Tiger Locksmith (484) 229-2021
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Locksmith in Collingdale, PA

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Lock and key work in Collingdale, PA

What people call about

People in Collingdale call for the usual mix: house and apartment lockouts, broken key extraction, rekeys after movers or break-ins, deadbolt installs and repairs, and lock upgrades for exterior doors. We also handle mailbox and padlock work, high-security cylinder swaps, and emergency lock changes when a key is lost. For cars the calls come as lockouts and requests to replace or reprogram keys and fobs. Emergency Locksmith, Car Lockout, Car Key Replacement and Residential Locksmith are the services we turn up for; the work is practical and hands-on, cutting and fitting cylinders, repairing latch mechanisms and making sure a replaced key operates smoothly.

The buildings and the hardware

The building stock here affects the hardware we see. Many single-family homes still have full-size wooden doors with mortise or bored locks; those require different strikes and thicker backset measurements than apartment hardware. Multiunit buildings tend to use metal-entry doors with cylindrical locks and sometimes master key systems, while storefronts often have aluminum frames, surface-mounted closers and commercial deadbolts. Old doors can be warped, holes can be oversized for modern cylinders, and many replacements need longer screws, reinforced strike plates or a switch from a surface-mounted latch to a flush-mounted deadbolt to get the hardware to work safely.

The car side

On the vehicle side we deal with basic cut keys, chip or transponder keys, remote fobs, proximity keys and occasional broken-key pulls from ignition or door locks. Modern cars often require transponder programming or rolling-code synchronization that an old mechanical key did not need, and some late-model keys are laser-cut or have unique blanks. For many vehicles we can cut a replacement blade, program the transponder, and sync the remote at the curb. We also extract broken shanks, repair worn lock cylinders and address trunks or glovebox locks that have stopped responding to the key.

How we work

We are a mobile-only service: there is no shop counter or walk-in location, the van pulls up to the vehicle or door and the job happens where the lock is. When you call we tell you as plainly as possible how soon a technician can be there and what to expect, but we don’t promise an exact arrival time. The van carries common cylinders, replacement deadbolts, key blanks, picks and programming tools so many fixes are completed on site. If a part needs special ordering we explain the options and leave the lock secure until the correct hardware can be installed.

Hardware we work on

Deadbolts Panic bars Exit devices Electric strikes Door closers High-security cylinders Mailbox locks Safes

What we do here

Services in Collingdale, PA

Our own work

Locks, keys and doors we have worked on

A door lock Tiger Locksmith fitted or repaired
A door lock Tiger Locksmith fitted or repaired
A door lock Tiger Locksmith fitted or repaired
A door lock Tiger Locksmith fitted or repaired
A door lock Tiger Locksmith fitted or repaired
A door lock Tiger Locksmith fitted or repaired

FAQ

Questions we get asked

More questions people ask before calling.

I just moved into a house in Collingdale and I don’t know who might still have keys, can you make sure the old keys won’t open my doors?

We rekey your existing exterior locks so any old keys stop working, and if a lock is too worn we replace it with a new cylinder or mortise as needed. Have every key you were handed at the move ready for us to test and match. Please have photo ID and your lease, deed or settlement papers ready; we check them before we rekey anything.

My front lock was messed with during an attempted break-in, so can you get the door secure again?

If it just happened, call the police first; leave the door untouched until they finish. We replace the damaged cylinder or the entire lock body where the mechanism is compromised, and repair or reinforce the strike plate and jamb so the bolt seats solidly. Keep the damaged lock and any loose hardware in place; have the door closed for us to inspect and set the replacement into the frame.

I lost the key to the mailbox by our door in Collingdale, so can you make a new one or change the lock?

We either rekey the mailbox lock so a new key works, or swap the mailbox cylinder for a new lock if rekeying isn’t practical. Have the mailbox accessible and any remaining keys you found from the move or household ready for us to test. Before we work on the mailbox lock, we look at photo ID and a piece of mail or a bill with the address.

I want one key that opens every exterior door in the house, so is that possible?

We rekey the exterior door locks to a single key system where the existing cylinders allow it, and we’ll point out any locks that must be replaced because they can’t be matched. Gather every current key for those exterior doors so we can determine which cylinders can be keyed-alike.

Reviews

What customers say

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I have to say this guys were better then expected we got all of our building keys the same make everything be more comfortable thanks a lot!!

Mark

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