Lock Repair

A lock that has protected your home for years will eventually start to stick or refuse the key. That doesn’t always mean it has to be replaced.

We repair residential locks as well as install them. If one part has failed and the lock body is sound, a repair brings it back to working order.

Repair makes sense when the lock is good quality and the problem is specific, such as a latch that doesn’t catch or a deadbolt that no longer lines up with the frame. If the lock is worn throughout, we’ll tell you a replacement is the better use of your money.

Think you have a lock that should be repaired at your home or apartment? Contact 24/7 Emergency Locksmith. We cover the Lehigh Valley, from Easton out to Kutztown.

Signs a house lock should be repaired

You have to lift or push the door to get the deadbolt to throw, or the key won’t turn without a wiggle. A knob that feels loose in your hand is another. Each of these usually has a specific, fixable cause.

Leaving it tends to make things worse. A deadbolt that scrapes its strike wears faster, and a key forced in a stiff lock can snap. A short repair visit now is the easier path.

Common lock repairs

The repair we do most is realigning a deadbolt with its strike plate. Houses settle and doors swell in humid weather, and a bolt that used to slide home starts hitting the edge of the hole. Moving or enlarging the strike fixes it.

Other frequent jobs are replacing a worn cylinder and freeing a latch that sticks. A lock that was forced in a break-in attempt can often be repaired too, and if it is too far gone we’ll show you why before replacing anything.

Business doors and urgent repairs

We repair locks on shop and office doors as well as houses. If a door won’t lock at all and you can’t leave it, say so when you call. If the key broke off inside, see broken key extraction. If the lock works but too many keys are out there, a lock rekey is often the better answer.

Not sure if it’s a repair or a replacement? Call (484) 891-1922 and describe what the lock is doing. We’ll explain our pricing structure and give an estimated time of arrival.