Mobile Locksmith in Kelvin

Mostly houses on their own stands

Seeff's profile counts around 654 freehold houses in Kelvin against 169 sectional-title units. The 2011 Census recorded about 3,100 residents in 1,010 households over just under 2 km², so stands are generous. In a freestanding house, all the locks are yours: front door, back door, garage-to-house door, sliding doors, security gates and outbuildings. That makes it easier to arrange work, since there's no body corporate to ask, but it also means nobody else is keeping an eye on how old the locks are.

Watch the street name: "Way" is everywhere

A great many streets in Kelvin end in Way: North Way, South Way, East Way, West Way, Sunny Way, Dale Way, Robin Way, Fairway and more. On a booking form they're easy to mix up, and North Way also carries through traffic. Please give us the full street name and number and, if you can, the nearest cross street.

Another source of confusion is Kelvin Drive. Despite its name, it doesn't run through Kelvin; it passes through Morningside Manor and Gallo Manor further west. If your address is on Kelvin Drive, see locksmith in Morningside Manor or locksmith in Gallo Manor.

What tends to go wrong in older houses

Kelvin was laid out as a residential township on larger properties, and many houses have had the same locks for a long time. The problems we'd look for are:

• Doors that have dropped on their hinges, so the bolt rubs on the strike and the key gets hard to turn;
• Back and kitchen doors with lever mortice locks whose keys are worn smooth;
• Security-gate locks exposed to Highveld summer storms and dust;
• Keys you can't account for, from previous owners, tenants, builders or garden services.

The last point matters if you've just bought or rented. Read the moving-house lock checklist and consider replacing the locks on the external doors.

Telling the technician about your house

Useful details when you book: which door is affected; whether there's a security gate in front of it; whether the door is wood, steel, aluminium or uPVC; and whether you have a working key, a broken key, or no key at all. A clear photo of the lock face helps us bring the right parts. Call-out: R250 call-out fee. Quotations: The technician assesses the job on site and gives you the price before any work starts. Nothing is done until you agree.

Locksmith services available in Kelvin

• Residential locksmith

  Lock repairs, replacements and lockouts for houses, townhouses, flats and estate homes across Sandton.

• Lock replacement

  Worn, damaged or compromised locks replaced and new locks installed to suit your existing door.

• Lock repairs

  Stiff, sticking, jammed or misaligned locks diagnosed and repaired on site where repair makes sense.

• Emergency lockouts

  Locked out of your home, flat or office? We come to you and work to get you back in with as little damage as possible.

• Break-in lock repairs

  After a burglary or attempted break-in: damaged locks assessed, made safe and replaced on site.

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

Useful guides

• Key Turns but the Door Won't Unlock: What It Means
• Moving into a Sandton home: a practical lock-security checklist
• Mortice, Cylinder and Multipoint Locks: What's the Difference?

Nearby areas we cover

• Wendywood
• Gallo Manor
• Kramerville
• Marlboro
• Woodmead

All Sandton areas