Being let into someone's home is a responsibility we take seriously. Every lockout starts with a polite check that you belong there, every rekey ends with the old pins handed back, and every job is done as if our own family lived behind that door.
From the shop
Access control does not have to mean a server room. For a small office or a clinic it can be a single keypad on the staff door and a fob reader at the front, with a schedule that locks everything at seven. We size the system to the building, wire it neatly, leave a mechanical key override, and train whoever will be adding and removing users.
— Bolton Locksmith Specialists
Hours
Locksmith services
A lock is a small part with a big job, and the same is true of the work around it. Whether you need a door opened, a new key made or a whole building put on one system, the pages below explain what each service involves and when it makes sense.
Lockouts
An after-hours lockout is different from a planned visit, so we treat it differently. Fewer questions about upgrades, more attention to getting you inside, checking the lock still works and leaving you with something that locks properly behind you.
Change or rekey
A knob lock alone is a latch, not a lock. Adding a proper deadbolt is the single most useful upgrade on most houses, and the residential pages explain how we choose one, install it into the door and frame, and match it to your existing keys.
High security
When a landlord or employer holds keys to many doors, a restricted key system with a master hierarchy gives control without a fistful of keys, and stops any tenant or staff member copying theirs. The page explains how the keyway, the register and the hardware work together.
Commercial
For landlords of commercial units, turnover means locks. We rekey between tenants, set up master systems that let the building manager reach every unit, and replace hardware that a decade of tenants has worn out.
Caledon
Commercial Rekeying
The renovation is finished and the contractors have gone, along with the loaner keys they used for six weeks. Trades, delivery drivers and an inspector all came through, and the front door still answers to the key that was passed around the site.
Commercial RekeyingUsuallyA keypad lock on the door they use.
WhyA code cannot be left at school; the mechanical key stays as backup and codes change whenever you like.
UsuallyA lockbox with a key, or a keypad lock with your own code.
WhyEither lets family or a caregiver in when needed, on your terms.
UsuallyA keypad lock with rotating guest codes.
WhyEach guest gets a code that expires at checkout; nothing needs collecting and nothing can be copied.
UsuallyAccess Control Installation
WhyAccess control installation swaps a shared metal key for an electronic one: a card, a fob, a code, or a phone tap that a controller checks against a list the business manages.
UsuallyPanic & Exit Hardware
WhyWhich device goes on a door depends on what the door already is.
UsuallyCommercial-Grade Lock Replacement
WhyWhere a home lockout is mostly about getting one door open again, a commercial lock replacement is mostly a decision about a system: how this one door's hardware fits into every other lock the business already manages.
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When people say upgrade they usually mean a heavier lock, and there is a real scale behind that word. Builders hardware in North America is graded to ANSI/BHMA standards, with Grade 1 the highest and Grade 3 the lightest, and residential products carry a separate label scoring security, durability…
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The priority is a door that closes and locks tonight. We assess the frame, the strike and the lock, and secure whatever was forced so you can stop worrying about the opening.
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Some damage needs a proper repair later; some can be fixed on the spot. We separate the two clearly and explain what a lasting fix involves without pushing you into it.
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If keys were taken or the lock was compromised, we rekey or replace before leaving. You end the visit with a door that locks and keys that only you hold.
Peel, Ontario
2021 census · what it means at the door
30%Newer homes
About 30% of homes in Caledon were built in 1980 or earlier, according to the 2021 Census.
In newer developments the hardware is often the same finish and style from house to house. A locksmith can offer upgrades that match what is already there, so a stronger cylinder or a new lever set fits in without looking like an afterthought.
81%Mostly houses
Single-detached houses make up about 81% of homes in Caledon (2021 Census).
Where most homes are detached houses, each one has several exterior doors: front, side, back, garage entry, sometimes a walkout. Getting them all onto one key is the most requested job, and it usually takes a single visit.
One visit usually covers every door on the job. The locksmith brings a range of cylinders and strikes, measures each door's backset and bore, and works through the list in order, front entrance first if a key change matters most there. Having a rough list ready, which doors, and whether they should end up on one key or several, lets the locksmith plan hardware before arriving rather than working it out door by door on site.
It is yours. Some people keep a sound old cylinder as a spare or move a decent deadbolt to a shed or garage door, and the locksmith can rekey it to the house key for that purpose. Worn or damaged hardware is taken away for recycling if you prefer. Either way, the old keys should be gathered up and discarded so nobody confuses them with the new set.
A keyed interior cylinder means finding a key to get out, which is not what you want on a door people use every day. The steadier answer for a door with glass is a single-cylinder deadbolt with a thumb-turn, combined with a reinforced strike, a longer bolt and a security film or laminated glass in the sidelight.
An authorised person contacts the locksmith who holds your system, quotes the system reference, and the key is cut from code and numbered into the register. Some systems use a physical authorisation card, others an online validation, and business systems often require a signature that matches one on file. The key is collected or delivered, and the record shows the new total. It is deliberately not something a stranger with your key can do.
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