Commercial
Commercial lock installation for your business doors
New locks, cylinders and exit hardware fitted on your business doors, at your premises.
Where
South-eastern Pennsylvania
What we cover
Chester County, Delaware County, Montgomery County, Lancaster County and Philadelphia
How we work
We are a mobile locksmith. We come to you.
What this covers
Commercial lock installation puts new locks on business doors: storefront doors, rear doors, office doors, and the doors to stock rooms and cash areas. It covers the lock body, the cylinder that takes the key, and the exit hardware on doors where people need to get out by pushing. It is the work for a new tenant, a business that is renovating, or a door whose old lock is no longer up to the job.
How we approach it
We look at each door before choosing the hardware: what the door is made of, how it is prepared, how much traffic it takes, and who needs a key. Business doors take far more use than doors at home, so the lock has to suit the door and the way it is used. Once fitted, every lock is tested with its keys and with the door closed and latched.
Where it stops
Installation covers the lock hardware itself: lock bodies, cylinders and exit devices. We do not make claims about building or fire requirements; if a door has to meet a particular rule, check it with your landlord or building manager first. A door that is damaged, sagging or does not close square needs fixing before a new lock can work properly on it.
What commercial lock installation covers
Fit new locks, cylinders and exit hardware on business doors.
Worth knowing
Plan the keys before the locks. Decide who needs to open which doors: owners and managers everywhere, staff on the staff entrance, only a few people on the cash room. That plan decides whether the new locks should share one key, work on separate keys, or be set up as a master key system, and it is far easier to decide now than to change after the locks are in.
Rear and side doors deserve the same attention as the front. The main entrance gets looked at by everyone who walks past; the back door is the one that gets propped open, left unlatched, or kept on a tired old lock for years. When new locks go in, include every exterior door, not just the one customers use.
Keep a record of what was fitted: which lock is on which door, which key opens it, and who holds a copy. It sounds like paperwork, but it is what lets you act when a key goes missing or someone leaves, because you know exactly which doors are affected.
Commercial Lock Installation: questions before you call
What should I tell you if I need a new lock installed on our back steel door?
Tell us what kind of business door it is, what is on it now, and how it locks today. A steel back door with a round knob hole takes different hardware than a door with a long mortise case edge plate. If the door sticks, sags, or rubs the threshold, tell us that too because alignment affects the installation.
I manage a small office, and the front door has a push bar now. What changes if I want that replaced?
The hardware on the door decides the job. A push bar uses different mounting points and door prep than a keyed knob or deadbolt, and the width of the door matters because the bar spans across it. Tell us whether the door is single or part of a pair, and whether there is any trim on the outside face.
What should I have ready before you install a new cylinder on our storefront door?
Have the door available and know which key is meant to work there now, even if it is worn or missing. It also helps to know whether the lock is in the handle, above it, or in the edge of the door. One clear photo of the inside thumbturn can help us tell whether it is a rim cylinder or part of a mortise lock.
Our side door lock turns but nothing catches inside. Is that installation or a different job?
That is lock repair if the problem is inside the existing lock body. Installation is for fitting new locks, cylinders, or exit hardware to the business door. Tell us whether the key turns freely, whether the thumbturn moves, and whether the latch or bolt comes out of the door edge, because those details separate a failed part from a replacement job.
How do I know if I need a new lock installed or just the keys changed on our office entry?
The difference is whether you want to keep the same hardware or replace it. If the lock on your office entry is the right type and you only need different keys to fit it, that is a rekey. If you want a different style, a new cylinder, or a different function such as key outside and thumbturn inside, that is installation.
