Greater Melbourne, VIC

Residential Locksmith — Melbourne

Most home locksmithing is not an emergency — it is the deadlock that never sat right, the back door nobody uses because the key sticks, the key the previous owner may or may not have handed over. We work on all of it, at your house, in one visit wherever the van's stock allows.

+61-3-9007-2696

What this covers

Front and back entry door locks
Deadlocks and deadlatches
Sliding and stacker door locks
Window locks and security screen locks
Garage side doors, sheds and gates
Letterbox and mailbox locks
Patio and bi-fold door hardware

How we work

Everything happens where the lock is. There is no shop, no counter and nothing for you to drop off — the key machines, the cylinders and the tools travel in the van, which is also why there is no closing time to work around.

You get the cost before any work starts. No prices are published on this site, deliberately: a real figure depends on the hardware, the door, the time of day and where you are, and a number on a web page would be wrong more often than it was right. What we will do is tell you on the phone what is likely, and confirm it in person before anything is touched.

We ask you to prove your right to the property or the vehicle on every single job, without exception. It is the same check that stops somebody doing this to your home.

Residential Locksmith by suburb

110 Melbourne suburbs have their own page for this, written for the housing and the hardware you actually find there rather than for locksmithing in general.

Need residential locksmith in Melbourne?

Tell us the suburb and what door you're standing at. We'll tell you where the nearest van is before you commit to anything.

Call +61-3-9007-2696

Residential Locksmith — what people say

I did not understand why my building key could not just be copied. He explained the restricted system properly instead of brushing me off, told me exactly what to ask building management for, and then fixed the lock on my own door.
Elena V.Southbank
Locked myself out at 11pm with the baby asleep inside. He talked me through it on the phone, told me which van was closest, and had the door open without a mark on it. I was told what it would cost before he started, which at that hour is not what I expected.
Sarah M.Brunswick
Rekeyed every lock in the house the week we moved in — front, back, laundry, garage side door — all onto one key. He also pointed out that the sliding door lock was basically decorative and sorted that while he was here.
Daniel K.Glen Waverley

Residential Locksmith — questions

We just bought the house. Do we really need to change the locks?

You need to change who can open them, which is not always the same as changing the hardware. Rekeying keeps the existing locks and makes every old key useless, which is usually the sensible answer when the hardware is sound. Replacement makes sense when the locks are worn, mismatched or not up to the standard you want. We will tell you which one your doors actually need.

Can you make all my doors take one key?

In most homes, yes. It is called keying alike, and it is done by rekeying the cylinders to a common key rather than buying new locks. The limit is mechanical — different lock brands and types cannot always share a key — so it is worth us seeing the doors before promising it across the whole house.

Do you work on apartments and units?

Yes, with one caveat: anything on a common door, a building entrance or a shared area usually sits under a restricted key system controlled by the owners corporation, and we cannot cut those keys without the building's authorisation. Your own front door is yours to change.

Do you come to the house or do I bring the lock to you?

We come to you. There is no shop to bring anything to — the workshop is the van, and it carries the stock, the machines and the tools. That is the whole model.