Homes and apartments
Lockouts, rekeys after a move, deadbolts that drag, mailbox locks and new hardware on old doors.
Residential workBerkeley, CA locksmith line
Berkeley lock and key help, priced before anyone picks up a tool
Locked out on Shattuck, stuck with a jammed deadbolt in a West Berkeley duplex, or holding a key that no longer turns? Call the line, describe the lock, and get a quote from the locksmith who takes the job. No quote, no work.
- Price quoted before work begins
- Ask the locksmith for ID
- Hours: Monday through Sunday, All day
01 Services
Four kinds of lock trouble
Shops and offices
Storefront cylinders, office suites, master keying, panic bars and keypads for small teams.
Commercial work
Cars and keys
Car lockouts, broken keys pulled from locks, replacement keys and fobs, ignition trouble.
Automotive work
Right now problems
Shut out of the house, the office or the car. Call, say where you are, get the price first.
Emergency lockouts02 How it works
What happens after you dial
You describe the lock
Address, type of door or car, and what went wrong. A photo of the lock helps if you can text one.
The job is passed on
The line refers your call to an independent locksmith contractor who works the Berkeley area.
You hear a price
The locksmith quotes before starting. The trip charge and the starting prices are on the price list.
Work starts, or doesn't
Agree and the work begins. Disagree and you owe nothing for work that never happened.
03 Coupons
Five coupons, word for word
These are copied exactly from the live site. Mention the one you want when you call, before the price is set.
Special Offer
10% OFF
First Time Customer
On Any Locksmith Services
Coupon must be presented to the technician
Mention this coupon when you call 510-964-3260.
Special Offer
15% OFF
Senior Citizen
For All Services by Displaying Senior Citizen Certificate
Coupon must be presented to the technician
Mention this coupon when you call 510-964-3260.
Special Offer
15% OFF
Key Extraction
On Any Car Locksmith Services
Coupon must be presented to the technician
Mention this coupon when you call 510-964-3260.
Special Offer
15% OFF
Move-in Special
Moved into a New House?
Changing Your Locks is a Priority
Coupon must be presented to the technician
Mention this coupon when you call 510-964-3260.
Special Offer
20% OFF
On Any Locksmith Service
On Residential, Commercial and Automotive Locksmith
Our Locksmith will help you to lower the cost of locksmith services.
Some restrictions may apply
Coupon must be presented to the technician
Mention this coupon when you call 510-964-3260.
04 Local
Old doors, new locks, steep streets
Berkeley's housing stock is a patchwork. Brown-shingle houses in the hills, stucco cottages in the flats, 1920s apartment courts off Telegraph, live/work lofts by Fourth Street. Each one fails in its own way.
Wooden doors swell in the winter rain and the latch stops meeting the strike. Salt air near the Marina pits brass. Rentals change hands every August when the semester turns over, and nobody knows how many copies of the key went with the last tenant.
That is the work: plain, local, slightly different on every block. Start with your ZIP code page or go straight to the price list.
05 Areas
ZIP codes on this line
Pick your ZIP for notes on that part of town. The UC campus and the two P.O.-box ZIPs share one page.
06 Questions
Before you call
Who actually comes to the door?
An independent locksmith contractor who accepted the job through this referral line. Ask for their name when you call and for ID when they get there.
How is the price set?
There is a fixed trip charge plus a starting price for each type of work, both on the price list. The final figure depends on the lock and is quoted before any work begins.
Can I just get a rough idea by phone?
Yes. Describe the lock, the door and what happened. You'll get a range, then a firm quote once the locksmith sees it.
Do you cover Albany and Kensington?
Albany's 94706 has its own page, and parts of Kensington share the 94707 and 94708 ZIP codes. Call to check current availability for your street.
07 Callback
Rather be called back?
Leave a name and number. Someone from the referral line calls you to take the details.
08 Reading
From the blog
Why rekey the locks when you move in
Old keys travel. Rekeying swaps the pins so they stop working, keeps your hardware, and usually costs less than new locks.
Read the article
Four lock emergencies and what to do in each
Forced entry, a failed smart lock, lost keys and a locked safe each need a different first move. Calm beats clever in all four.
Read the article
What a 'best locksmith' claim doesn't tell you
Superlatives are free. A clear quote, a name, ID at the door and a written estimate are the things worth checking.
Read the article