Atlanta Locksmith & Lock Services

Our units are staged around intown Atlanta, so most ITP lockouts — Midtown, Old Fourth Ward, East Atlanta — get a tech in well under an hour, traffic permitting. We give you a realistic ETA when you call and update you if I-75/85 has other plans.

Rekey first, and we do it on every closing-week call. Atlanta’s older craftsman homes often have vintage mortise locks worth keeping; we can rekey the cylinder and keep the original hardware, then add a modern deadbolt for real security. Replacement is only needed if the mechanism itself is worn out.

Yes — smart deadbolts and keypad locks are a huge share of our work in Midtown and BeltLine buildings, especially for hosts and landlords managing turnover. We make sure the install meets your building’s door-hardware rules and pair everything to your app before we leave.

Response time depends on where you are and the time of day, but lockouts are prioritized ahead of scheduled work. When you call, the dispatcher gives you a realistic arrival window and a confirmed price — if either changes, you hear it from us before the technician is en route, not after.

Almost never. Trained locksmiths open the vast majority of residential and vehicle locks with picks and bypass tools that leave the lock working exactly as before. Drilling is reserved for rare high-security or failed cylinders, and we always explain and get your OK first — a drilled lock must be replaced.

Rekeying changes the pins inside your existing lock so it works with a new key; the hardware stays on the door. Replacing swaps the entire lock. Rekeying is cheaper and is the right call when the hardware is in good shape — replacement makes sense when locks are worn, damaged, or you want an upgrade like a smart lock.

Yes, and you should be glad we ask. Before opening or making keys we verify identity and your right to access — a driver’s license, lease, utility bill, or vehicle registration usually does it. A locksmith who skips this step should worry you.

For most makes, yes. We can generate a key from the vehicle’s lock code and program the transponder chip on-site, even when every key is lost. A few exotic and very new models are dealer-only; tell us the year, make, and model when you call and we will confirm before dispatching.