A supplier can quote faster when they know the door, its thickness, the finish and how many locks you need. Say it once in a request for mortice locks in Gauteng and we pass it to lock suppliers and locksmiths covering towns and cities across Gauteng.
Mortice Locks in Gauteng
Mortice locks in Gauteng: say how many doors, whether they are outside or inside, and the lever count and case size of the old locks if you know them. Locksmiths and suppliers around Gauteng, Gauteng can quote on 3 and 5 lever locks, supplied only or supplied and fitted.
The main mortice locks page explains the hardware, the standards and the costs in more detail.
Gauteng notes on door locks & handles
A steel security gate in front of a timber front door is the norm in Randburg, Roodepoort and Pretoria East, and many older homes in Melville and Waterkloof still run 3 lever mortice locks worth upgrading to 5 lever. Townhouses in Fourways, Midstream and Olivedale mix aluminium sliders with hook bolts and narrow stile locks. Hardware stores stock euro cylinders, but measure the door first and ask for an anti-snap one.
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.
Typical mortice locks requests in the area come from:
- Homeowners: 5 lever mortice locks on front and back doors and 2 lever locks on inside doors
- Complexes, estates and body corporates: mortice locks on unit doors that match the body corporate's handles and keys
- Offices, shops and practices: mortice sashlocks and deadlocks on office, storeroom and back doors of shops
Local tips for Gauteng
Locksmiths and lock suppliers in Gauteng mostly work from here: mobile locksmiths across both metros; hardware stores on every main road. The requests that come up most: lockouts, rekeying after a move, security gate and complex gate locks. When you ask for quotes, ask for the call-out fee and the after-hours rate before they drive out.
Mortice Locks usually suits timber front, back and inside doors, and works like this: lever lock set into the door edge. For homeowners, the biggest group here, that usually means 5 lever mortice locks on front and back doors and 2 lever locks on inside doors. On the weather side: dry winter dust clogs gate locks; summer storms rust exposed padlocks.
Service area: Gauteng and surrounds
Across Gauteng our network reaches Johannesburg, Pretoria, Ekurhuleni, Sedibeng, West Rand, Midrand, Centurion and the towns between them. Outside the bigger centres, ask whether a locksmith charges travel per kilometre or a fixed call-out.