Mobile Locksmith in Atlasville

Atlas Road has a new name on the map

Most people still call the main road on Atlasville's western edge Atlas Road. The metro renamed it Solomon Jefferson Mahlangu Road, and that's the name many map apps now show beside Atlasville. Some stretches further along are still labelled Atlas Road. If your navigation and your directions don't agree, it's the same road.

From that road, both Finch Street and Mercury Street lead into the suburb. If you're giving directions, tell us which one you turn into. It saves a loop around the block at night.

Birds, planets and two Swallow Streets

Atlasville's streets follow two themes. One part is named after birds, in English and Afrikaans: Pheasant Road, Coucal Street, Gompou Street, Ekster Street. The other part is named after the planets and the night sky: Venus, Jupiter, Saturnus and Melkweg streets.

There is also a Swallow Street in Atlasville and a second Swallow Street inside the estates just to the north. When you book, give us the house number, the street and the suburb together. If you live in a complex, add its name and your unit number, because the street number only gets us to the outside gate.

Big stands: more doors, more gates, more garages

Houses for sale in Atlasville are commonly on stands of around a thousand square metres, and some sit down a panhandle behind the house in front. A large stand usually means a longer list of locks than people expect:

• a pedestrian gate and a driveway gate at the street, often with a padlock or a gate lock as well as the motor
• front, kitchen and patio doors, plus a security gate in front of some of them
• a double or triple garage, often with a side door or an inside door into the house
• outbuildings: a flatlet, a storeroom, a pool-pump room

When one of these fails, tell us which one and what it's doing: the key turns but the bolt doesn't move, the key won't go in, or the handle is loose. That helps the technician bring the right parts. For garage and side doors, see common faults on garage, side and back door locks.

Townhouse complexes

Not everyone in Atlasville is on a full stand. Listings show townhouses in complexes such as The Grenadines, and complexes on Pheasant Road. In a complex, the main gate and the common areas usually belong to the body corporate. The locks on your unit are yours to look after. We work on your unit's doors, security gate, garage and safe. For anything on the complex gate, speak to your managing agent or trustees first. We have no arrangement with any complex, so please let the gate know we're coming.

After a break-in, or when you move in

If a door or burglar-bar gate has been forced, report it to SAPS first and get a case number. Then call us to make the opening secure again: we repair the frame or striker where we can, or replace the lock. See break-in repairs.

When you buy a house here, nobody knows how many keys the previous owners handed out over the years. Changing the cylinders on the outside doors is a sensible first job. We don't cut keys or make spare keys, but a new lock comes with its own set. Repair or replace a lock? explains how we decide between the two.

What it costs

The call-out is R250. The technician assesses the job on site and gives you the price before any work starts. Nothing is done until you agree. You can pay by EFT, cash or card. Before opening a house, a car or a safe, the technician asks for proof that you live there or own it, and we always try non-destructive entry first.

Locksmith services available in Atlasville

• Emergency lockouts

  Keys inside and the door locked behind you, at home, in an estate or at the business. Any hour: we drive out, quote at the door and get you in.

• Residential locksmith

  Family houses, estate homes, townhouses and flats: door and gate locks repaired or replaced, home safes opened, all done at your property.

• Lock replacement

  Fresh cylinders, anti-snap upgrades, deadlocks, nightlatches, gate locks and heavy padlocks, brought to you and fitted in the existing door.

• Lock repairs

  Sticky cylinders, dragging deadbolts, sliders that won't hook and gate locks fighting back: we repair them in the door when repair is the sensible call.

• Break-in lock repairs

  Burglary or attempted break-in at home or work: forced locks replaced, doors, gates and shutters made lockable, and stolen keys taken out of play.

• Safe opening

  Lost the code, lost the key, flat keypad or a jammed handle: home, business and gun safes opened on site, with damage avoided wherever possible.

All of these are part of our mobile locksmith service in Boksburg.

Useful guides

• Garage, Side and Back Door Locks: Common Faults
• Repair or Replace a Lock? How to Decide
• Forgot the Safe Code? Your Options
• Securing Your Home Before Going Away

Nearby areas we cover

• Impala Park
• Parkhaven & La Como Estate
• Bartlett

All Boksburg areas