Compare the grade, the keys that come with it and the fitting before you pay. A free request for door locks in Durban goes to a supplier serving Durban and nearby areas of KwaZulu-Natal, and you see the offers side by side.
Door Locks in Durban
Door locks in Durban: say how many outside and inside doors you have, what locks are on them now and whether you want one key for all the outside doors. Locksmiths and lock suppliers around Durban, KwaZulu-Natal can quote on supplying the locks only or supplying and fitting them.
New to this? Read the door locks guide for the choices and the points worth checking before you pay.
What to know locally in Durban
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.
Securing doors and gates 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: lever lock sets on the front and back doors, a deadbolt and simple inside locks
- Complexes, estates and body corporates: matching unit door locks that suit the body corporate rules and the estate's key system
- Landlords and letting agents: sturdy outside door locks that can be rekeyed cheaply each time a tenant leaves
Local tips for Durban
Locksmiths and lock suppliers in Durban mostly work from here: mobile locksmiths across the metro, with hardware stores in the CBD, Berea and Springfield. The requests that come up most: lockouts in flats, corroded gate locks and padlocks, estate access control. When you ask for quotes, ask for brass or stainless steel padlocks and gate locks if you live near the sea.
Around Durban the largest group asking is homeowners, which usually means lever lock sets on the front and back doors, a deadbolt and simple inside locks. Before you agree to anything: insurers usually prefer 5 lever outside. Getting a locksmith here: mobile locksmiths in every suburb; after-hours call-outs are common.
Service area: Durban and surrounds
Requests from Durban go to locksmiths who already work in Umhlanga, Pinetown, Westville, Umlazi, Phoenix, Chatsworth, Berea 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.