All being well (as my Dad used to say) we will be closing for normal business at 4.00pm on Wednesday 23rd Dec.’20 and reopening at 09.30am on Wednesday 6th Jan.’21. During this time, if you have a genuine life and death emergency, I will do my best to assist but I cannot guarantee that I …
It’s very tempting at this time of year to have your curtains wide open 24/7 to display your lovely Christmas tree. Most of us are in the habit of piling up all sorts of goodies and presents under the tree. Unfortunately Burglar Bill is on the prowl at this time of year and this is …
It may surprise you, but door closers can be life savers. If you have fire doors in your building then they should be fitted with good quality door closers, installed and maintained correctly and fire-rated as appropriate for the size and construction of the door. I am amazed at the amount of developments I go …
We have had a few enquiries recently from people who are self isolating and strangely think it’s a good opportunity for them to call out a locksmith to fit new locks etc. Can we make it clear that we cannot under any circumstances attend a site where someone is self isolating or displaying symptoms of …
I always advise customers not to leave their keys in the back of the door especially if they have a letterbox. However having seen this, the advice has to be NEVER leave your keys in the lock on the inside of the door.
Sorry, but somebody needs to sort out our illustrious council. Between roadworks and traffic measures/lane closures to allow social distancing etc etc it took me nearly 3 hours (2 hrs 49mins) to drive from home (Colinton) to Newhaven to do a half hour job. I can’t possibly charge my customer the full amount of time….. …
The housing market has slowly come back to life in the last few weeks having been severely affected by Covid-19. Perhaps you have just moved or are about to. The keys have been handed over by the solicitors / Estate Agents and you can’t wait to get into your new home. Have you ever thought …
2nd door closer in as many days. If the door is slamming and there’s oil running down the door…. Its not going to adjust…. It needs a new closer. Miracles are no problem… But we can’t do the impossible!
We now have a well established website (www.keyorder.co.uk) specifically for ordering extra keys at sites where we have installed new common entry locks. When we deliver the initial set of keys you will be given a unique weblink and password. Keys are either posted out to you or hand delivered if possible.Â
Just about had enough. Any work North of the city centre is going to be difficult to get to from next week. York place closing. Leith Walk closed. Broughton Road already swamped. Bunch of clowns. 🤡
