Locksmith services in Lake Balboa
- Residential locksmith, every lock in the house
- 24/7 emergency lockouts, house, car and office
- Lock rekeying to a single key
- Lock installation, repair and replacement
- Deadbolt and smart-lock installation
- Car key and key fob replacement and programming
- Broken key extraction
- Commercial locks and access control
- Master key systems for landlords and offices
- Gate locks keyed to your house
- Mailbox lock replacement
- High-security locks and restricted keys
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Locks and homes in Lake Balboa
Lake Balboa used to be counted as part of Van Nuys and took its own name in 2007, after the lake in the Sepulveda Basin park at its southern edge. Behind the boulevards it is quiet single-story housing from the fifties, with families who have owned the same lot for decades living next to young renters in the complexes along the main roads.
A lot of the work here starts with a change of hands. Houses sold out of an estate still carry every key the previous family ever cut, so new owners want the front door, the kitchen door to the yard and the garage side door all rekeyed to one key on day one. In the apartment buildings it is the opposite problem: a tenant moves out, the manager needs the unit cylinder changed before the next lease, and the shared laundry room and mailbox locks are worn from years of use. Sliding patio doors on these ranch houses are another regular: the latch has given up and the door closes with a broomstick in the track. We fit a proper secondary lock instead.
Getting to Lake Balboa
Roughly fifteen miles, which puts us at your door in 25 to 40 minutes: the 14 to the 5, then the 405 south to Roscoe or Victory. Traffic on the 405 is what stretches it, and we say so when it does.
Where we work in Lake Balboa
The streets around Lake Balboa park and the Sepulveda Basin, Balboa Boulevard, White Oak and Hayvenhurst, Birmingham High School on Victory, and the stretch along Vanowen. Next door, Van Nuys, Reseda, Encino and Northridge each have a page of their own.
Lake Balboa locksmith questions
We just bought a house in Lake Balboa. Rekey or replace the locks?
If the locks work smoothly and you like them, a rekey is enough: the old keys stop working and you get one new key for every door. If a lock is loose, cheap or already failing, replacing that one makes more sense. We look at each door and tell you which is which before doing anything.
I manage a small building off Victory. Can you turn over units between tenants?
Yes. We change or rekey the unit cylinder, keep a record of which key goes where, and can put the common doors on a master key so you carry one key for the building instead of a ring.
Can a sliding glass door be made more secure without replacing it?
Usually. We replace the worn latch where parts exist and add a keyed or foot-operated secondary lock that holds the door even if the latch is forced.
Need a locksmith in Lake Balboa?
Text a photo of the lock and your ZIP code, day or night, and you get the price and an arrival time before we drive over.