Taken-apart steel door knob, deadbolt, three keys, strike plate and screwdriver on a dark towel, with an open tool bag behind.

High security · Welland

High Security Locks

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After the attempted break-in the police officer pointed at your door and said the strike plate was held by two short screws. Nobody got in, but you have looked at that door differently every evening since.

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In plain words

The service begins with a conversation about what the door protects and what worries you, then a close look at the door as a whole: the cylinder, the bolt, the strike, the frame, the hinges and any glass nearby. From that the locksmith recommends a level of protection that matches the risk, fits it, and sets up the key system in your name. From then on, extra keys are cut only when you authorise them, and you receive a record of which key opens which door. It is the mechanical answer to the question most people eventually ask: who else has a key to this?

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The call: You run a home office with client files and equipment, and your insurer has asked what kind of lock is on the door. The honest answer is the builder's knob lock and a light deadbolt from when the house was new.

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High Security Locks · Welland

How the visit goes

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Scene 1
Who holds keys and who should
For a business or a rental, the locksmith asks to see the key list, or helps you start one. Which keys exist, who carries them, which doors they open, and what happens when someone leaves. This is where the case for a patented or restricted key system becomes clear, because the system replaces guesswork with a register: every key numbered, every order authorised by a named person, and no blanks available outside the locksmith who manages it. The locksmith also asks how many people need to reach each area so the keying plan reflects the way the building actually runs.
Scene 2
Setting up controlled keys
The key system is registered to you before the first key is cut. The locksmith records the system, the authorised signatories and the number of keys issued, and hands you the authorisation card or online validation details. Every key is cut from code rather than copied, because the angled cuts or side milling must be exact for the sidebar to release. Extra keys later are ordered by an authorised person and logged, and blanks are not sold outside the manufacturer's network. This is what makes a key stop being a thing anyone can duplicate at a kiosk.
Scene 3
A key plan that survives staff changes
For a business, the handover includes a key schedule showing every cylinder, every key number and who holds it. When someone leaves, their key comes back and is struck off; if it does not come back, you know exactly which doors it opened and can decide whether one cylinder or several should be repinned. Because the keyway is restricted, a departed employee cannot quietly keep a copy. New hires are issued a numbered key against a signature. The plan lives in a folder or spreadsheet, and the locksmith keeps a matching record so the two can be reconciled whenever you like.

In the van

Box strike
Reinforced strike plate
Commercial mortise lock body
Hardened cylinder guard ring
Graded deadbolt with hardened bolt

What shapes the quoteMaple Park Locksmith Co.

Cylinder only or full deadbolt: Swapping the cylinder inside a sound deadbolt is a smaller job than fitting a new graded deadbolt through the door, and a knob-only door that needs a fresh bore is bigger again.
Retiring the old keyway: If other doors stay on the old key for now, they may need rekeying so an unknown copy has nowhere to go; that is additional cylinder work alongside the upgrade.
Number of keys cut: Every key is cut from code on a machine that handles side bitting or angled cuts, so the count of keys you want at handover is a real line rather than a rounding error.

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Before you call · 0 / 3

Does the door have a closer, push bar, alarm contact or keypad on it already?
For a business, who should be allowed to authorise new keys?
Which locks are on the door now: knob only, knob and deadbolt, a mortise lock or a lever?

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Good questions about locks

Do high security locks need special maintenance?

Only light care. Use the dry lubricant the locksmith recommends once or twice a year, never oil, which gathers grit around the finger pins and sidebar. Keep the keyway free of debris and insert the key fully before turning. In winter, warm a resisting key in your hand or use a de-icer rather than forcing it. Check hinge and strike screws each season so the door stays aligned. Treated this way the cylinder lasts for decades.

Should I upgrade the front door only, or every door?

Start with the doors that matter and the ones that are weakest, which are often not the same. Front doors usually carry the sturdiest hardware already; the side door by the driveway, the door from the garage and the basement walkout often carry the lightest locks and get the least attention. The assessment walks the whole perimeter with you so the upgrade goes where entry is most likely, and the remaining doors can join the same key later.

How long does the installation take?

A cylinder swap with new keys on one door is a short visit. A new deadbolt, reinforced strike and frame repair takes longer, and several doors keyed to a plan take longer again, mostly in bench time pinning cylinders. The locksmith gives you a realistic estimate once the doors have been looked at, because the frame condition and the door preparation matter more than the count of locks alone.