A lock is only as good as its installation. Our lock installation Toronto service fits deadbolts, handles and smart locks straight, aligned and tested on the door you actually have.
A deadbolt that binds, a key that has to be jiggled or a bolt that only shoots halfway is rarely a manufacturing fault. It usually means the bore hole is slightly off, the backset is wrong for the door, the strike plate sits a couple of millimetres too deep or the frame has moved since the door was hung. The lock gets blamed for a problem created during fitting. Every lock installation Toronto visit starts with measuring rather than cutting. Backset, door thickness, bore diameter, handing and the condition of the frame all decide which hardware will actually work in that opening. New holes are cut cleanly, edges are finished and the strike is aligned so the bolt enters without force. Then the lock is cycled repeatedly with the door both closed and open, because the only test that matters is the one your door performs every day. A lock installation Toronto job is finished when the door closes with a light push, the bolt engages fully and the key turns with two fingers — not when the box is empty. Locks that suit the door and the street A single-cylinder deadbolt with a thumb turn inside is right for most homes. A double-cylinder deadbolt, keyed on both sides, adds real security where there is glass close to the lock but creates a genuine hazard in a fire — worth knowing before you buy, not after. On storefronts and corridors the deciding factors are traffic rating and exit function rather than finish. A lock installation Toronto recommendation should come with the reason behind it, not just a model name. Old doors and hardware that fits them Century-old Toronto doors are rarely square, and the frame moves with the seasons. Fitting new hardware into an opening like that means setting the strike plate to the door's actual resting position instead of the manufacturer's drawing, so the bolt lands cleanly in July and in January. That one adjustment is the difference between a lock that survives a decade and one that jams inside a month. A handover you can use Before leaving, the lock is cycled with the door open and closed, every key is tested and any keypad code or app setting is configured with you rather than left in the manual. Packaging, swarf and old hardware leave with us. A lock installation Toronto job is finished when you can lock the door in the dark without looking at it.
The measurements, upgrades and repairs that decide whether a new lock actually works.
Backset is the distance from the door edge to the centre of the bore, and it has to match the lock. Door thickness decides the screw length and the cylinder tailpiece. Get either wrong and the lock binds from day one. A careful lock installation Toronto technician checks both, plus the frame's square, before a hole saw comes out of the case.
Keypad and app locks need a door that is thick enough, a backset within range and a frame that closes consistently. On an older Toronto door, that is not guaranteed. During a lock installation Toronto survey we test the door's movement first — if it needs lifting to latch, a smart lock will simply report a jam every day until the alignment is fixed.
Binding locks are often salvageable. A lock installation Toronto call for a sticking deadbolt frequently ends with the strike plate moved a few millimetres and the hinges tightened, not with new hardware. We check the bolt's path into the strike, the gap around the door and the screw tightness before recommending replacement, because the cheaper repair is usually the correct one.
A hollow-core door, a frame that has rotted at the strike or a jamb that was split by a previous forced entry cannot hold good hardware no matter what gets screwed into it. In those cases a lock installation Toronto technician will say so before selling you a premium deadbolt that fails the first time someone leans on the door. The fix might be a solid core door, a reinforcement plate or a frame repair — all considerably cheaper than replacing everything after a break-in.
Cutting, aligning and testing — the parts of a lock installation Toronto job nobody sees afterwards.
New hardware or fixing what is already there — both done to the same standard.
Grade-rated deadbolts fitted with correct backset, clean bores and an aligned strike.
Keypad and app locks installed, paired and explained so you can actually use the settings.
Knob, lever and mortise hardware swapped to suit the door and the traffic it sees.
Binding, alignment and worn component issues diagnosed instead of forcing the key.
Reinforced strike plates and better cylinders where the existing door is worth keeping.
Thickness, backset, bore size and frame condition checked first.
We recommend what fits the door and the level of security you need.
Clean cutting, correct fasteners and a strike plate that lines up.
The lock is tested repeatedly and the keys and settings are explained.
Yes. We will check the hardware suits your door before starting. If it does not fit properly, we would rather tell you than force it and leave you with a lock that binds.
Usually yes, with the right preparation and a reinforcement plate. Metal and aluminium doors need different tooling, so mention the door type when booking.
Often, if the door thickness and backset are within the unit's range and the frame is reasonably square. We check before you buy so there are no surprises.
Frequently. Alignment, lubrication and worn small parts account for most failures. Replacement is only recommended when the mechanism itself is finished.
Yes. Swarf, packaging and old hardware are cleared away and the entrance is left the way we found it, minus the fault.
Swapping an existing deadbolt or handle is quick; cutting a first bore into a solid door takes longer because it has to be measured, drilled cleanly and the strike chiselled to depth. Tell us whether the door already has the holes and we can give a realistic time when you book.
Usually yes, as long as the door is solid enough and the frame has somewhere sound for the strike to land. We check the door construction and the backset first, because a deadbolt fitted into a hollow door with nothing behind the strike provides very little real security.
Tell us about the door and we will recommend hardware that suits it instead of whatever happens to be in the van.
Book a fittingSend the door type and what you want installed, or describe the fault and we will suggest the fix.
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