Compare the grade, the keys that come with it and the fitting before you pay. A free request for deadbolts and deadlocks in Gauteng goes to a supplier serving towns and cities across Gauteng, and you see the offers side by side.
Deadbolts and Deadlocks in Gauteng
Deadbolts in Gauteng: 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 Gauteng, Gauteng can quote on supplying and fitting the deadbolt and keying it to your existing locks.
New to this? Read the deadbolts and deadlocks guide for the choices and the points worth checking before you pay.
What to know locally in Gauteng
A steel security gate in front of a timber front door is the norm in Randburg, Roodepoort and Pretoria East, and many older homes in Melville and Waterkloof still run 3 lever mortice locks worth upgrading to 5 lever. Townhouses in Fourways, Midstream and Olivedale mix aluminium sliders with hook bolts and narrow stile locks. Hardware stores stock euro cylinders, but measure the door first and ask for an anti-snap one.
Securing doors and gates in Gauteng
Few places in the country put as many locks on one property as Gauteng. A typical Johannesburg or Pretoria house has a security gate in front of the front door, a slam lock on the pedestrian gate, burglar bars and a padlocked garage, while townhouse complexes in Midrand and Centurion add a guardhouse, a gate remote and body corporate rules on what you may fit. Older homes in Parkhurst, Brooklyn and Kensington still carry lever mortice locks from decades back. Mobile locksmiths work every suburb from a bakkie, and most take after-hours lockouts. Highveld dust grits up gate locks in the dry winter, and insurers often ask for 5 lever locks on outside doors after a claim.
The requests we see from Gauteng 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
- Offices, shops and practices: deadlocks on back doors, storerooms and offices that are left closed overnight
Local tips for Gauteng
Common here: lockouts, rekeying after a move, security gate and complex gate locks. Ask each locksmith or supplier about this: ask for the call-out fee and the after-hours rate before they drive out. Where they work from: mobile locksmiths across both metros; hardware stores on every main road.
Requests range widely: rim, tubular and mortice deadlocks. Here, homeowners lead the requests, typically for a second solid bolt above the handle on the front, back and kitchen doors. One local point to raise: mobile locksmiths in nearly every suburb; after-hours call-outs common.
Service area: Gauteng and surrounds
Locksmiths and suppliers on our network work throughout Gauteng, including Johannesburg, Pretoria, Ekurhuleni, Sedibeng, West Rand, Midrand, Centurion. For farms and smaller towns, ask whether travel is in the price and how far the locksmith drives.