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Door Locks in Johannesburg
Door locks in Johannesburg: 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 Johannesburg, Gauteng 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.
Johannesburg notes on door locks & handles
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.
Johannesburg: the houses, the weather and the locksmiths
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 door locks requests in the area come from:
- Homeowners: lever lock sets on the front and back doors, a deadbolt and simple inside locks
- Landlords and letting agents: sturdy outside door locks that can be rekeyed cheaply each time a tenant leaves
- Offices, shops and practices: office and storeroom door locks keyed so staff carry only the keys they need
Local tips for Johannesburg
Common here: lever lock upgrades in old suburbs, rekeying and lockouts in inner city flats. Ask each locksmith or supplier about this: ask whether the locksmith is PSIRA registered and what the after-hours rate is. Where they work from: mobile locksmiths and key cutters in the CBD, Booysens, Auckland Park and Rosebank.
Around Johannesburg 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: locksmiths spread across the city; after-hours call-outs common in most suburbs.
Service area: Johannesburg and surrounds
Our network covers Johannesburg together with Sandton, Randburg, Roodepoort, Soweto, Rosebank, Fourways, Melville. A street address helps a supplier plan the visit and bring the right locks before quoting.