Locksmith in Queluz

Massamá, Monte Abraão, the Pendão, Belas and the streets around Queluz centre were built out across the nineteen seventies, eighties and nineties, block after block finished to the standard of the day. On a great many of those flats the entrance lock is still the one the builder fitted, and the household has adapted to it without ever thinking about it. Meanwhile the flats themselves have been sold, inherited, let and re-let, and each of those transactions produced keys that were never returned. We work throughout the area on planned jobs, arranged for a time when someone is at home rather than turning up unannounced.

25K+

Interventions

4.8

Average rating

98%

Satisfaction

10+

Years experience

About our service in Queluz

The question we are asked most here is whether an old lock that still turns needs replacing. Our answer is that 'still turns' is doing a lot of work in that sentence. Locks of that generation typically close at one point, and a single closing point offers noticeably less resistance than a modern security lock engaging along the height of the door. On top of that, decades of use with keys copied and recopied leave a mechanism worn to a shape that no key quite matches any more. Replacing it is not urgent in the sense of an emergency; it is the kind of job that is comfortable when planned and unpleasant when forced on you by a failure. The second recurring situation is the handover. A landlord re-letting a flat in Massamá or Monte Abraão has usually accumulated keys across several tenancies, and a buyer taking over a family flat inherits whatever was in the drawer plus whatever is still in circulation. Changing the cylinder at that point is a short visit that requires no work to the door and produces a set you can actually account for. It is the moment we recommend to anyone who tells us they have 'about four' keys — the number itself is the reason to do it. Beyond flat doors, these estates come with a supporting cast of hardware that nobody has a maintenance plan for: communal entrance doors used by dozens of people daily, garage and basement doors, storage rooms, bin stores, letterbox banks and the pedestrian gates into the grounds. They tend to be repaired one at a time, always after a failure. We are happy to survey the lot for a condominium and set out what each needs in writing so the owners can decide in one go. A quote depends on the type and grade of lock, the number of closing points, the condition of the door and the number of keys cut.

What we are usually booked for in Queluz:

Services Included

Locks dating from the original build replaced, keeping the existing door
Cylinders changed at tenancy handovers and on inherited or purchased flats
Single-point entrance doors upgraded to a lock engaging at several points
Communal entrances, garage and basement doors, stores and letterbox banks repaired
Full key sets cut and tested, replacing copies nobody can account for

Areas We Serve

We cover Queluz centre, Massamá, Monte Abraão, Belas and the Pendão, including the older blocks where the entrance is set back from the road and the parking is a walk away.

Queluz centroMassamáMonte AbraãoBelasPendão

Work Gallery

Rating

4.6

(4+ reviews)

Response within 2h
Verified professionals
Satisfaction guaranteed

Guarantee

We hand over a new lock only after every key has been turned in it from both sides, with the door shut. If it stiffens or a key snags in the weeks after, we return to put it right.

Hours

Mon-Sat: 9am-8pm

Sunday: Closed

We hand over a new lock only after every key has been turned in it from both sides, with the door shut. If it stiffens or a key snags in the weeks after, we return to put it right.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions we get across Queluz and Massamá:

Our lock is the original from when the block was built and it still opens. Why change it?

Two reasons. Locks of that period generally close at a single point, which resists less than a modern security lock engaging along the door, and after decades of copied keys the mechanism has worn out of shape. Replacing it as a planned appointment is a great deal easier than doing it after it finally jams.

We are re-letting the flat. Is a full lock change necessary, or is the cylinder enough?

The cylinder is normally enough, and it is the quicker route: the door and the mechanism stay in place, so it is a short visit that gives the incoming tenant a complete set. We would only suggest changing the whole lock if what is fitted is worn out or closes at a single point and you want to improve it anyway.

The doors in our building's common areas keep failing one by one. Can you look at all of them?

Yes, and it usually saves the condominium trouble. We survey the entrance, the garage and basement doors, the stores and the letterboxes together and set out in writing what each one needs, so the owners can take one decision rather than authorising an emergency repair every few months.