Business Lockout in Downingtown, PA

You arrive to open your shop in Downingtown in the morning and find that your keys are missing or locked inside.

The entrance is secure, but you cannot get in to start the day. We provide business lockout service to help you regain access to your shop or office. You do not need to force the door or try to work the lock yourself. Doing so could leave you with another problem to deal with once you get inside.

Before choosing what to do, consider whether someone you trust has a spare and can bring it to you. That may be enough if your set is sitting on a desk inside. If it is missing, you may also need to consider who could find it and whether it could be connected to your business. For a business in Downingtown, the choice is to use a spare if one is available or have us handle the lockout. Neither requires you to try to get through the entrance yourself.

We start by looking at the door and the lock, including any signs that the door is not sitting properly.

If an employee has the key, you may choose to arrange for its return rather than have us work on the lock. If you cannot get the key back, we explain what entry would involve in broad terms and any risk to the door or lock before work begins.

You may have more than one choice for getting inside, and we explain what each would mean for the door and whether further work might be needed. Once you are inside, we check the door and lock with you to see that they operate properly. If a key is available, we check its operation as well. Without one, we cannot confirm how the lock works with a key, so we explain that limitation and any remaining issue we found during the visit.

If your keys were left with an employee, check whether that person still has them and who else has a copy.

A key you cannot account for may still open the business door, so rekeying is worth considering. We change the lock so the missing key no longer works, and you receive keys that fit the changed lock. If all copies are accounted for, you may decide to keep the existing setup.

Keep a record of who has each key, and collect copies from people who no longer need access. Store a spare where someone you trust can reach it, rather than hiding it outside. If a key sticks or takes extra effort to turn, stop applying pressure and call us to check the problem. Continued pressure could break the key inside the lock and leave you unable to use it.