If Your deadbolt only locks if you lift the door.
Then Realign the strike and renew the hinge screws.
A dropped door binds the bolt; setting the hinges and the strike returns the smooth throw.
Locked out of a home or business, a key snapped in the lock or a lock that has seized: entry with the least damage, then the door secured again.
Lockouts
Half a key in your hand and half in the lock. A deadbolt thrown by mistake with the only key hanging inside. A frame split by a boot. These pages cover what we do in each case and what the door looks like when we finish.
Home Lockout ServiceYou reached the front step with the groceries, patted every pocket twice, and the house key is simply not there.
Business Lockout ServiceThe key went in stiffly, turned a quarter of the way, and came out in two pieces.
Broken Key ExtractionThe key went in like any other morning, you turned it, and something gave with a small metallic click.
Break-In Damage Lock RepairPolice have come and gone, the occurrence number is on a sticky note, and you are standing in a cold hallway looking at a…
Seized & Jammed Lock OpeningThe old mortise lock on the front door of the house turns the key halfway and stops with a dull clunk.
Lost Keys — Same-Visit RekeyThe lawyer's envelope held two keys for the new house.
Other work
- Change or Rekey LocksNew keys for the locks you have, or new locks where the hardware has worn out: rekeying, replacement…
- High Security LocksCylinders and deadbolts built to resist picking, bumping and drilling, keys that cannot be copied without…
- Commercial LocksLocks for shops, offices and buildings: rekeying at turnover, commercial-grade hardware, exit devices, master…
- Car KeysCar, van and motorcycle keys: replacements, spares, fob and transponder programming, ignition and door-lock…
Which fix fits?
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If The patio slider has only the factory latch.
Then A keyed auxiliary lock or a bolt into the track.
Sliders lift out or pop their latch; a second lock fixed to the frame changes that.
If The door from the garage into the house has a knob lock and nothing else.
Then Add a graded deadbolt with a reinforced strike.
That door is often the weakest on the house and the one nobody watches from the street. Deadbolt Installation