Keys lost together with your address? Assume someone could use them.
Don't leave a spare key anywhere outside while you wait, under the mat or elsewhere.

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Most locks in Tiny do not need replacing. They need new pins, a clean cylinder, or a strike moved a few millimetres so the bolt stops fighting the frame. We start with the least invasive fix, say plainly what we see, and only move up the list when the hardware has truly reached the end of its life. The same crew covers Georgian Highlands.

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The fix, explained · Tiny

What is the door doing?

EmergencyHome Lockout ServiceYou reached the front step with the groceries, patted every pocket twice, and the house key is simply not there.

The fix

A home lockout service is a visit whose whole purpose is to get you back inside your own home when the door is locked against you. The locksmith first confirms you have the right to be there, usually by matching photo identification to the address or seeing a lease, deed or property-management record.

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EmergencyBusiness Lockout ServiceMinus eighteen with a wind, and the exterior cylinder on the shop door has frozen solid overnight after yesterday's slush.

The fix

Authority for a business is a question about the company, not just the individual at the door. An owner shows identification and something connecting them to the premises, such as the lease or the business registration.

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EmergencyBroken Key ExtractionThe padlock on the shed has been stiff all summer.

The fix

Broken key extraction is the removal of a snapped key piece from a lock so it can go back to work. It is done with slim hooks and spiral extractors that slide into the keyway beside the fragment, catch the cuts in the blade and draw it out the way it went in.

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EmergencyBreak-In Damage Lock RepairSomeone smashed the little window beside the door, reached in and turned the thumb-turn.

The fix

A break-in repair happens alongside a police file and an insurance claim, and a good locksmith keeps both in mind. Before any hardware is moved the damage is photographed as found: door face, edge, strike, jamb, hinges and glass.

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EmergencySeized & Jammed Lock OpeningThe key slides all the way in, exactly as it has for years, and then refuses to turn in either direction.

The fix

When the cylinder is the part that has seized, the work is about cleaning rather than force. Keyways collect dust, salt spray, metal filings and residue from sprays never meant for locks, and over time the pins stop lifting cleanly.

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EmergencyLost Keys — Same-Visit RekeyYou let a part-time employee go on Friday.

The fix

A missing key is also the moment a household can stop carrying four. Because a rekey sets a fresh combination in every cylinder anyway, the locksmith can set the same combination in all of them, provided they share a keyway family, so the front door, back door, garage entry and side gate open with one key.

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Technician in black gloves holding a screwdriver at the knob lockset of an open dark door, with a tool bag nearby. — Tiny

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For a condo or apartment in Tiny we work within the building's rules. The suite door is yours and gets whatever cylinder, strike or closer suits the way you live. Common doors belong to the building, and we coordinate with management before touching them. You get a secure unit without a letter from the board.

Collingwood, Grey Highlands, The Blue Mountains, Belle-eau-Claire Beach, Cedar Point, Georgian Sands Beach, Ishpiming Beach, Kingswood Acres, Lafontaine, Sand Castle Beach, Silver Birch Beach and Thunder Beach

A look before a verdict. We inspect the door, frame and lock before suggesting anything. Diagnosing from the driveway is how people end up with parts they did not need.
Two or three real choices. Where there are sensible alternatives we explain them side by side, including the option of doing less than you expected.
The job finished properly. Tested, aligned, cleaned up and demonstrated. We do not consider a lock done until you have turned the key yourself.

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Locksmith services · Tiny

Doors in Tiny are opened, rekeyed, repaired, reinforced and replaced by the same small team, so you can pick one service today and add another later without explaining the house all over again. Start with the page that matches your door; the rest of the list will still be here.

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Sound familiar?

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1 / 9

You reached the front step with the groceries, patted every pocket twice, and the house key is simply not there. It was on the ring this morning. Now the door is locked, the lights are off, and nothing you have on you opens it.

Home Lockout Service

Open metal case with brass pins and coiled springs sorted in small sections, with tweezers and a brass tool in front. — Tiny

2 / 9

The key went in like any other morning, you turned it, and something gave with a small metallic click. The bow is still between your fingers. The rest of the blade is sitting inside the deadbolt, and the door is locked.

Broken Key Extraction

Wooden door with a dark lever handle and empty round bore, beside a deadbolt, latch, screws and screwdriver on a case. — Tiny

3 / 9

Police have come and gone, the occurrence number is on a sticky note, and you are standing in a cold hallway looking at a splintered frame, wondering how the house gets locked before everyone tries to sleep.

Break-In Damage Lock Repair

Ceramic dish holding keys on a wooden table beside a leafy vase, with a black door, deadbolt and knob behind. — Tiny

4 / 9

Your basement tenant has given notice, and a new one arrives on the first. The lock on the separate entrance works perfectly well. You simply want a fresh key for the incoming tenant and for the old one to be retired.

Lock Rekeying

Hands lining up a steel deadbolt with the round bore in a white door above a knob, an open tool bag below. — Tiny

5 / 9

Three teenagers, a dog walker, a cleaner and one house key that keeps going missing. You are tired of cutting copies and would rather give each person a code you can switch off, with a proper deadbolt behind it.

Lock Replacement & Upgrade

Hands clamping a key blank in a key-cutting machine on a wooden bench, with a car remote, screwdriver and wire brush nearby. — Tiny

6 / 9

A software update reset the clinic's small safe overnight, and the receptionist's usual code now does nothing on a keypad that lights up but goes no further.

Safe Opening & Combination Change

Dark-framed glass entrance doors with long silver-colored vertical pull handles and a round keyhole. — Business Lockout Service, Tiny

7 / 9

A homeowner inherited a heavy old dial safe from a parent's house, moved it into the new place, and has no idea whether the bolt-work still works, whether the lock is sound, or how it should be anchored.

Safe Installation & Servicing

Person holding a cylindrical door-lock assembly beside an open green glazed door with its lower lock opening exposed. — Seized & Jammed Lock Opening, Tiny

8 / 9

On the warehouse floor, a shift supervisor's key opens the loading dock, the tool crib and the manager's office, though only the dock is really part of the job. Nobody planned it that way; the key was simply copied from whichever one was closest at hand.

Master Key System Design

Two people exchanging a key at an open front door, with a disassembled lock cylinder and small parts arranged on a cloth nearby. — Lost Keys — Same-Visit Rekey, Tiny

9 / 9

Turning the key used to take one smooth motion. Lately it grinds partway through, sometimes needing a second attempt, and yesterday it stopped reaching start altogether. The key itself looks the same as always; something inside the ignition has changed instead.

Ignition Lock Repair

Simcoe, Ontario

Tiny information

Lock Replacement & Upgrade, Break-In Damage Lock Repair, Home Lockout Service, Ignition Lock Repair, Lock Rekeying, Safe Installation & Servicing, Safe Opening & Combination Change, Master Key System Design and Broken Key Extraction

Town: Tiny, Simcoe, Ontario
In business: 25 years
Hours: Open 24/7 · nights, weekends and holidays, same fees
Phone: (249) 486-8066
Work: lockouts, change or rekey, high security, commercial
Visits: On-site assessment preferred. Request a visit or call.

What the census means at the door

47%

Homes of every age. About 47% of homes in Tiny were built in 1980 or earlier, according to the 2021 Census.

In neighbourhoods with a mix of older and newer homes, the finishes on the doors vary widely: aged brass, satin nickel, matte black. A locksmith serving such an area keeps a range of finishes so replacement hardware suits each house.

97%

Mostly houses. Single-detached houses make up about 97% of homes in Tiny (2021 Census).

In areas of single houses, the door nobody watches is the side or back entry. It often has the weakest lock on the property. Fitting a proper deadbolt and a reinforced strike there is a modest job that closes the obvious gap.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population

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Advice · (249) 486-8066

Is a double-cylinder deadbolt a good idea after a lockout?

A deadbolt keyed on both sides is sometimes suggested for doors with glass beside them, but on a main escape door it means finding a key to get out. A door people use to leave the home should open from the inside without a key or special knowledge, especially in an emergency. A single-cylinder deadbolt with a thumb-turn, paired with a reinforced strike and a proper glass film if needed, keeps both security and a clear way out.

Part of the key is sticking out. Can I just pull it with pliers?

If a good length shows and the plug is at its normal rest position, a firm straight pull sometimes works. The risk is pushing instead of pulling, or twisting, which drives the piece deeper and can bend a pin. If it does not come on the first gentle try, stop there and leave it for extractor tools, which grip the cuts without loading the cylinder.

My car was stolen with the garage remote and a house key inside. What now?

Treat it as two exposures. The house key is handled by rekeying every lock it fits. The remote is handled at the garage door opener: its memory is erased so every old remote stops working, and new remotes are programmed. If the car had your address on its paperwork, do both before anything else. A locksmith can rekey the doors and, on many openers, clear the remotes during the same visit or show you the learn button on the motor unit.

My locks are different brands. Is that a problem?

Not a problem, just a detail to plan around. What matters is the keyway, meaning the profile of the slot the key fits, rather than the name on the lock. Different makers sometimes share a profile and sometimes do not. Where two cylinders cannot accept the same key, one is exchanged for a compatible cylinder in the same finish and pinned to match. From the outside the door looks the same and from your pocket it is one key.

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