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Person in a green cap holding a brushed-metal deadbolt against a dark door while a yellow drill rests below it.

Locksmith · Markham

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From lockouts to master keys.

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Technician holding a small key fob at a bench with a key-cutting machine, loose keys, and a motorcycle and scooter behind.
  • 33years in business
  • 24/7open, every day
  • Same feesday, night or weekend
  • On siteassessment preferred

Vinegar Hill Lock & Key Specialists

This company started with one van, a bench full of cylinders and a habit that has never left: explaining the job before touching the door. The founder learned the trade the slow way, fitting deadbolts in draughty side entrances and pulling snapped keys out of car doors in the cold. Those early years taught a simple lesson. People care less about the mechanism and more about knowing what is happening to their home. So we still talk first. We ask what worries you, look at the hardware, and describe what we would do and why. Then you decide. The tools are better now and the team is bigger, but that first conversation still sets the tone for every visit.

Quantztown, Vinegar Hill, Armadale and Milliken

  • Clear about who can get in. After any rekey or replacement we tell you exactly which keys work and how many copies exist. Key control is the point, and you should have the full picture.

  • Careful with the building. We protect floors and finishes, work around your day where we can, and treat a shop or office with the same care as a home.

  • The choice explained in your terms. Rather than product names, we talk about what each option means for you: who has access, how it copes with weather, how easy it is to change later.

Describe the problem; we'll take it from there: (289) 306-0409

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How a visit goes

Vinegar Hill Lock & Key Specialists

Job ticket · open 24/7

  1. 1 Call

    Describe the problem; we'll take it from there.

    Describe the property, the hardware and what has changed, and the visit starts from what you have seen.

    (289) 306-0409 · open 24/7

  2. 2 Questions

    Deciding what to replace

    We look at the existing lock, the door thickness and the holes already drilled. Sometimes a new cylinder is enough; sometimes the whole lockset has earned its retirement.

  3. 3 On the way

    In the van

    Markham to Quantztown, Vinegar Hill, Armadale and Milliken.

    • Replacement cylinder or deadbolt
    • Nine-volt battery for smart locks
    • Strike plate and long hinge screws
    • Lock de-icer
    • Latch and bypass tools
  4. 4 Fixed

    Checking fit and finish

    Fitting the new hardware. The new lock goes in with the strike adjusted so the bolt throws fully. If the old holes need filling or enlarging, that is done neatly.

    Checking fit and finish. We test the lock with the door open and closed, from both sides, check the key turns without effort and clean up the doorstep before leaving.

Same fees day, night or weekend · on-site assessment preferred

Open 24/7

Request a visit

Talk to a locksmith about it.

Call now · open 24/7(289) 306-0409
  • On-site assessment preferred
  • Same fees day, night or weekend
  • 33 years in business