Locksmith in Brentwood
A Brentwood home rarely has just one front door. There is the gate, the guest house, the side entrance the housekeeper uses, and a garage nobody remembers keying. We help you get all of that under control.
Working in Brentwood
Brentwood is really two neighborhoods sharing a name. Up in the canyons, in places like Mandeville, Kenter and Crestwood Hills, homes sit on big lots behind hedges and motor gates, with long driveways and sometimes a pool house or a guest cottage. Down by San Vicente Boulevard and Barrington Avenue it is condos and apartment buildings, with a lot of people moving in and out. Sunset Boulevard runs between the two. Getting to a hillside house can mean a narrow winding road and a gate code, so tell us about both when you text, and we will show up ready.
The locks we meet here
On the larger properties the front door often has a heavy mortise lock or a high-security cylinder, and the outbuildings have whatever was handy when they were built. That mix is why owners call us: four or five different keys for one household, and no clear idea how many copies are out there. A restricted keyway that cannot be copied at a hardware store, plus a simple master key system, fixes that. In the condos south of Sunset it is simpler: deadbolts and knobs on the unit door and a mailbox lock, rekeyed when someone new moves in.
How fast we get there
Brentwood is about 9.6 miles from Van Nuys in a straight line, which puts us at roughly 25–45 minutes. The honest part: traffic on the 405 through the Sepulveda Pass, or on the canyon roads, can stretch that, and we will tell you the real ETA along with the price. Text (657) 478-8248 with your address, any gate code and a photo of the lock.
What people in Brentwood call us for
Common questions
Our housekeeper and gardener both have keys. Can we limit what each one opens?
Yes. A small master key system gives you one key for everything and gives each worker a key that opens only their doors. On a restricted keyway those keys cannot be copied without your authorization, so when someone leaves you replace one key instead of every lock.
We are up a canyon road behind a motor gate. Can your tech get to us?
Yes. Send the gate code or tell us someone will open it, and mention if the driveway is steep or narrow. We work on site from our truck, so we need a place to park close enough to carry tools to the door.
I just bought a condo on San Vicente. What should I change first?
Rekey the unit door and the mailbox on day one, because you do not know who has copies. If the deadbolt is weak or worn, replace it at the same visit. The building's common doors are the HOA's to manage, so ask them about those.