Being a locksmith can often mean your work is wrapped in secrecy; knowing how to “pick locks” and enter property without keys is something that only by learning the “tricks of the trade” you might understand.
However, to shed a little bit of light on what a day is like for your average locksmith, professional locksmith Shaun from Tyne Tees Locks provides a snippet of what his days can be filled with.
Firstly, as the number one locksmith in the Northeast, Tyne Tees Locks works with several clients with different daily needs. From break-ins to fixing faulty locks, they work on commercial properties and help people return to their homes, offices or vehicles! No day is the same, and that makes it most interesting for us.
Start of a new day!
First thing this morning, I’m heading to a commercial property in the centre of Newcastle to conduct a security check on all external and internal doors. The company in question have asked me to look at different locks for the exterior doors with the potential for a key card locking system inside. They feel that their current locks aren’t up to scratch and also need a master key system.
Once I battled through the traffic and made the meeting, we agreed to prioritise upgrading the external door locks this week and then look more in-depth at the options for internal locking mechanisms and what would work best for them.
Outside (the now vacant) property, the landlord is ready to change the front and back and garage door locks. This is to be done to two adjacent properties, and to be honest. We work with many landlords and estate agents in this capacity. It’s recommended that you change the locks when tenants do leave and before new ones come in. It just helps to keep everything safe and secure, gives the landlord and the new tenant peace of mind, and new keys can be passed directly to the landlord or estate agent to hand over.
Both properties now have new locks, and the landlord is pleased, and we’ve agreed to stay in touch as some of the UPVC window locks could do with replacement as one seems to have snapped, and the other is permanently on night lock with no signs of the key! I’ll check in with them in a week to see where we’re at.
I was planning on heading to a regular customer as they have once again managed to jam the key in their back door whilst letting the cat in!
However, an emergency locksmith call has just come in from someone locally who has locked herself out and needed to be back in before the school run. To be honest, I’m the closest to her (so we can reach her within our promise of 30 minutes), so I called my scheduled job and asked if it’s ok if I’m a little late, which is fine!
I arrive at the property to find a very stressed lady pacing on the drive. She’s due to pick her daughter up from nursery soon, and she’s locked her keys in the house (well, actually, she locked the door with her keys, put them down for a split second to pick something else up, by which time her other little one had very kindly posted the keys back through the letterbox!) I check the lock and get my tools out of the van. It’s a standard 5-lever sash lock, so I get to work on it, aiming to cause the most minor damage possible. The mechanism is tricky and stiff, but we are in with a little manipulation and some good old-fashioned locksmith magic!
She is so thankful that she quickly grabs her keys and what else she needs whilst I finish packing up! It’s great to be able to help people and de-stress them! It also adds a little bit of excitement to the day!
I quickly grab lunch before heading back to Durham to see about that tricky back door!
The UPVC door seems to pose a problem, as it might have dropped slightly, knocking the locking mechanism out of sync. I grab my tools and adjust the door and frame ever so slightly. Close the door and test the lock. It seems to have done the trick, and it’s now much easier to turn the key, and it is entirely secure.
For the rest of the afternoon, lock changes and upgrades are pretty straightforward before reporting to the office and noting the work done today.
At Tyne Tees Locks, we’re proud to serve the Northeast in such a way. We are working with residential and commercial locksmith customers to meet their locking needs!
We’re here to help and proud to be able to offer a service that is second to none as well as an emergency call out where we will always aim to reach you within 30 minutes of your initial call.
To learn more about our services and how we can help you, call us today on 0191 438 6595 or visit our website at www.tyneteeslocks.co.uk and receive a 10% online discount!
Every day is different in the locksmithing world, but our reliability and excellent customer service are one thing that never changes!
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