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Key Cutting in Johannesburg
For key cutting in Johannesburg, say what keys you need copied (house, lever, padlock, gate, dimple or restricted) and how many of each. Key cutters and locksmiths in Johannesburg and nearby towns in Gauteng can tell you whether they have the blanks or need to order them.
The main key cutting page explains the hardware, the standards and the costs in more detail.
What to know locally in Johannesburg
Landlords with buildings in Hillbrow, Joubert Park and Doornfontein rekey a flat each time a tenant leaves and keep a master key for the caretaker, so ask about a restricted key profile that cannot be copied at a kiosk. Student landlords around Braamfontein and Auckland Park book key cutting in batches before the academic year starts. After a break-in in Kensington or Bezuidenhout Valley, an emergency locksmith can secure the door that night and fit a new lock next day.
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.
Who asks for key cutting around Johannesburg, most often first:
- Homeowners: spare front door, security gate and garage keys for every person in the house
- Landlords and letting agents: sets of keys for each new tenant and one spare for the letting agent
- Offices, shops and practices: spare keys for staff, cut from originals and recorded in a key register
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 spare front door, security gate and garage keys for every person in the house. Before you agree to anything: restricted keys need the owner's key card. Getting a locksmith here: locksmiths spread across the city; after-hours call-outs common in most suburbs.
Service area: Johannesburg and surrounds
Locksmiths and suppliers on our network work in Johannesburg and surrounding areas, including Sandton, Randburg, Roodepoort, Soweto, Rosebank, Fourways, Melville. Give the suburb and a rough idea of the job, so the quote can allow for travel and the right parts.