1.     Trained Professionals
Many people attempt DIY on their locks and end up making the situation worse by damaging the locks further, which requires more time repairing the lock and ultimately more money spent. A professional Locksmith will have encountered a vast array of emergency situations and will know how to handle any complication with your locks. A trained Locksmith will carry all the correct tools and a range of parts so that they can deal with the lock quickly and to a professional standard. Our professional Locksmith Engineers put your safety first by ensuring your home is secured to the highest standard possible to keep you and your family safe.

2.     Home Security Check
A professional Locksmith will know all there is to know about locks and security and will be knowledgeable in all up to date security measures. Our Locksmiths will carry out a free home security check with every call out, so not only will your problem lock be replaced to the highest standard, complying with the BSI but they will also offer advice on what you can do around your home to secure it as much as possible to prevent disaster happening again

3.     Always Available
Imagine being locked outside of your home in the dark and the freezing cold, with nowhere to go and unable to get hold of anyone. Unlike non-professionals, most Emergency Locksmiths are available for 365 days a year. The worst time to be locked outside your home is during the holidays, which is why we operate 24/7, all year round with a 1hr emergency response time. 

4.     Reliable Service
It is vital that when you call someone to change the locks at your home that you can trust them, after all they will be gaining access to your home and all the contents inside it. All of our Locksmiths are insured and DBS checked, providing you with peace of mind that you will be receiving a safe, reliable and professional service.

5.     Communication
Smaller companies have significantly less staff, meaning they are significantly less available than larger national companies. Not only will you be able to get a Locksmith whenever you need them we also have a friendly highly-trained team. The advantage of having a control centre means that if you have a problem there will always be someone to speak to without feeling the pressure of contacting the Locksmith directly if there were a problem.

6.     All Major Credit Cards Accepted
Here we take all forms of payment and accept all the major debit and credit cards.

7.     Dont Just Beleive Us
We work really hard to ensure you we offer a great service on every job we attended offering the best independent advice we can, and keeping out costs low against the bigger larger outfits but still not sure see our reviews as 98.9% of our customers would use us again!

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With professional Locksmith Engineers all over Yorkshire you’ll be sure to receive efficient, high quality service with us. Your security is paramount to us so you can be assured that you’ll receive the best possible service to keep you and your family as safe as can be. 

Jeremiah already had an interest in lock engineering inspired by Robert Barron and Joseph Brahma. He began his own design for a four lever lock that if picked or tried with the wrong key would stop working until a separate piece was used to reset the lock. When the model was perfected he presented it to the government and claimed his prize money, at the time this was £100, £10,000 in today’s money. This new locks effectiveness was tested by a convict at the time who was renowned for picking locks. He was offered a free pardon from the government and £100 from Jeremiah Chubb if he could pick the new lock design, after two months of trying he gave up.

By 1820 Charles had seen the expertise in his brother’s engineering and together they founded the Chubb company and set up a factory in Wolverhampton.

Chubb continued to flourish and produce the excellent safes and locks we still see today.

THE MODERN DEADLOCK
The principle of the deadlock design is still to this day the same as the early deadlocks produced by Chubb. Levers within the lock body are lifted by a key which in turn move a deadbolt out of the lock body and into a keep which is situated within the door frame.

The design of the Chubb has been copied by many other companies wanting to produce a deadlock for the market. The security market was huge in the late 19th century, other lock companies quickly made a very good profit and the deadlock became very widely used in commercial buildings and private dwellings.

This prompted new designs with better security for the general public throughout Europe. Crime statistics fell dramatically during this early period due to the deadlock becoming more widespread throughout Europe and the Locksmithing Industry was born.

Today I believe that it’s important to have good security on external doors, combined with a Nightlatch a deadlock fitted by a professional to a wooden door is still one of the best forms of protecting your property from unwanted entry.

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO HAVE A GOOD QUALITY DEADLOCK?
Because quite simply an opportunist thief will usually move on to the next door once he’s discovered that your door is protected by a good quality Deadlock.

OTHER FORMS OF THE DEADLOCK
The modern deadlock comes in a variety of forms. The Sashlock is commonly used throughout the UK on wooden doors. The Sashlock in principle is the same as a Deadlock, however, the Sashlock uses a latch as well as the Deadbolt. The latch is operated by a set of handles and keeps the door closed without having to lock the Deadbolt.

ESCAPE DEADLOCKS
These are again the same principle as the deadlock however on the internal side of the door a lever is fitted which when used can lock or unlock the deadlock without having to use a key. These are mainly fitted to communal doors where escape needs to be made without having to find a key. Meaning no one can be locked inside.

DEADLOCKS FOR INTERNAL DOORS
Most Deadlocks for internal doors have 2 or 3 levers as opposed to 5 levers. This is so the deadlock case can be manufactured with the body of the lock being of smaller thickness, so it can be fitted into the thinner internal door. They come in a variety of sizes and finishes to suit different circumstances where a lock is required.

BRITISH STANDARD DEADLOCKS
A British Standard Deadlock is mainly for external doors, they will have five levers sometimes six, they will have been tested and approved and therefore carry the British Standard Kite Mark. In today’s modern world it’s important to have these fitted to your front wooden door or rear wooden door to meet insurance approval and standards.

BATHROOM DEADLOCKS
Bathroom Deadlocks are designed in a way that can be locked from the inside but not from the outside sometimes showing that the room is occupied. These come as Deadlocks or Sashlocks and can be integrated to use the handle to lock the door.

RIM DEADLOCKS
Rim Deadlocks are designed to fit doors where conventional deadlocks will not fit because the door is to thin. A conventional Deadlock can only be fitted to doors that are at least 35mm in thickness.

Mainly found on older doors that belong to builders that are under the rule of listed buildings.

They are also fitted to garden gates in a lot of circumstances.

Lockouts:

This is probably the most common as a locksmith, lockouts can be because of a few reasons . Lost keys or stolen keys being the most common usually we can gain entry by non destructive methods meaning no need to change the lock but we always advise on changing the locks especially when keys have been stolen . Another common reason for lock outs is snapped keys in the lock , again we can extract the broken key and pick the lock if needed and either change the lock or cut another key to suit the lock . Also under the lock out tag is damaged or broken door mechanisms which means even with the key the door still will not open , we then use special tools to gain access to the door and fit any parts that may be broken . Most common parts are kept on the van at all times.

Upvc Repairs:

Upvc repairs are very common for a locksmith , usual we attend Door alignment issues where the door is becoming very hard to lock due to the door dropping or expanding due to the weather . Another common issue with Upvc is the fitting of new hardware including lock upgrades , handles , hinges or the locking strips which sometimes need upgrading for insurance purposes. All these issues can be checked and solved within the same visit meaning less time and cost for the customer.

Security problems

A lot of properties unfortunately are not secure enough when it comes to locks and hardware issues , we attend burglary’s though not very common and find the locks and handles are not the best or have never been changed since the doors were fitted . We then have to beef up security with the latest Antisnap locks and other security hardware devices .we attend properties with a no obligation security check so we can give advice before any problems arise

These are just a few of the common jobs we attend as locksmiths , no job is the same and no day is the same being a locksmith

Give Doncasterlocks a call anytime 24/7 if you need to book a home visit or just a chat to ask any issues you have with Doors or windows