A deadbolt is only as strong as its installation. We bore the holes, set the bolt so it throws fully, back the strike with long screws into the framing, and line everything up so the door locks with two fingers instead of a shoulder.
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From the shop
When someone asks us about high security locks, we start at the door and not at the catalogue. How far does the bolt travel, what is it entering, how long are the strike screws, is there glass within reach of the turn, and how many keys are out there? The answers decide whether the right step is a rated cylinder, a heavier deadbolt, a reinforced frame or all three.
— Cashel Lock Experts
Hours
Locksmith services
Every job on this list starts the same way: with a look at the actual door and a conversation about what you need from it. The service is what follows. Browse the groups below to see how we approach lockouts, rekeys, replacements, vehicle keys, safes and access systems.
Lockouts
Forced doors, frozen locks, lost keys and fragments in the keyway are the daily bread of emergency work. Each has its own page, written without dramatising, so you know what a visit involves before you need one.
Change or rekey
Gate locks, building entry locks and shared vestibule doors are part of residential work too, especially for townhouses and small walk-ups. These pages cover hardware that lives outdoors and gets used by many hands.
High security
A strong lock in a weak frame is not high security, so we look at the cylinder, the bolt, the strike, the hinges and nearby glass before suggesting anything. The pages here explain each layer in plain words and where it belongs on your property.
Commercial
Running a business means knowing who can get in when you are not there. The commercial services are different ways of answering that: rekey to reset it, master key to organise it, access control to log it, and a safe to protect what matters most inside.
Markham
Deadbolt Installation
You bought a keypad deadbolt online and pulled the old one off, only to find the hole in the door is a different size and the bolt latch sits at a backset the new kit does not list. The door is now open and the box is on the counter.
Deadbolt InstallationUsuallyCheck power and pairing before replacing anything.
WhyDead batteries and dropped connections are the usual culprits; the mechanical key still gets you in meanwhile.
UsuallyAdd a keyed patio bolt or a foot lock.
WhyA secondary bolt pins the door to the frame so it cannot be lifted or forced.
UsuallyA keyed or privacy-grade interior lockset.
WhyInterior doors take lighter hardware; we match the rest of the house and the existing bore.
UsuallySafe Installation & Servicing
WhyThe lock on a safe is either a mechanical dial built around a wheel pack and gates, set and tested by a trained hand, or an electronic keypad running on batteries, and each has its own service needs.
UsuallyHigh Security Locks
WhyThe service begins with a conversation about what the door protects and what worries you, then a close look at the door as a whole: the cylinder, the bolt, the strike, the frame, the hinges and any glass nearby.
UsuallyCommercial Rekeying
WhyFor most business doors, rekeying is the sensible middle path between doing nothing and buying new hardware.
Open 24/7
One key for the whole house is a common request and usually achievable. Cylinders that share the same keyway, the shaped channel the key slides into, can all be pinned to the same new combination, so the front door, back door and garage entry answer to a single key.
1 of 3
You tell us what is happening with the door, who has keys and what you would like to be different afterwards. We ask a few questions so we arrive with the right parts.
2 of 3
We check how the door hangs, how the latch meets the strike and what the cylinder is doing before deciding anything. Then we explain what we found in plain words.
3 of 3
We do the job we agreed, test every key and every position of the lock, tidy up and show you how it works before we leave.
York, Ontario
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2021 census · what it means at the door
19%Newer homes
About 19% of homes in Markham were built in 1980 or earlier, according to the 2021 Census.
During construction many people hold a key: framers, finishers, painters, the sales office. Where homes are new, rekeying the exterior doors to a fresh key is the tidy way to close that chapter, and it takes a single visit.
56%
Single-detached houses make up about 56% of homes in Markham (2021 Census).
In an area with both houses and attached homes, the work varies by the door. A detached house wants all its exterior doors on one key; a suite door wants a cylinder that suits a metal frame and respects building rules. A locksmith carries parts for both.
Yes, with your landlord's agreement, which is what the tenancy rules here expect before a tenant changes a lock. Most landlords are glad to consent when a key has gone missing or a former roommate has moved out, and the locksmith will want to hear that the landlord knows and will be holding one of the new keys. The rekey itself runs the same as for an owner, and a short note listing the doors done is handy to pass to the landlord.
Yes. A mortise lock, the kind with a large case set into the edge of the door, uses a threaded cylinder held by a set screw reached from the door's edge. The cylinder unthreads, is pinned like any other and screws back in. Where a very old lock uses a bit key or a lever mechanism instead of a pin cylinder, the locksmith will explain the options, which may include fitting a modern cylinder into the existing case so the door keeps its original hardware.
A restricted or patented keyway is one whose blanks are not sold to the public, so copies can only be cut by an authorized dealer from a record of who is allowed to have them. Rekeying such a cylinder is the same operation inside, but the new keys are cut from controlled blanks and the count is logged. The benefit is that a key cannot be duplicated at a kiosk without your knowledge, which makes the record of who holds one much easier to trust.
The mechanical resistance of the cylinder does not change, but blanks may become openly available, so copy control weakens. Manufacturers issue new patented keyways as older ones expire, and the usual answer is to move to the next generation by changing cylinders and keys while keeping the lock bodies. Your locksmith notes the patent term at handover so the date is on the calendar rather than a surprise years later.
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