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Deadbolts and Deadlocks in Johannesburg
Deadbolts in Johannesburg: 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 Johannesburg, 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.
Door locks & handles in Johannesburg: local notes
Houses in Parkhurst, Emmarentia and Westdene often have tall timber front doors with a 3 lever mortice lock and a separate rim night latch, and swapping both for a 5 lever sashlock with a lever handle on a backplate is a common job. Flats in Berea and Yeoville add a deadbolt to a thin door and a padlock on the trellis gate. In Maboneng and Braamfontein, converted warehouses use aluminium shopfront doors that need a narrow lock case.
Locks and keys in Johannesburg
Older Johannesburg suburbs such as Melville, Parkview, Kensington and Observatory are full of houses built before the 1960s, many still on their original 2 or 3 lever mortice locks behind a steel security gate added decades later. Closer to the centre, in Hillbrow, Berea and Braamfontein, the doors belong to flats, student residences and converted office blocks, where landlords deal with tenant turnover, lost keys and lobby tags. Mobile locksmiths work the city from bases in the CBD, Booysens and Auckland Park, and after-hours lockouts are a steady part of their day. When a policy comes up for renewal, insurers often ask for 5 lever locks on outside doors, so an older house is a good place to start with a walk round.
Typical deadbolts and deadlocks requests in the area come from:
- Homeowners: a second solid bolt above the handle on the front, back and kitchen doors
- Landlords and letting agents: deadbolts with cylinders that can be rekeyed quickly when a tenant moves out
- Offices, shops and practices: deadlocks on back doors, storerooms and offices that are left closed overnight
Local tips for Johannesburg
Locksmiths and lock suppliers in Johannesburg mostly work from here: mobile locksmiths and key cutters in the CBD, Booysens, Auckland Park and Rosebank. The requests that come up most: lever lock upgrades in old suburbs, rekeying and lockouts in inner city flats. When you ask for quotes, ask whether the locksmith is PSIRA registered and what the after-hours rate is.
Around Johannesburg the largest group asking is homeowners, which usually means a second solid bolt above the handle on the front, back and kitchen doors. Before you agree to anything: a thumb turn inside is quicker in a fire. Getting a locksmith here: locksmiths spread across the city; after-hours call-outs common in most suburbs.
Service area: Johannesburg and surrounds
Requests from Johannesburg go to locksmiths who already work in Sandton, Randburg, Roodepoort, Soweto, Rosebank, Fourways, Melville and the rest of the area. Mention an estate with gate access rules or a flat on an upper floor, because they change the call-out.