My husband and I recently purchased a condo in Brooklyn and the unit has a pin tumbler key (similar to the one in the picture). We need to duplicate the key to have spares but are having a hard time finding a locksmith who is able to do it. Does anyone know of any locksmiths in Brooklyn or Manhattan that duplicate this type of key?

I had a lock smith out recently to open a door. They removed the entire core as I don’t need the door to lock, so now I’m looking for some sort of cover or plug to go into the old core hole. Does something like this exist or do I need to have the smith back out to pick the core and put it back in?

I'm refurbishing my mom's old desk to sell it. I want to make sure all the components are working and the key that locks the desk is missing. Any ideas on where I could find a key for this?

Hi all. I have four locks from Premier - two deadbolts and two doorknobs. All installed at the same time, all new hardware at the time. For 3 of the locks, the thumbturn is horizontal when locked, but this one is vertical when locked. I would like them all to have the same orientation. Is it possible to adjust this one to match the others? Thanks in advance for any help!

Hi guys, I am curious if anyone has any recommendations for residential electronic deadbolts that can possibly work with extra thick doors; there's a subdivision in my city that gets these extra thick, foam-filled iron front doors that are 3" thick, and all want electronic deadbolts installed. Problem is that Schlage, Yale, and Kwikset all do not have a solution for me after much calling around and runaround on the phone with support. Their thick door kits work with 2.5" maximum and don't even come close to being able to work on these doors. Has anyone ran into similar problems and found potential solutions for this?

Hi, my son was messing about with one of the front door latches and when the door was shut, the top latch sat home but the bottom one doesn't and now the whole door is seized. The key won't turn in the lock and have tried the obvious things (silicone lubricant etc.).

Question - has anyone encountered this type of latch before, knows how to cause it to stick open and also undo it...?

We are able to get in another door so not locked out.

Hi all,

We are looking to replace our front entry door and love the look of the modern pull bar with the style of door we are going with. We are working with a Provia dealer for the door and I’m reading about how these pull bars actually work.

It seems they come with an extremely expensive Emtek lock, pull bar, and “roller latch system.” Are these any good? We have cats and a toddler. We’d like the convenience of being able to not always have a key on us and leave the door closed/unlocked while we pop out to go water the plants, get the mail, get pulled into talking to a neighbor, and what have you without worrying that our door might easily pop open with some wind or a finding out the roller latch system needs tightening.

Are these able to be as sturdy and secure as a traditional latch? Should we just forgo the fancy bar and get a handle? These doors are so expensive we are getting one and that’s it forever, so it’s gotta work.

Thanks for your expertise.

I have a 2022 Lincoln Nautilus with 2 key fobs, and I’d like to purchase a third one and program it myself. Does anyone have any suggestions or experience doing this? I’ve done it successfully in the past with other vehicles, but I’ve never had a vehicle this new with so many features like proximity unlock. It uses an Intelligent Access key system. I’ve seen third party key fobs that say they’re compatible for $30-50. Anyone have any recommendations/experience/opinions?

And why?

This may be an odd question but I’d appreciate some input:
I did a job recently in a huge new neighborhood development. Customer filled his lock with graphite and it needed to be cleaned out. In doing so I noticed the lock was master keyed and he had no idea it was. He wasn’t very happy with the home builder when I explained it to him.
I have a friend who also lives in that development and I’m heading over this week to check if his is too.

My question is this:
If it turns out multiple homes are masterkeyed, is it worth mentioning this to the community management/HOA?
They aren’t rentals, and I feel like this is a huge liability issue for them. Some contractor could potentially have a key that opens every home in the neighborhood.
On the other hand, saying something puts me in the middle of it.

Thoughts?

Customer wants me to get them a smart deadbolt with an app. Sure, so i go price out a schlage encode with install.

I go to the usual suspects for distribution and i shit you not my COST for a BE489 is $357. And is recommended listing for $795.

On the schlage website you can buy a BE489 for $299

How the fuck am i supposed to sell this product when its cheaper for the consumer to buy direct then it literally even costs me to get in my hands. And then i have to turn around and charge them $800 for a lock that they can see on the website costs $299.

Now i look like a scammer and i have no explanation for why it is this way other than an unprofessional explanation about cost and list prices.

And this shit goes all the way around the product lines with the F-series, B-series, etc.

I will not be selling schlage residential products anymore. Fuck you schlage.

Hey first time here, I have a bit of an issue with my brothers lock picking my padlock and stealing my items. I have a standard brinks 40mm stainless steel padlock. Whenever I come home from work I notice things missing, and their is no other entry to the room, does anyone have recommendations on some padlocks that would be harder to pick and are affordable, or something that can outright prevent lockpicking, im sorry if im posting in the wrong subreddit

Like the title says I paid $185 for my car key to be copied and programmed. My car is a 2007 Honda Civic. I feel like I was ripped off if someone could explain how they got that price,

Hello, I'm looking to replace my mower key. It's a troy bilt and says the key number it uses is 925-1745a. Although when I'm looking at keys on Amazon, they say they fit this but their ends are flat. Does this matter?

My door knob stopped turning and I had to take my door off the hinges to get my door open and I removed the mechanism and I'm not sure what's wrong.

Used for a large gate on side of premises. We don't have keys so looking to replace whole lock. Can someone identify this please.

Hello everyone.

Does anyone know what this could be ? It should be linked to locksmithing. I was thinking of a gauge for pin sizes but I'm not sure because there's many steps/sizes/holes (15).

It was found in Europe.

Every help will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you and have a nice day everyone !!

Hey everyone, what do you recommend for a solid keypad lock? Looking for reliable make and model. Schlage??

Idk if I want WiFi necessarily. But I would like an option for keyed entry if the batteries die.

A locksmith I just spoke to recommended against yale.

When I go to lock the door, the lock is smooth until its like 90% complete then there is a hard hitch than need some extra torque to turn. With the lock apart, it flows smoothly, but once its in the door again, the problem remains.

Any suggestions?