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Detached mortise lock body with a projecting hook-shaped bolt beside a threaded cylinder. — Commercial-Grade Lock Replacement, Sawlog Bay

Commercial · Sawlog Bay

Commercial-Grade Lock Replacement in Sawlog Bay

Head office wants every branch keyed alike under one system, and half the locations are still running whatever lockset the original contractor happened to install years ago.

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Commercial-Grade Lock Replacement

In plain words

A business door rarely fails the same way a house door does, because it opens far more often and often has to satisfy a fire or egress rule a home door never faces. Replacement starts by identifying what the opening actually is: a mortise-prepped steel door, a narrow-stile aluminum storefront, a fire-rated door that needs listed hardware, or an exit serving enough people that code calls for panic-style release. The locksmith fits hardware built for that specific opening, connects it correctly to any electric strike or access-control wiring already present, and hands over keys cut and logged to the business's own system.

Sound familiar?

An inspection report flagged the rear exit as needing hardware that opens with one motion and no key, and that door currently has an ordinary keyed knob on the inside.

How the visit goes

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How the visit goes

  1. Finding what else is already wired to the door

    Many commercial openings carry more than a mechanical lock: an electric strike, a maglock, a door position switch feeding an alarm panel, or a card reader tied to an access-control system. The locksmith identifies everything already connected to the opening before ordering replacement hardware, since a new lock has to coexist with that wiring rather than replace it by accident. Where the connected hardware is the actual source of the problem, that gets flagged separately rather than folded silently into a mechanical lock replacement.

  2. Cutting keys and updating the record

    New keys are cut to the agreed system and tested in every door they are meant to open before anyone leaves the site. Where a master or interchangeable-core system is involved, the locksmith updates the business's key-control log with what was issued, what was retired, and which doors now share which key, so the paper record matches the metal. Any key that was reported lost or held by someone no longer with the business is confirmed as no longer functional on the new hardware.

  3. Fire and exit requirements satisfied, not just noted

    Where the door forms part of a fire separation or a required exit route, the new hardware is listed for that use and the door has been tested to confirm it still closes and latches on its own. Any push-type release hardware installed to meet an occupant-load threshold has been checked across the whole route it serves, not just at the one door where the call started. The business leaves with an opening that satisfies the condition that triggered the work, rather than a lock that merely looks similar to what was there before.

Commercial-Grade Lock Replacement

In the van

  • Restricted keyway cylinder
  • Key cutting and coding machine
  • Key-control log and tags
  • Mortise lock body
  • Listed panic or exit hardware

What affects the quote

Same fees day, night or weekend

  1. 1Type of hardware the door takes

    A mortise lock body, a heavy cylindrical lockset and a narrow-stile lock or hookbolt are priced differently as hardware and take different amounts of labour to fit, so the quote follows what the door's own construction requires.

  2. 2Electrified hardware and access-control integration

    An electric strike, maglock or reader tie-in adds parts and testing time beyond a purely mechanical lock, and the quote separates that electrified work from the mechanical hardware so each is clear on its own.

  3. 3Grade and duty rating of the lock

    Hardware built for higher cycle counts and rougher daily handling costs more than a lighter-duty equivalent, and the right grade for a busy delivery door is not the same as for a quiet interior office.

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Commercial-Grade Lock Replacement: questions

Can a tenant request commercial lock replacement, or does it have to go through the landlord?

This depends on the lease and on which doors are involved. A tenant can generally arrange work on hardware inside their own leased space, while entry doors, shared corridors and building-wide systems usually involve the property manager or landlord, since a change there can affect other tenants' access as well. Confirming this before the visit avoids hardware being installed that has to be redone.

How does this service differ from a home lockout or residential rekey?

A home lockout or residential rekey is usually about one door and one household's keys. Commercial-grade lock replacement more often involves a system, several doors, a master key structure, and sometimes a fire or exit rule the door has to satisfy, so the assessment, the hardware selected and the record kept at the end are all built around managing that wider structure rather than a single lock.

Who should hold the master key once the system is set up?

That is a decision for the business, not the locksmith, but the general practice is to limit master keys to the smallest number of people who genuinely need building-wide access, and to log who holds each one. Sub-master and change keys can then cover departments, shifts or single doors without every key holder carrying access to everything.

Commercial Locks

Person holding a door-handle and latch assembly at a worktable outside a glass entrance, with additional handles and tools laid out. — Commercial Rekeying, Sawlog Bay
Commercial RekeyingA key turned up in the parking lot with the shop's name on its fob.

Commercial-Grade Lock Replacement near you

These are the services we bring to doors across Sawlog Bay. Residential work covers lockouts, rekeying, lock replacement, deadbolts, smart locks and older hardware brought back to life. Commercial work covers storefront doors, exit devices, closers, master keys and safes. Vehicle key cutting rounds out the list when it is needed.

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