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

Commercial · Wasaga Beach

Commercial-Grade Lock Replacement

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

Fire separations and exit routes add a layer that a house entry door never has, and this service is where that layer gets handled properly. A door that forms part of a fire separation needs hardware listed for that door's rating, and a door on a required exit may need to open with a single motion and no key once the building's occupant load crosses a threshold. The locksmith checks whether either condition applies to this specific opening, selects hardware that satisfies it, and installs the new lock so the door still closes and latches the way a fire-rated or exit door is required to.

Sound familiar?

Overnight someone forced the back door, and the cylinder face is scarred, the metal around the strike has pulled loose from the frame, and the latch no longer sits flush.

How the visit goes

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How the visit goes

  1. Checking how the current lock fits the business's key system

    Every commercial building runs some kind of keying logic, even an informal one, and the locksmith maps it before touching hardware: is this cylinder on the same key as other doors, does it belong to a master or grand-master system, is it a standard keyway or a restricted one that only a specific supplier can cut? Getting this picture first means the new hardware can be ordered to slot into that structure, onto a fresh structure the business wants instead, or left standing alone if that is genuinely what is wanted.

  2. Removing the old hardware cleanly

    The existing lock, cylinder and strike come out without enlarging the door's mortise pocket or bore, since a clean prep is what lets the new hardware seat correctly. Any hardware that was previously mismatched to the door, an incorrect backset or a strike screwed in at an angle, is noted so the business understands why the last repair may not have held. The old hardware is set aside for the business to keep, dispose of, or use as a reference for other doors still running the same outdated lockset.

  3. A storefront that closes the way it should

    For a narrow-stile or glass storefront door, the finished job means the hookbolt or deadlatch engages fully across its travel every time, without the shoulder-check that a worn or mismatched lock used to need. Staff closing up for the night can throw the lock once and trust it caught, and the business is no longer relying on a habit of double-checking a door that should simply work. The hardware's finish is also suited to public-facing use, holding its appearance under daily handling.

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. 1Interchangeable-core hardware

    Interchangeable-core cylinders cost more up front than standard ones but reduce the cost of every future rekey, since the business can swap cores itself. Whether that trade-off suits you shapes which cylinder type is quoted.

  2. 2Restricted or patented keyways

    A restricted keyway usually costs more as hardware than a standard cylinder, and duplicate keys are controlled through the manufacturer or distributor rather than cut freely; some restricted programs require formal registration, while others control the same blanks without a signed authorization step.

  3. 3Number of keys cut and issued

    Keys are counted individually into the quote. A small office needing a handful of keys is a smaller line item than a multi-shift operation issuing keys to a large staff roster.

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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, Wasaga Beach
Commercial RekeyingA key turned up in the parking lot with the shop's name on its fob.

Commercial-Grade Lock Replacement near you

Whatever brought you to this page from Wasaga Beach, whether it was a lockout, a lost key, a move, a break-in or simply a door that has annoyed you for months, one of the services below fits. Each is written to tell you what happens, what it involves, and what you have when the locksmith leaves.

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