• Greenside

All Johannesburg areas