Employees may break into hotel safes through ‘back doors’ or with a master key, or code to access valuables. Your hotel will get a bad reputation. And you will spend lots of money replacing valuables. Worse, some official documents (like social security cards) may not be replaceable. That can compromise your guests’ financial security.
You are not protecting your guests’ valuables or your reputation with regular safes. You’re better off with smart safes. But, they are sophisticated. So, you probably won’t find their keys at your local hardware store. Locksmith companies sell them though.
However, don’t Google the best locksmiths near me or ask for a reference. They may have an average track record. So they may not keep cabinets and safes very secure. We’ve been in business in Fairfax, VA for 20 years, so our professional locksmiths are always courteous and do exceptional work. Call us at (703) 509-8600 for a quote.
We know a few lockmaking ‘tricks’ that others may not. We make locks for cabinets and safes in your home as well. Call us if you want good locks for your cabinets and safes.
We service these cabinet locks:
A cam lock is a metal plate that is attached to a lock. The plate rises up and secures the cabinet when you lock it. It turns downward when you unlock it; and you can open the cabinet.
We service all cam lock types:
Some people call them radial or ace locks. It’s a pin tumbler lock, and has pins around its keyhole. A round, cylindrical key opens it. Tubular locks open when their key’s grooves align with pin positions.
They are in bikes, computers, vending machines, washing machines, arcade games, and other coin-operated device locks. Tubular locks are secure.
Companies using display cases and tool boxes, elevators, subway gates, train engines, and filing cabinets also have them.
We service many tubular lock brands, including:
Combination locks are everywhere. Most of them have three cams. One cam is metal and attached to the front of the lock. The other two are plastic and are separated by two plastic spacers. There is a groove on the bottom of the cams. Their locks have a latch that connects to a hasp.
Combo locks open when their grooves align. The latch goes into the grooves and releases the hasp. So, you can’t open the lock if you don’t know its code.
We service electric and mechanical combination locks.
Businesses use electronic locks because they secure valuables and sensitive documents well. Owners don’t worry about physical keys and they control who opens the locks. Over 78% of businesses use them.
They use batteries. Smaller and simpler businesses use them since they are easy to install and maintain.
Networked locks use the Internet. Facilities with centrally controlled locks use them because they have enhanced features, including audit trails and real-time alerts.
You can wire smart locks to your home and control them from a smartphone app. They work with Alexa, Google Home and similar devices, and respond to voice commands. Smart locks are very convenient and more secure than other electronic cabinet locks
Think that you can install cabinet locks yourself after reading DIY books and watching DIY YouTube videos? Think again! It’s not an easy and simple job. Also, DIY books and YouTube videos don’t teach much about installing cabinet locks, even though they say they do.
Locksmiths learn about cabinet locks (including many that people don’t know about) in trade schools! They learn how to install, repair, replace, and troubleshoot cabinet locks. DIY books and videos may only briefly discuss these areas.
They know which locks are best for your cabinets. And since you’re not trained in installation and troubleshooting, you may make a bad mistake. You don’t want that.
Locksmiths use specialized and professional tools to install cabinet locks properly.
You want to keep heirlooms and valuables safe. Same for sensitive business information. That’s, you need a lock that can’t be picked or opened with a master key. It can’t have a ‘back door’ either. You need safe lock mechanism installation services.
If you’re looking for a great locksmith for safes, give us a call. Our locksmiths know how how to install, maintain, repair, and service mechanical safe locks. They use specialized tools to install quality locks to keep unauthorized people out.
Our locksmiths replace an older or broken lock with a more effective smart or biometric lock. We can safely open locks if you forget the combination. You’d probably struggle with that task if you try to DIY, even if you watch a lot of DIY YouTube videos on the topic.
A commercial locksmith can use specialized and sophisticated tools and procedures to change a lock’s combination. That comes in handy if you have to fire an employee. They repair locks by fixing internal part issues like jammed dials or improperly aligned tumblers.
We offer the following electronic and digital safe lock services.
Our safe opening service will help if you ever forget or lose the combination or digital key to your safe. Our locksmith will open your lock by listening to its contact points when turning it. Don’t try it yourself. It’s complicated and you need specialized training and experience to do it.
Locksmiths use approved methods to safely drill into and open your lock.
Call us if you have an emergency and need your safe opened. We offer many safe manipulation services:
Safe manipulation is a common safe opening service. Locksmiths use it if they don’t have a safe key or combination. Some call it safe cracking, and it takes a while to do. So, you shouldn’t try it. Locksmiths use the process of elimination to open your safe by guessing the right combination. The process generally takes several hours. That’s why most locksmiths use software when doing safe manipulation.
Our locksmiths will drill through the side of your safe if they can’t open it through manipulation. They may drill your safe apart to open it.
Locksmiths use a boroscope to find the right combination. They drill a tiny hole in your safe, insert the boroscope, and open your safe. It’s a safe, inexpensive, and practical safe opening service.
We’ll make a duplicate key for you if you ever lose your safe key. We make a mold of your lock to do so.
We use specialized tools to unlock your safe.
Our locksmiths can create keys for your safe’s model if you ever lose its keys. They create specialized key codes if you forget your combination as well. We’ll need the screenshot or printout of your safe order, a government-issued photo ID, and a picture of the front of the safe to do the replacement.
Locksmiths analyze how your safe uses power or varies timing to crack its code. They don’t need to interact with the device directly to do that. They can also use its default recovery code to open it.
Our locksmiths will search for your safe’s recovery key if you have forgotten the combination. They can open your safe with that. They will call the manufacturer and ask for the factory code if they can’t find the recovery key.
Our locksmith will open your mechanical safe with combination decoding. Expect the locksmith to verify that you legally own the safe first. Then he or she will use special tools to manipulate the lock or listen to the lock’s sounds when turning the dial to learn the code. As a last resort, he or she will drill a hole in the safe and open it with a boroscope. They override the electronic code if you have a digital safe.
GSA stands for the US General Services Administration. The American government strictly uses GSA certified locks on its safes. Our locksmiths are GSA-certified. They follow strict protocols and repair procedures when opening the safes. Government regulations require the locksmiths to “neutralize” GSA safes after opening them.
Our safe repair and maintenance services
Upgrade your existing manual or digital safe to make it more secure. Our locksmiths add smart lock features like audit trails or timed access to make it harder for unauthorized people to access. Locksmiths use keypads, biometric features, and Bluetooth connectivity to make locks more secure–allowing you to control your safe from an app. You’ll save money and extend your safe’s lifespan.
Call us if you forget your combination, lose your safe’s keys, or have a worn-out or broken lock. We’ll send a locksmith to recover or reset your combination so that you can continue using your safe. Our locksmith will troubleshoot your lock and repair it if it’s worn-down or broken.
You need one of our locksmiths if you’ve just had layoffs or have fired employees. Don’t try to reset your safes’ combinations yourself. Some people are smart and can figure them out. Our locksmiths use specialized tools to change safe combinations fast. They troubleshoot the new combinations to make sure that they work properly.
Safe locks wear out and get damaged. Thieves can easily open them when that happens. They are more likely to malfunction or lock you out of your safe as well. Our locksmiths can repair safe locks to keep that from happening. Their specialized tools and training help them diagnose and fix problems.
Locksmiths clean and ‘grease’ worn-out parts to help them work properly. They replace parts that are too worn down to fix. Don’t try to repair your safe’s lock yourself; you can permanently damage the lock if you do. Our locksmiths will use specialized and specific techniques to open locks that don’t work properly. They will repair or replace the lock afterwards.
You should replace your digital safe’s lock. But since it’s a complex task, call one of our locksmiths. You’ll make your safe more secure and easier to open. It won’t malfunction nearly as much, and you won’t have the headache of dealing with safe combinations. Locksmiths can use biometric and other features to make digital locks more secure.
Our locksmiths know how to convert a mechanical lock to a digital one without damaging either the lock or your safe. Your safe will be easier to use, and you’ll have an easier time changing its keyless codes whenever you want without a locksmith’s help.
You’ll need a locksmith to help if you forget your safe’s combination or if your safe’s electronic lock goes haywire. Our locksmiths can reset the combination to a default code or they can reset the combination to a simpler code. Locksmiths troubleshoot and reset malfunctioning electronic locks so that they work like they should.
You want to reset your electronic lock code if you have a high turnover rate. You’ll keep previous employees out of your safes.
A locksmith will reset the combination and unlock your safe once they know that you are its legal owner. He or she will use specialized tools to assess the type of lock on your safe and how it works to figure out the right combination. Locksmiths can unlock your safe without damaging either the lock or the safe.
Our locksmiths are trained to repair and open complicated gun safe locks. You need training and specialized tools to repair gun safes. A locksmith will safely repair or open the lock. They always follow strict laws and regulations because they are licensed and bonded.
Our locksmiths can replace your gun safe’s lock if you ever lose the keys, forget the code, or want to make it safer. You need lots of experience, training, and specialized tools to replace a gun safe lock properly–you can damage your safe, its lock, or both without these three things. Many people replace their gun safe’s lock because it’s less expensive.
You need a locksmith if you forget your Sentry safe’s combination. Our locksmiths can manipulate your safe or use special equipment to open your safe. They may use rare earth magnets to open your safe’s lock by activating specific internal parts if your safe is older.
You’re better off calling one of our locksmiths if you ever need to recover the combination to your Sentry safe. Sentry won’t give you a recovery code without specialized notarized forms that you may not be able to obtain or fill out. You can avoid this annoying hassle with a locksmith because he or she will use specialized tools and extensive training and experience to manipulate your safe and override the lock without damaging it.
Our locksmiths will help you open your fire safe if you lost its combination, or if the lock gets too old or suddenly stops working. Their extensive training, experience, and specialized tools lets them do combination manipulation or drill through the safe to open it easily. They will won’t damage your safe or lock if they use invasive methods to open it.
We offer the following lock services for commercial safes.
We can change combinations on dial or keypad locks to make them harder to break into or access. We can rekey traditional safes if you have just let a lot of people go. That makes it harder for past employees to access your sensitive items and information. You should have one of our locksmiths rekey or change the combination on your safe locks because they are trained and knowledgeable, and have the special tools needed to do it right.
Locksmiths help you when your safe lock needs repairs or a maintenance check. That prevents lockouts and safeguards your valuables. Locksmiths lubricate parts to improve functionality. They repair broken or worn-out parts which may jam your safe. Regular repair keeps your locks from breaking or getting jammed, and it helps when electronic locks systems malfunction.
You want to upgrade your safe lock if you store valuables, sentimental items, or confidential/sensitive papers in your home or business. It’s a complex, and you need training, experience, and specialized tools to do right–locksmiths have all these.. Older safes have simpler parts. So, they don’t keep your precious items secure.
Thieves can’t easily open your safes when you upgrade the locks. Upgraded safes are also easier for you to manage, especially if many people are using them. Many upgraded locks are keyless and easier to use. Some even use biometric features which makes them more secure and helps you control who can access them.
A locksmith can install and test complex safe locks for proper functioning. They use specialized parts and specific anchoring methods to secure the lock in place.
You need a locksmith if you ever find yourself locked out of your business’s safe. These safes are complicated, and you can mess the locks up if you try to open them yourself. Our locksmiths can use special tools and several methods that you have never heard of to open them once they verify that you are the real owner.
Our locksmiths understand how all electronic and smart locks work. They can install, configure, and repair them without damaging your safe. They can also help you allow only certain people to access your locks. Locksmiths know how to install biometric features on smart locks and they know how to connect them to Bluetooth.
You can control who opens your safes and when they open them with our time lock and time lock delay services. Our locksmiths link your lock to a clock which activates and opens the safe at a specific time. These locks are great for banks and other businesses that have to worry about armed robberies.
We serve Fairfax, VA and surrounding towns, including
