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SJH Locksmith & SecurityStuart Haywood · Sheffield

Emergency call-out · Sheffield

Mobile key cutting

No call-out fee · Non-destructive entry where possible · Price agreed before I start

You will speak to Stu, who will be the person who turns up.

Spare keys are the cheapest security you will ever buy, and almost nobody gets round to them until the day they are standing outside without one.

The advantage of having them cut at your door is that I can try every one in your actual lock before I leave. A key cut in a shop is cut to a machine, and you only find out it sticks or will not turn when you are already relying on it.

I cut keys on site, so you are not making a trip into town and queuing behind somebody buying a watch battery. It is particularly worth doing if you are a landlord, if you have carers or family coming and going, or if the whole household is running off one key.

Worth saying plainly: if your key has been getting stiff or bending, a copy of a worn key is a worn key. It is better to sort the lock first than to cut three copies of a key that is about to snap.

You probably need this if

  • The whole household is sharing one key
  • You want a spare with a neighbour or family member
  • You are a landlord and need a set for a property
  • A carer, cleaner or dog walker needs access
  • Your existing key is looking worn and you want a good copy while it still cuts

What happens

  1. I cut from your existing key at your door
  2. I test every copy in the actual lock before I leave
  3. If a key does not turn smoothly, I recut it or I do not charge you for it

Common questions

Can you copy any key?
Most standard door keys, yes. Patented and restricted keys, the ones that come with a security card, can only be copied by the manufacturer, which is the entire point of them. I will tell you straight away if yours is one of those.
Can you copy a key marked "do not duplicate"?
Not without the authority of whoever controls the system. That marking usually means a managed key system, and cutting round it would defeat the security the building is relying on.

Where I cover

I am based in Sheffield and cover the towns around it.

Tell me what has happened

I will tell you what it will cost before I set off. My prices are published here.