You are on your way to a very important meeting, and you’re running late. You zone out and just grab what’s on top of your head. As you hear the door behind you click, that’s when you realize that you’ve left a dozen and one things behind. After spending just a few seconds in self-pity, you pick yourself up and frantically wrestle the doorknob hoping that the lock would come undone. After what seemed like hours (but in reality it was just a few minutes, yes, we know time works differently when you’re in a panic), you realize that you don’t have the luck nor the skills to unlock the door. So wh ..read more

Buying and installing entirely new locks is always an option when you need to rekey your home’s locks. But this proves to be an expensive solution to a simple issue; it leads to locks and doorknobs being thrown away for no good reason. Furthermore, you end up with multiple keys if you rekey a number of locks. Here we will guide you on how to rekey your locks by yourself in 11 easy DIY steps. Locksmiths perform a lot of rekeying tasks. The majority of homeowners are unaware that they can rekey their locks by themselves. The cost of rekeying several locks can be substantial, especially if you ne ..read more

Are you looking for ways to secure your rental property from intruders? Two-third of burglaries that occur every year in the United States result from a flawed security system. That goes to show how important locks are for your rental property. As a landlord, says North County Property Group, it is your responsibility to make your property safe and secure for tenants. Old, low-quality, and cheap locks make it easy for intruders to have access to your property. In contrast, high-quality locks secure your property and give your tenants peace of mind. Since it is your responsibility to secure the ..read more

Can you imagine how nice it would be if you could be psychic and make accurate predictions? If this were the case, you would undoubtedly avoid lots of unfortunate events such as; malfunctioning household electronics, tire blowouts that happen in the middle of the road, locking yourself out of your home or car, or losing the keys to your car or home.   Unfortunately, we cannot predict future events. In times of unforeseen events such as loss of keys, we look for emergency services such as emergency locksmith services. To help you understand how critical emergency locksmith services are, be ..read more

A client called us last weekend because she had old locks on her french doors that were sticking as well as one of the handles would keep coming off with enough force. She decided to replace them as the internals of the lock were rusting anyways. She took off the old lock herself, found the lock she wanted then called us out. We sent a locksmith out that we had near her location and he installed the locks of her choosing. The client made our job easier and her bill cheaper by removing the old rusted out lock. The client chose a black satin lock to replace the gold lock she had prior to our vis ..read more

Transponder car keys, often referred to as car keys with a chip, come in many shapes and sizes. Some are built into remotes with buttons, and others appear to be regular keys with no buttons and only a plastic on the head of the key. This is where the transponder micro chip is installed. Keep in mind that car keys without transponder chips can also have a plastic around the key, although its usually thinner. What is the Purpose of a Transponder Chip in My Car Key? Transponder keys are part of the anti-theft system found on most cars built today. Most anti-theft systems has three parts to it: T ..read more

We received a call from a client who’s car key broke clean in half inside her 1998 Nissan Sentra driver side door lock. The key didn’t get stuck inside the lock which made the situation that much better, however, she attempted to glue the pieces of the key back together. If there is one thing you must know, its that locks, keys, and glue don’t mix. The pieces were glued back together neatly, however, after it dried, the key still broke off inside her ignition! That’s when she called our mobile locksmith service. Need a Broken Car Key Replacement? QLP Can help! We sent a technician out to asse ..read more

This client called our mobile locksmith service because her key had stopped working in her front door and she didn’t have a key for the sliding glass door in the back. One of our technicians inspected the troublesome lock and saw that the key would go in and turn the lock cylinder, but it wouldn’t disengage the lock. After our technician successfully unlocked her front door, we went to figure out what was causing the problem. It only took a few minutes to figure out what the problem was. The part in her lock that kept the tailpiece attached to the lock cylinder had broken off from wear and tea ..read more

We had a client call our mobile locksmith service because he was having a problem with his push bar/panic bar that was mounted on the back door of his shop. He told our technician that it had been a gradual problem that kept getting worse until the whole push bar was stuck in the open position. That meant he wouldn’t be able to lock his shop when it came time to close last night. A fully functioning push-bar should lock when a person lets the door swing shut, and allows them to open the door in an emergency simply by pushing the big bar that runs horizontal to the door, hence why it’s also kno ..read more

Safe lockout is something we all dread.  You swear you know the combination, but alas it is not working.  When you have a safe lockout you need to call in an expert in safe locks.  This is not something you should attempt on your own, as there are specialized equipment and training that is involved to get your safe open safely.  The goal is not to destroy whatever you have inside. This can be important documents, jewels or money or just a copy of your great grandmother’s birth certificate.  Many of us store things that we cannot replace in our safes. And, when we find ..read more