Locksmith Point Grey, Vancouver
A mobile locksmith for Point Grey houses, suites and townhomes: lockouts, whole-house rekeys and keypad locks. We come to your door. Call 604-227-9083, and arrival is confirmed on the call.
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Why a Point Grey house needs more than one lock fixed
Large lots and detached homes mean more entrances to keep track of.
Point Grey is mostly detached houses, many of them older and large. A single house can have a front door, a side door, a back door, a garage door and a separate suite entrance.
Keys nobody counted
Over decades, a house collects keys: past owners, trades, family, a neighbour. If you have just bought, a rekey makes all of them stop working.
Mismatched locks
Front door from one decade, back door from another. We can pin the locks you keep to one key so you carry a single key for the whole house.
Doors that were never locked well
Side and back doors on older houses often have a weak or missing deadbolt. See door repair if the frame is the problem.
The garage side door
The person door beside a garage door is one of the least secured entries on a house. See garage doors.
These are the calls that fit a neighbourhood of houses, basement suites and a few low-rise buildings.
- LockoutAny door on the house opened once we have seen ID with your address on it. See home lockout.
- Whole-house rekeyEvery cylinder on one new key. See lock change and rekey.
- Suite doorA separate lock and key for a basement or lane suite
- Keypad or smart lockFor owners who rent a suite or are away. See smart lock installation.
- Extra keysSpares for a suite tenant or a house-sitter. See key cutting.
- Garage side doorDeadbolt or lock on the side door. See garage doors.
- CarKeys locked in a car parked by the beach or at home. See automotive locksmith.
A Point Grey house is often a several-lock job: front, back, side and suite. The number of locks moves the total, which is confirmed on the call before a technician is sent.
What moves the total is on our locksmith prices page.
See locksmith prices →Basement and lane suites: keeping the keys apart
Many Point Grey houses have a suite below or behind the main house. Owner and tenant should not share a key.
✓Good set-up
- Suite door on its own key
- Main house on a different key
- Rekey whenever a tenant leaves
✕Common problem
- One key opens house and suite
- Old tenant keys still working
- No record of who has a copy
A rekey fixes all three without replacing the hardware.
Owners
You decide who changes the locks on your own house. Tell us which doors are the suite and which are yours.
Tenants
Check with your landlord before changing a rental lock. Locked out of the suite you rent? We open it once your ID matches the address.
Point Grey house rekey and keypad lock fitting
Two jobs we do on large houses.
One key for the whole house
After a purchase, we go door by door: front, side, back and suite. Each cylinder is rekeyed so one new key works and every old key stops.
The hardware stays on the doors, so it usually costs less than changing every lock.
Keypad lock on an older door
Older doors are not always drilled to modern sizes. We check the hole and the backset first, then fit a keypad lock that suits the door, or tell you what it needs.
Useful for an owner with a suite or family coming and going.
Condos, low-rise suites and cars near the water
Not every call is a house. Some are a townhome or a low-rise suite, and some are a car parked near the beach.
Townhomes and low-rise suites
We work on your own suite door. Shared entries, building fobs and common-area keys belong to the strata, and we never copy or program fobs.
Cars at the beach and park
Keys locked in a car at a beach or park lot is a common call. We open it at the vehicle. See automotive locksmith and car key replacement.
Lost car key
If the key is gone, tell us the make, model and year on the call. The total is confirmed before we come.
01I just bought a Point Grey house. Should I rekey it?
Yes, it is the usual first step. You do not know who holds keys from past owners or trades. We rekey each exterior door so one new key works and old keys stop.
02Can all the doors on my house use the same key?
Usually, yes. We rekey the locks you are keeping onto one key. Locks too worn to rekey are replaced with a new one on the same key.
03I have a basement suite. Can it have its own key?
Yes. The suite door gets its own key, separate from the main house, and we rekey it between tenants.
04Will a keypad lock fit my older front door?
Often. We check the bore and backset on the call and at the door. If the door needs adjusting first, we say so before any work starts.
05How much is a lockout in Point Grey?
It depends on the lock, the door and the hour. The total for your address is confirmed on the call. See locksmith prices.
06Can you copy a building fob?
No. In a Point Grey low-rise or townhome complex, the fob and garage keys belong to the strata or property manager. We never copy or program them. House and suite keys we copy at the door.
Vancouver neighbourhoods we serve
Mobile locksmith service across the city of Vancouver and the UBC area.
Each area page covers the doors, buildings and locks we see in that part of the city.
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↗Tell us which door it is and where you are in Point Grey. Arrival is confirmed on the call.