Commercial Broken Key Extraction

Broken key extraction for businesses

A key that snaps off in the front door at opening time keeps staff on the sidewalk and the doors shut. Business keys get heavy daily use and wear thin, and storefront locks can be stiff. We remove broken keys from commercial locks across the Lehigh Valley and get the door working again.

Until we get there:

• Leave the broken piece in the lock
• Don’t push another key in behind it
• Keep the head of the key, since we can often cut a new one from the pieces
• If the door is stuck unlocked, have someone stay with it

Once the key is out

We extract the piece with tools made for the job, then check the lock. In most cases it works as before and all you need is a new key, which we cut on site. If the key broke because the lock is binding, we’ll show you and go over a repair or commercial lock installation before doing more.

A broken key is also a sign the other copies are worn. Ask us to check them, or to rekey the lock and start with fresh keys.

Why business keys break

A front door key at a busy shop gets used far more than any house key. The blade wears thin at the deepest cut, and that’s where it snaps. Aluminum storefront doors add to it, because their locks can bind when the door sags or the weather changes.

If the same door has broken more than one key, the lock or the door alignment is the likely cause. We check both while we’re there. Fixing the bind is less trouble than replacing keys every few months.

Call (484) 891-1922 and tell us which door and what kind of lock. We’ll walk you through our pricing structure and give you an estimated arrival time. There is no added fee for an emergency.