What goes wrong
Homes call us for a lot of the same mechanical problems: deadbolts that stick when the bolt is extended, knob sets with shredded spindle splines, latch plates pulled loose from the jamb, and multipoint locks whose hooks stop engaging. We open many doors where the cylinder is mangled by repeated key rotation or where a key snapped off flush in the plug. When we work in Lansdale we start by inspecting the cylinder, bolt, strike and door fit so we can decide whether repair, cylinder replacement, or a new lock body is the right fix.
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What the job involves
When we come out from Havertown we bring picks, plug spinners, plug followers, pinning kits, and a selection of cylinders and replacement knob and lever sets. We also carry drills and extraction tools for broken keys, plus files and a tap set for rethreading trim screws. Our job often means extracting what’s left of a broken key, rekeying the plug to your existing key, or fitting a new heavy solid deadbolt with a reinforced strike. We match the hardware to the door’s material and the strike’s condition before we start work.
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Good to know
If you’re waiting at the door, please stay out of the swing and have the immediate area clear: loose rugs, baby gates, or pets can get in the way when we maneuver our equipment or lift the door edge to check alignment. It helps if you can hand us the house key, any spare keys, and any door hardware pieces you’ve kept like a broken knob or the old strike plate. If the lock is on a screen or storm door remove that first unless it’s quick to open; we avoid handling two doors when we can.
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Worth knowing
We cover standard residential issues: rekeying a whole set of locks after a move, changing out locks where keys are lost, repairing latch alignment problems, and upgrading worn tubular locks to a heavier forged deadbolt or a long-throw bolt where the frame will accept it. We also cut new keys on site to match your existing pattern and pin cylinders to a new key when you want a single key for multiple locks. In Lansdale and nearby towns like North Wales we explain the work we’ll do and show you the parts before we begin.
