Locksmith in Webster Groves, MO

Old Houses, and Locks to Match Them

Most of Webster Groves was built prior to the 1960s and a great deal of it prior to that. The Central Webster Historic District encompasses homes built from the 1860s through to the 1920s and streets such as Gore and Plant run through it. You can see that age in the work: original door hardware, mortise locks rather than the cylindrical deadbolts you’d find on a modern house, doors rehung more than once and frames that have obviously been through a hundred years of Missouri weather.

It also changes the advice. With a period door the sensible thing to do is often to repair what you’ve got or simply change which key turns the cylinder rather than cut a new hole for modern hardware which won’t work with the door. If you do end up replacing it though, we’ll check the door edge, the backset and the existing lock first to ensure that what we’re fitting actually fits. Mobile service is available throughout Webster Groves in the 63119 area.

Locksmith Services in Webster Groves

Residential Locksmith Services

Rekeying After a Move or a Tenant Change

Rekeying is the normal response when you’re buying a house, changing tenants or just realise the old keys are still out there. Where the hardware is compatible and in good order we’ll just rekey rather than replace every lock as it’s often the case that the locks will match the doors. More on rekeying.

Residential Lock Changes

A lock change is warranted when the hardware is damaged, irreparable or no longer gives you the security you’re after. On the older Webster Groves doors we’ll measure before we even consider a lock change as we don’t know for sure that a modern day deadbolt will fit an antique door without some work. More on residential lock changes.

Lock Repair and Door Alignment

Sticking keys, loose cylinders, latches that just won’t catch the strike and handles that need to be lifted are all fairly common on a settled house and are often not lock faults in the first place. We always start with door and frame alignment, do the bit we can to rectify that and only fit new hardware where the repair won’t hold. More on lock repair and installation.

Smart Lock Installation and Setup

Keypad and smart locks fit some of the doors in Webster Groves and not others, with the older the door the less likely it is to be compatible. We check the thickness, backset and bore before we even consider buying anything and then we install and set up the compatible hardware so it works correctly with the door. More on smart lock installation.

Commercial Locksmith Services

Commercial Work in Old Webster and Old Orchard

Shops, cafes and offices down Lockwood Avenue and Big Bend Boulevard will typically have some work that needs doing without them having to close for the day. We do commercial rekeying, lock repair, hardware replacement and key control and will check the doors and access requirements prior to quoting so that the job can be done around trading hours. More on our commercial locksmith service.

Emergency Locksmith Services

Home Lockouts and Entry Assistance

If you’re locked out of a house, condo or apartment in Webster Groves, just give us the address and the type of lock. We’ll come out with mobile entry and will explain our method to you prior to commencing, with the aim of getting in as gently as possible and of course not damaging the original lock. More on our emergency lockout service.

Our services include: emergency lockout · rekeying · residential lock changes · lock repair and installation · commercial locksmith service · smart lock installation.

Webster Groves Areas We Cover

• Old Webster and Lockwood Avenue
• Old Orchard
• Webster Park
• Tuxedo Park
• Central Webster Historic District
• Big Bend Boulevard corridor
• Elm Avenue and Gore Avenue area
• Rock Hill Road and Laclede Station Road area

Webster Groves is in ZIP code 63119. Just call with the full address and we’ll confirm current availability.

Local Landmarks We Work Near

• Webster University (the campus on Lockwood Ave) and the streets around it are home to a good deal of the area’s rental housing.
• Eden Theological Seminary (the long established seminary campus adjacent to the university).
• Central Webster Historic District (houses built between the 1860s and the 1920s) on the National Register of Historic Places.
• Old Orchard business district (the shopping and dining strip along Big Bend Blvd and home of the summer farmers market).
• Tuxedo Park Railroad Station (an 1890 stone station, the only one of its kind on the old Pacific Railway line).

What Webster Groves Jobs Usually Involve

Two things that set Webster Groves apart from the more recent developments to the west. Firstly, it’s the age of the houses (there’s a 1905 house in the area) with the lock, the door and the frame all having moved on that one and the fault is often not where you’d expect. Secondly, people here are quite keen to retain the original hardware which is a sensible enough objective and generally quite attainable.

So what’s the door’s age, what’s the lock doing and is the hardware original? A photo of the door edge and the lock face will go a long way to eliminating the need to guess and often tells us before we even set off whether we can match a part. Landlords right around the university generally prefer to have the old keys stopped between tenancies rather than have the whole door rebuilt (that’s quicker and cheaper). Our full list of towns is on our areas index and we run east from here into the city itself.

We’re based in Ballwin and Mobile so we don’t have a store in Webster Groves that you can visit—we come to the property. Vehicle work is only unlocking. We’ll go through the various options with you prior to setting off and give you a realistic timeframe, not a number that sounds great. We’re open every day from 8am to 10pm.

Webster Groves Locksmith Questions