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Lock Replacement and Rekeying in Gauteng
For lock replacement or rekeying in Gauteng, list the doors (front, back, sliding, security gate, garage), the lock on each and whether you want one key for all of them. Locksmiths in Gauteng and across Gauteng can say whether your locks can be rekeyed or need replacing.
Want to know more first? Our lock replacement and rekeying guide covers the types, the grades and what affects the price.
Gauteng notes on locksmith services
Mobile locksmiths cover Sandton, Rosebank, Soweto, Tembisa and Centurion, and most quote a separate after-hours rate for lockouts. Auto locksmiths work across both metros and can usually cut and program a transponder key in your driveway instead of a tow to the dealer. Offices in Braamfontein and the Pretoria CBD ask for master key systems, and landlords in Hatfield and Sunnyside rekey between student leases.
Gauteng: the houses, the weather and the locksmiths
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: rekeying every outside door after moving in so old keys stop working
- Complexes, estates and body corporates: unit locks changed between owners and common doors rekeyed when keys go missing
- Offices, shops and practices: office and shop locks rekeyed when a staff member leaves with keys
Local tips for Gauteng
Most asked for in Gauteng: lockouts, rekeying after a move, security gate and complex gate locks. Where locksmiths work from: mobile locksmiths across both metros; hardware stores on every main road. A useful tip: ask for the call-out fee and the after-hours rate before they drive out.
Around Gauteng the largest group asking is homeowners, which usually means rekeying every outside door after moving in so old keys stop working. Before you agree to anything: insurers often ask for 5 lever on outside doors. Getting a locksmith here: 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.