Locksmith New Westminster, BC
A mobile locksmith for the Royal City: lockouts, rekeys and lock changes for heritage houses, strata suites, townhomes and cars, from Queensborough up to Sapperton. We come to you. Call 778-907-9808, and arrival is confirmed on the call.
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What a New Westminster locksmith runs into
New West is small on the map and very mixed at the door. We ask what kind of building it is before anything else.
BC's oldest city still has houses from before the First World War a few blocks from glass towers by the SkyTrain. The lock on the door tends to match the age of the building.
Queens Park and the heritage blocks
Older front doors with mortise lock bodies, tall plates and knobs that have been painted over more than once. We work the lock in the door rather than cutting a new hole for modern hardware.
Downtown, Columbia Street and the Quay
Strata towers along the river and near New Westminster and Columbia stations. Your suite door is yours to rekey. The lobby, parkade and fobs stay with the strata.
Uptown, Brow of the Lake and the West End
Older low-rise rentals, character houses split into suites, and post-war bungalows. Lots of tired cylinders and keys nobody kept track of.
Queensborough and Sapperton
Newer townhome complexes and detached houses in Queensborough, older streets and newer infill around Sapperton. Townhome front doors, garage man-doors and patio locks all come up.
The van carries the parts for the usual New West calls, so most of them are done at the door on the first visit.
- LockoutHouse, townhome or suite door opened once ID and proof of address are checked. See home lockout.
- RekeyKeep the hardware, change the key. Common after buying a place or a tenant leaving. See lock change and rekey.
- New deadboltA stronger deadbolt fitted where the old one is loose or worn out
- Heritage locksMortise bodies and older knob sets checked before anything gets replaced
- Door that will not latchSagging hinges, a moved strike, a frame that shifted. See door repair.
- Car keys and lockoutsOpened, cut or programmed where the car is parked. See automotive locksmith.
- Shops and officesStorefront locks along Columbia Street and Sixth Street. See commercial locksmith.
New Westminster is priced the same as Vancouver. You hear the total for your address on the call, before a technician heads out.
Our published prices are on our locksmith prices page.
See our locksmith prices →Can the original lock on a heritage house stay?
Usually it can. A lot of New West owners want to keep the old hardware, and a sound mortise lock can outlast the house's third or fourth deadbolt.
✓Worth keeping
- A mortise body whose bolt still throws fully
- A cylinder that takes a rekey
- Original knobs and plates on a solid door
✕Time to replace
- A cylinder that grinds or will not turn
- A latch that no longer catches the strike
- Broken parts nobody makes anymore
You get the answer before any work starts.
Heritage rules
If your house is on the city's heritage register or in a heritage area, ask the city before changing what the front door looks like. A rekey or a matching cylinder changes nothing on the outside.
Strata towers and townhomes in New Westminster
A lot of New West lives in strata, from the towers by the SkyTrain to the townhome rows in Queensborough. The line is the same in all of them.
✓We do
- Open, rekey or change your own suite or unit door
- Fit a new deadbolt on your door, within your bylaws
✕Your strata or property manager
- Lobby, parkade, gate and common-area doors
- Building fobs and parkade keys. We never copy or program them.
Renters
On a rental, the landlord decides who changes the lock. If you are locked out, we can still open the door once you show it is your home.
Keypads
Check your bylaws first. Then see smart lock installation.
New Westminster rekey and key fitting
Two jobs we do on New West doors all the time.
Rekey after you get the keys
A new place in New West usually comes with keys from the last owner, the last tenant and whoever they handed spares to. We rekey the cylinder at the door so all of those stop working.
The handle and deadbolt you already have stay on the door.
A key that has to be made to fit
Older Royal City locks often have no spare left, or only a worn copy of a copy. We cut a key from the lock or check a worn one against it, then file it until it turns smoothly.
If the lock itself is the problem, we say so before cutting anything.
01Do you come to me in New Westminster?
Yes. A technician comes to your home, business or car in New Westminster and does the work there.
02Do you cover Queensborough?
Yes. Queensborough is part of New Westminster and we cover it the same as the rest of the city. Tell us the street when you call.
03How much is a lockout in New Westminster?
The total for your address is confirmed on the call, before a technician is sent. Our locksmith prices page has the published prices.
04Can you work on the old lock on my heritage house?
Often, yes. We look at the mortise body or knob set first, then tell you whether it can be opened, rekeyed or needs replacing.
05Can you copy my building fob or parkade key?
No. Fobs, lobby, parkade and common-area keys belong to your strata or property manager, and we never copy or program them. Your own suite and house keys we can cut.
Areas we serve
Mobile locksmith service across Vancouver, the UBC area and New Westminster.
Each area page covers the doors, buildings and locks we see there.
View Service Areas ↗Call a New Westminster locksmith: 778-907-9808
↗Tell us the door, the building and the neighbourhood, from Queensborough to Sapperton. Arrival is confirmed on the call.