A deadbolt is only as strong as the hole it was bored into and the plate it throws into. In Shanty Bay we install new deadbolts on doors that have never had one, replace worn units on doors that have, and set the strike so the bolt slides home without lifting or leaning on the door. We serve Crown Hill as well.
Locksmith services
This is the working list of services for Shanty Bay: the jobs a locksmith gets asked to do week in and week out. Lockouts and broken keys. Rekeys and lock changes. Deadbolts, high-security cylinders and smart locks. Commercial hardware and master key systems. Safe opening. And key cutting, house and vehicle alike.
Shanty Bay
Break-In Damage Lock RepairThey did not get in.
Lock Replacement & UpgradeThe century home's original mortise lock takes a key the size of a spoon, sticks in humid weather and has worn its strike to a…
Vintage Mortise Lock ServiceThe old skeleton key still fits the keyhole, but it now needs a jiggle, a lean on the door and a little luck before the bolt…
Mailbox Lock ReplacementThe mail slot on the shop's exterior wall has a small compartment lock that a former employee still has a key to, months after…
High Security LocksYou run a home office with client files and equipment, and your insurer has asked what kind of lock is on the door.
Commercial RekeyingTwo people left over the summer and the keys they handed back came up one short.
Access Control InstallationThe back door of the shop runs on one key, and by now it lives on six different rings: yours, two managers, a cleaner, a supplier…
Commercial-Grade Lock ReplacementThe key to the office entrance turns with almost no resistance now, and some mornings the deadbolt does not fully retract until…
Car Lockout ServiceThe rental van came with one key.Change or rekey
A home has a rhythm: school runs, dog walkers, cleaners, grown children with old keys. Our residential work fits the locks to that rhythm, whether that means a single rekey, a keypad for the side door or a full set of matching deadbolts.
High security
Interchangeable-core high security cylinders let a business change a lock in moments by swapping the core with a control key, so a lost key means a core swap rather than a locksmith visit for every door. The page explains where that suits and where it does not.
Shanty Bay
Hardware for Shanty Bay homes is chosen for the door, not the catalogue. We look at the thickness, the bore, the backset, the swing and the finish already on the house, then bring options that fit without new holes or mismatched brass. The result looks as though it was always there, and it locks the way the door deserves.
— Coldwater Locksmith Pros
Hours
Simcoe, Ontario
2021 census · what it means at the door
44%Homes of every age
About 44% of homes in Oro-Medonte were built in 1980 or earlier, according to the 2021 Census.
In neighbourhoods with a mix of older and newer homes, the finishes on the doors vary widely: aged brass, satin nickel, matte black. A locksmith serving such an area keeps a range of finishes so replacement hardware suits each house.
97%Mostly houses
Single-detached houses make up about 97% of homes in Oro-Medonte (2021 Census).
Detached houses collect hardware from every renovation. A locksmith visiting one often finds three keyways, two finishes and one door that never latched right. Sorting all of that into a consistent, working set is a satisfying afternoon's work.
Shanty Bay
Break-In Damage Lock Repair
They did not get in. The attempt left a screwdriver gouge in the door edge, a strike plate bent outward and a deadbolt that now needs a shove to throw. The lock held, but the door is telling you it was tested.
Break-In Damage Lock RepairYes, in a good way. A suite door that opens onto a corridor is meant to close and latch on its own every time, so the repair uses hardware suited to a labelled fire door, keeps the self-closing device adjusted and operating, and adds no holes or plates the label does not allow. The building's manager is normally involved, and the locksmith works with the door's rating rather than around it.
A restricted keyway helps with that. The key blanks are controlled by the manufacturer and its authorised locksmiths, so a copy generally requires the card, record or authorisation the program uses, cutting down on copies made at an ordinary kiosk. It suits homes where keys are lent to cleaners, contractors or tenants. The cylinders are fitted in the normal way, and you keep the key card safe because it is what future copies depend on.
Almost certainly not. That pattern means the door has moved in its frame so the latch and bolt no longer meet the strike squarely. Solid wood doors in older houses swell in humid weather and settle on their hinges over the years. The service adjusts or shims the strike and tightens or packs the hinges so the bolt throws without lifting the door, and the lock itself is usually cleaned and lubricated at the same time.
That particular kind of mailbox is owned and serviced directly by the postal operator, including its locks and replacement keys, so a resident with a lost key there contacts them rather than a locksmith. This service covers mailboxes that belong to a home, a business, or a condo or apartment building, such as a lobby panel or a slot built into a house door.
No. The blank for a patented keyway is distributed only through the manufacturer's network to locksmiths who hold the system, and the side milling or angled cuts need a machine set up for that line. A kiosk would have neither the blank nor the cut. Extra keys come through your locksmith, cut from code, once an authorised person has approved the order. That routine is a small inconvenience compared with never knowing who has a copy.
On-site assessment preferred
Let's sort out your door. Call and tell us about the door.
Open 24/7 · same fees any hour
On-site assessment preferred · (249) 492-0024 · open 24/7
