During my time as a apprentice Locksmith, the Gainsborough Trilock was released onto the Australian market. It was an instant success, builders were installing them into as many homes as they could. The Master Locksmith (Steve) who I trained under, was absolutely terrified of these...
A lot of people ask me if locksmiths can pick locks, why do we drill them? It is a fair question, i am sure that people as a whole think locksmiths have this magical ability to open any lock. In reality, locksmiths like myself, picking locks...
Christmas has been a particularly busy time for this Locksmith. Just before Christmas I was contacted to change the locks on a house. They needed it done urgently this same day. Usually this sort of job takes about half an hour, change the front door,...
I just thought I would share a job I was called to do today in Lockleys. A customer had lost the key for her letterbox and needed a new one cut to the same lock as she was renting and had to provide the key...
I am constantly amazed by the amount of cheap locks I see used on properties around Adelaide. I would estimate as a locksmith, one in every two or three locks are ‘budget’ locks. I was attending a lockout on Sunday at Edwardstown and I came...
For the first time in my career as a Locksmith I refused to complete a job....
I want to touch briefly on what I believe to be, a very important part of owning my own locksmith business in Adelaide - Customer Service....
I was called to a property in Seaton last weekend to change the locks on a house that has just been sold and settled. Normally I can re-key a lock within a matter of a few minutes, however these handles were quite complex....