Do Locksmiths Break Locks?
Locked out of your business, home or car? Here is how emergency locksmiths can help and how much you’re likely to pay.
How can we help?
There are many situations in life when calling a locksmith is the right decision. If you’re locked out of your home or car, an emergency locksmith can help you regain access. If you’ve just moved into a new place and you’re worried about security, a locksmith can change the locks or rekey the existing ones. Locksmiths can also help you protect your data and possessions in security cabinets and safes, or recommend the right security system. But one question that concerns many people is ‘do locksmiths break locks?’
It’s a reasonable enough concern. When you already have to pay for the services of a locksmith, the last thing you want is to be up for the cost of a new lock too. So what do locksmiths do when you’ve lost your key, had part of your key break off in the lock or have locked your key inside your car?
As Gold Coast-based locksmiths, Express Locksmith has helped many of the coast’s residents regain access to their homes, cars and businesses. And as our 1000+ five-star Google reviews reveal, we leave our customers satisfied. We serve the entire Gold Coast all the way from the northern suburbs to Tweed Heads over the NSW border. When you need emergency locksmiths on the double, we can be anywhere on the coast in 25 minutes or less.
So do locksmiths break locks? Or can we leave your locks intact while we get you out of a spot of bother? Express Locksmith is here to separate fact from myth when it comes to the art of beating locks.
The role of a locksmith
Locksmiths are tradespeople that specialise in the installation, maintenance and repair of locks and security systems. Locksmiths possess in-depth knowledge of various kinds of locks and are proficient in skills like key cutting, key duplication, rekeying locks and recommending security solutions.
Like every other profession, there are various kinds of locksmiths that specialise in different areas. Residential locksmiths focus on making your home more secure, commercial locksmiths suit your business and industrial needs and emergency locksmiths are on hand to help with emergency situations, often on a 24/7 basis.
Locksmiths often have to open locks when the keys are missing or broken. So does this mean they have to bust their way in, or is there a more elegant solution? Do locksmiths break locks to get the job done or find a better approach?
Do emergency locksmiths need to break locks?
On top of possessing unique skill sets, locksmiths carry special tools designed to manipulate lock mechanisms. The notion that locksmiths break locks all the time to deal with problems is a common misunderstanding. But in most situations, locksmiths simply don’t need to break locks.
Most locksmiths prioritise releasing the lock in a way that preserves its integrity, which allows the lock to be repaired or reused and spares you from paying for a replacement. Locksmiths typically have a variety of tools at their disposal, from lock picks and tension wrenches to electronic pick guns and other bypass tools.
Do locksmiths break locks at times to get the job done? Only when it’s necessary. Locks that are aged, rusted or damaged might need to be removed by force. Emergency locksmiths may also have to break the lock if somebody is trapped inside the room or vehicle.
A professional locksmith, however, will only break a lock if it’s absolutely necessary. One reason to be wary of very cheap quotes is that the locksmith in question may have little to no qualifications and may damage or destroy your lock and leave you with no way to get compensation.
Why you should choose Express Locksmith
With Express Locksmith, your lock is always in the safest and most capable hands. With over 1000 five-star reviews, we offer quality workmanship 100% guaranteed and fully insured for $10 million. Our first port of call is always to repair the lock in order to save you money, and we only take the step of breaking it if it’s an emergency situation or absolutely necessary. We also provide free quotes so you know exactly what the job will cost – no unpleasant surprises in store.
Express Locksmith provides the most experienced and reliable emergency, commercial, automotive and residential locksmiths in the Gold Coast and Tweed Heads areas. Because we’re long-term locals, we can get there faster and because we have 20 years’ experience under our belts, we can save you time and money by getting the job done right the first time. We’ll beat any written quote and because we know that every single saving helps, we offer 10% senior discounts on labour.
To stop asking ‘do locksmiths break locks?’ and to find a locksmith that preserves both your lock and your peace of mind, contact Express Locksmith on 0468 646 440.
Choose Express Locksmith’s emergency locksmith services
Express Locksmith’s emergency locksmiths on the Gold Coast can help you regain access fast, with quality low-cost solutions to all your lock-related problems. A family-owned and operated business, we can get to you faster because we’re locals and provide you with a free quote so you know exactly what it will cost (no surprises in store).
How much do our emergency locksmiths charge? The best price on the market. We’ll beat any written quote and offer 10% senior discounts on labour. You’ll get the highest quality workmanship for the price – our 900+ five-star Google reviews will attest to that – and our jobs are fully insured for $10 million.
No matter where you’re locked out, we can be anywhere on the Gold Coast usually within a 20-minute response time. This includes northern suburbs like Ormeau and Coomera and southern ones like Burleigh Heads and Coolangatta. Plus we can cross the border into Tweed!
To find out more about how much emergency locksmiths charge, contact the Express Locksmith team for a free quote.
