Rule of the job1 of 3
Planning the levels
Together we list the doors, then decide who should open everything, who should open a floor and who should open one room. That structure becomes the keying chart.
Hardware chosen for winter, fitted with care.
Brown Hill Locksmith Specialists
Much of our work is in older houses, where the doors have settled, the frames are not quite square and the hardware has been changed three or four times over the decades. We like these jobs. They ask for judgement rather than a catalogue number: how to fit a modern deadbolt to a door that was never drilled for one, how to keep a period handle while making the lock behind it dependable. Our technicians carry the shims, fillers and odd-sized parts these houses need, and they take the time to get the alignment right. The result is a door that closes with one hand and locks without a shove, which is what an old house deserves.
Nearby Brown Hill, Holland Landing, Mount Albert, Queensville, River Drive Park and Sharon
Shop rules
Hardware chosen for winter, fitted with care.
- Explained first, always. Nothing gets removed, drilled or replaced until you know what and why. That rule holds for a small job as much as a full afternoon.
- Hardware chosen with you. We show what we recommend and what else would do the job, and describe the differences in plain terms. You make the call.
- Care for the finish. We match hardware finishes where we can, protect the door surface while working and leave no scuffs, filings or fingerprints behind.
- Open 24/7, same fees any hour. Let's sort out your door.
30 years in business · Call and tell us about the door: (365) 510-2010
On every job
Rule of the job2 of 3
Pinning to the chart
Every cylinder is pinned so the right keys work and nothing else does. We check each combination against the chart as we go, not at the end.
Rule of the job3 of 3
Delivering keys and the record
You receive the keys labelled by level, the chart and a plain explanation of how to add a door or retire a key later without redoing the whole system.
Five scenes · open 24/7
How a visit goes
Plenty of people call us slightly embarrassed, as if losing a key or snapping one in the cold were a personal failing. It is not; brass wears, pockets have holes, and locks age.
Step 1 of 5
Call and describe the door
Describe the property, the hardware and what has changed, and the visit starts from what you have seen.
Step 2 of 5
On our way
Together we list the doors, then decide who should open everything, who should open a floor and who should open one room. That structure becomes the keying chart.
Step 3 of 5
Explained first, always
Nothing gets removed, drilled or replaced until you know what and why. That rule holds for a small job as much as a full afternoon.
Step 4 of 5
Hardware chosen with you
We show what we recommend and what else would do the job, and describe the differences in plain terms. You make the call.
Step 5 of 5
Care for the finish
We match hardware finishes where we can, protect the door surface while working and leave no scuffs, filings or fingerprints behind.