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Deadbolts and Deadlocks in Durban
Deadbolts in Durban: say which doors need a second lock, whether they are solid timber, steel or hollow, and whether you want a thumb turn or a key inside. Locksmiths around Durban, KwaZulu-Natal can quote on supplying and fitting the deadbolt and keying it to your existing locks.
Want to know more first? Our deadbolts and deadlocks guide covers the types, the grades and what affects the price.
Durban notes on door locks & handles
Older houses in Glenwood, Morningside and Musgrave often still have 3 lever mortice locks on heavy timber doors, and swapping to 5 lever locks is a common request when insurers ask. Flats along the beachfront in North Beach and South Beach mostly use cylinder locks with a security gate in front. In Umhlanga and La Lucia, sliding doors to the pool need a hook bolt lock plus a bottom bolt, ideally in stainless steel.
Locks and keys in Durban
Durban's housing runs from old Berea houses with tall timber doors and lever mortice locks to sea facing flats on the beachfront and secure estates in Umhlanga Ridge and Mount Edgecombe. Locksmiths work from vans across the metro, so a lockout in Glenwood or a jammed security gate in Durban North is usually a short drive away, day or night. The humid, salty air is the local enemy: plated padlocks, gate locks and cylinder faces corrode quickly within a few kilometres of the sea, and keys start to stick. Brass, marine grade stainless steel and covered keyways last longer. Insurers often ask for 5 lever locks on outside doors, and many estates set rules on what goes on a front door.
The requests we see from Durban usually come from:
- Homeowners: a second solid bolt above the handle on the front, back and kitchen doors
- Complexes, estates and body corporates: an extra deadbolt on unit doors, fitted to suit the body corporate's door finish
- Landlords and letting agents: deadbolts with cylinders that can be rekeyed quickly when a tenant moves out
Local tips for Durban
Common here: lockouts in flats, corroded gate locks and padlocks, estate access control. Ask each locksmith or supplier about this: ask for brass or stainless steel padlocks and gate locks if you live near the sea. Where they work from: mobile locksmiths across the metro, with hardware stores in the CBD, Berea and Springfield.
Deadbolts and Deadlocks usually suits front, back and kitchen doors, and works like this: key outside, thumb turn or key inside. For homeowners, the biggest group here, that usually means a second solid bolt above the handle on the front, back and kitchen doors. On the weather side: humid salt air corrodes plated padlocks and gate locks; choose brass or stainless.
Service area: Durban and surrounds
Our network covers Durban together with Umhlanga, Pinetown, Westville, Umlazi, Phoenix, Chatsworth, Berea. A street address helps a supplier plan the visit and bring the right locks before quoting.