Mobile Locksmith in Saxonwold

Big properties, many locks

Seeff counts 497 houses in Saxonwold and fewer than 300 sectional title homes, describing "many stately houses on big properties". At the 2011 Census, 2,557 people lived on 2.58 km², a low density for a suburb this close to the city. On a large stand, the lock count adds up quickly:

• the main front door, plus kitchen, patio and garage doors;
• a cottage, staff quarters or a garden flat with locks of its own;
• pedestrian and service gates on the boundary;
• a safe, or a locked cupboard for valuables.

When a bunch of keys goes missing, it can affect all of these at once. Rather than replacing everything, the technician can help you work out which locks really matter. See lock replacement and, for gates, pedestrian gate lock problems.

Safes in the home

Home safes are a normal part of our work, alongside doors and gates. Safe trouble tends to be one of three things: a forgotten code, a dead keypad, or a door that won't close and lock properly. If it's the last of those, safe won't lock or close covers what you can check without making it worse. We'll ask for proof that the safe is yours before opening it. See safe opening and safe repairs.

The zoo, Zoo Lake and the museum

On the census map, the Johannesburg Zoo and Zoo Lake both fall inside Saxonwold. The South African National Museum of Military History and the Anglo-Boer War memorial on Erlswold Way are here too. If you've come to walk the dog or visit and you're locked out of your car near the zoo or the lake, tell us which car park or road you're on, plus the make, model and year. Our guide to a lost or broken car key lists what to have ready. See car locksmith services.

Finding the right road

Wikipedia notes that Saxonwold's street names follow an Anglo-Saxon theme and end in "wold", and Seeff describes winding avenues. Names that all end in -wold are easy to mishear on the phone. Please spell yours out, give the house number, and name the nearest main road, such as Jan Smuts Avenue or Oxford Road, so we approach from the right side.

Old houses and their doors

Saxonwold only became a township in 1925, so its original houses are now around a century old. Original doors often carry old locks that can be repaired instead of replaced. Read older doors, older locks before you decide. Whatever the job, the technician quotes on site first. The technician assesses the job on site and gives you the price before any work starts. Nothing is done until you agree. The R250 call-out applies, and you can pay by EFT, cash or card.

Locksmith services available in Saxonwold

• Residential locksmith

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

• 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.

• Safe repairs & code changes

  Combination changes, replacement safe locks, keypad conversions, stiff bolt work and safes fixed to the floor.

• 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.

• 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.

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

Useful guides

• Older Doors, Older Locks: Lock Care in Established Suburbs
• Safe Won't Lock or Close Properly
• Lost or Broken Car Key: Your Options
• Pedestrian Gate Lock Problems at Home and in Complexes

Nearby areas we cover

• Rosebank
• Parkview
• Westcliff
• Forest Town
• Parktown
• Houghton

All Johannesburg areas