Replacing the hardware a family has lived behind since the 1960s
Families stay in Brighton East, so the lock change that other suburbs do every purchase is often done here once in 30 years. By then the front door carries a deadlatch no insurer rates, the laundry door has a knob set, and the side gate backing onto Dendy Park has never had a lock at all. True Locksmith replaces the lot in a single visit.
The job is planned door by door. Period homes keep their furniture, with a rated Lockwood or ABLOY cylinder fitted behind it; contemporary builds get matching hardware across every opening. Read about the lock change service or the full range on the Brighton East locksmith page, Victoria.
You tell us which doors, gates and outbuildings there are, and Neale puts a rated unit against each with a figure beside it. Nothing is removed until that list is agreed, so a family can do the lot or the weak points first.
A 1960s brick home gets Lockwood or Gainsborough deadlocks graded to each door and keyed alike. A period home keeps its original furniture with a modern cylinder behind it. A studio gets its own key that the house key also opens.
Brighton East blocks back onto parkland, the golf course and laneways, and the side gate is the entry a burglar tries first. We fit a keyed gate lock on the house key, and a proper deadlock on the laundry or garage side door.
The call usually comes after one of three events. A burglary a few streets away prompts a family to look at the back door for the first time in years. A parent moves into care and the house is being prepared for sale or for adult children. Or a teenager has lost a third key and the household decides on new hardware with a restricted keyway so copies need a signature. Each starts with a phone conversation and a price.
Almost certainly. Deadlatches from that era carry no current rating, wear loose, and some can be slipped. True Locksmith replaces them on Brighton East, Victoria, homes with a rated deadlock in the same door position, usually without new holes or visible patching.
Yes. A keyed gate lock on the house keyway means one key opens the front door, the laundry door and the gate. On a timber gate, a long-throw lock into a steel keeper on the post resists a shoulder best.
Yes, with a key handover arranged beforehand. A neighbour or family member can let us in and hold the new keys, or we meet you at a set time to hand over. The old keys stop working the moment the cylinders change.
The same service is described for Change Locks in Hampton and Change Locks in Mentone .
List the doors, gates and outbuildings on the contact page, add a photo of the front door furniture if it is period, and Neale will send a priced list for the whole property. Families can book the work for a morning when someone is home.
