Des Peres Locksmith, a Few Minutes From Our Ballwin Base
Locks R Us Locksmith covers all of Des Peres, from the streets off Manchester Road and Ballas Road to the neighbourhoods either side of Interstate 270 and down towards Dougherty Ferry Road. We work for homeowners, tenants, landlords and businesses on lockouts, rekeying, lock repair, replacement and new hardware. If you are locked out right now, go straight to our lockout service.
We are a mobile service and we come to you. Call (636) 628-7803 with the address and tell us which door, and we will tell you what we can do and when. Open every day from 8 AM to 10 PM.
Close to Home, So Short Waits
Our base is in Ballwin, and Des Peres is just a few miles east along Manchester Road, past Manchester. That makes it one of the shortest trips we make. For you it means a shorter wait on a lockout, and it means we can often fit in a same-day rekey or a lock change without you losing a whole day waiting in.
We will still give you an honest arrival time when you call. If we are on another job, we will say so rather than promise a time we cannot keep.
Houses That Have Had the Same Keys for Decades
Des Peres is a settled town. It was incorporated in 1934, it has about 9,200 residents, and its homes do not come up for sale very often. Many families stay for twenty or thirty years. That is good for the town, but it has one side effect on locks: over the years the house keys get handed out to a lot of people.
Think of a cleaner, a dog walker, the neighbour who waters the plants, a builder from a kitchen job ten years ago, grown children, and a spare under a flower pot that everyone knows about. When a house finally changes hands, the new owner has no idea how many of those keys are still out there.
So if you have just bought a home in Des Peres, the first job we would suggest is a rekey. It retires every old key in one visit, and it costs much less than new locks. If you have lived here a long time and lost count of the keys, the same answer applies.
What We Do in Des Peres
Lockouts
House, condo, apartment or office, call with the address and tell us what sort of lock is on the door. We open it with care rather than drilling out hardware that was working fine an hour ago. More on getting back in.
Rekeying
When the locks are in good shape, rekeying changes the key that works them so the old keys stop working. We can also put the front door, back door and the door from the garage on one key, so you carry one key instead of three.
Lock Changes and New Hardware
Worn, broken or outdated locks get replaced. We measure the door, the backset and the bore first so the new lock fits properly. More on changing house locks. If the lock is fine but the door has dropped or the latch no longer lines up, repair and adjustment is usually the cheaper fix.
Car Door Unlocking
Keys locked in the car at West County Center, in a Manchester Road car park or on your own drive? We can open the car door for you. That is the only vehicle work we do: no key cutting, no fob or remote programming and no ignition work. More on car door unlocking.
Shops and Offices
Manchester Road through Des Peres is lined with shops, offices and service businesses. When staff come and go, key control matters. We handle rekeying, lock changes and repairs on commercial doors, and we can work before you open or after you close. More on locks for business.
Keypad and Smart Locks
A code is handy when a cleaner, a dog walker or family need to get in, because you can change it any time and nobody needs a key cut. We check the door thickness, backset and bore before anything is ordered so the lock suits the door. More on keypad and smart lock fitting.
Des Peres Areas We Cover
- Manchester Road and the shops and offices along it
- West County Center and the streets around it
- Ballas Road and Des Peres Road
- Dougherty Ferry Road and Bopp Road
- The neighbourhoods on both sides of Interstate 270
- Homes in both the Parkway and Kirkwood school districts
Des Peres is ZIP code 63131. Give us the full address when you call and we will confirm the time.
Local Landmarks We Work Near
- West County Center – the shopping mall on Manchester Road at I-270, open since 1969 and the busiest car park in town.
- The Lodge Des Peres – the city’s community and fitness centre, with indoor and outdoor pools.
- Des Peres City Hall – housed in a 1936 building that was once a Lutheran orphans’ home.
- Des Peres Park – the largest of the city’s parks, which together cover more than 100 acres.
- Interstate 270 – runs straight through the middle of town, with the Manchester Road and Dougherty Ferry Road exits.
Nearby Towns
Des Peres sits between Kirkwood to the east and Manchester to the west, with Ladue and Chesterfield a short drive north. Every town we cover is listed on our service areas page.
There is no Des Peres shop to walk into – we are mobile and we come to the property. Our technicians are licensed and insured, with more than eleven years of local work behind them. Open daily, 8 AM to 10 PM.
Des Peres Locksmith Questions
How fast can you get to Des Peres?
Des Peres is one of the closest towns to our Ballwin base, so the drive itself is short. The real wait depends on what we are already doing when you call. Ring (636) 628-7803 and we will give you an honest time.
I just bought a house. Should I rekey or replace the locks?
If the locks work well and you like how they look, rekey them. It stops every old key working and costs much less than new locks. Replace them only if they are worn, damaged or you want a different style.
Can you put all my doors on one key?
Usually, yes, as long as the locks are the same type of keyway or can be changed to match. We rekey them all to one key during the same visit. Tell us how many doors when you call so we bring enough parts.
Can you unlock my car at West County Center?
Yes. Tell us which car park or level you are on and what the car is. We only open car doors – we do not cut car keys or program fobs.
Do you work on shop doors along Manchester Road?
Yes. We rekey, repair and change locks on shop and office doors, and we can come before opening or after closing so your customers are not disturbed.
Photo credits (via Wikimedia Commons): Des Peres Presbyterian Church by LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0.