Open 24 hours
The black van with the yellow key is on its way
Locked out of the apartment, keys gone, or a lock that stopped turning. We drive to you anywhere in San Francisco, day or night, and tell you the price at the door before we start.
Licensed by the State of California, LCO 7283, and insured. Free on-site estimate on most jobs.
What people call us for
Locked out of the house
Apartments, flats, in-law units, bedrooms. Opened without damage first.
Lost car keys
A fresh key made beside the car, even when none are left.
Keys locked in the car
We get you back in and on your way, usually fast.
New place, new keys
Rekey or replace every lock so old keys stop working.
Business doors
Storefronts, panic bars, master keys, access control.
Smart locks
Keypad and fingerprint locks fitted to the door you already have.
All services, including ignition repair, safes, mailboxes and storage locks
What happens after you call
- You call or send a request.A real person picks up, day or night. Tell us what is locked, where you are, and what kind of lock or car it is.
- You hear the plan.Who is coming and roughly when. If your job has a service call fee, you hear it now, before the van moves.
- You hear from the technician on the way.So you are not standing on the sidewalk wondering.
- Price at the door.After seeing the job, the technician names the final number. Yes or no, your call.
- Work, then receipt.Non-destructive first. The receipt lists every part and carries license LCO 7283.
How the price works
Free on-site estimate on most jobs. Seeing the actual lock, door or car beats guessing from a description. A job that sounds like one thing on the phone is often something else at the door, and that is where surprise bills come from.
- If your job carries a service call fee, you are told during the call, before the van leaves.
- Want a ballpark before we come? Ask, and you will hear one. The real number is set at the door, before any tool comes out.
- Don't like the price? Say no. We pack up and you owe nothing beyond anything you agreed to on the phone.
- Find something extra once the work starts? You hear the new price and decide before we go on.
- Opening without damage comes first. Drilling only happens if you say yes to it.
- The receipt lists every part and labor line, with license LCO 7283 printed on it.
Our side of the city
The south side of San Francisco is home turf
The van spends most of its days between Excelsior, Outer Mission, Ingleside, Visitacion Valley, Lakeshore, West Portal, Glen Park and over the line into Daly City. That is where we are usually parked when the phone rings, so that is where we get there fastest.
We still work the whole city, and we drive down the Peninsula and over the bridge to Marin when the job calls for it.
See the full service area- Excelsior
- Outer Mission
- Ingleside
- Crocker-Amazon
- Visitacion Valley
- Lakeshore and SF State
- West Portal
- Glen Park
- Daly City
A workshop that parks in your driveway
The van carries the cutting machines, key blanks, programmers and lock stock that most jobs need, so the key or the lock gets made where you are standing. One customer put it better than we could: he didn't have to leave his driveway.
No storefront, no counter, no waiting room. You call, we come.
What customers wrote on Google
“Rafael was extremely helpful. Definitely saved my day and door.”
“They rekeyed all the locks in my new place and I couldn't be happier. Polite, on time, and the price was exactly as they quoted.”
“Got my car key replacement for my Toyota and honestly couldn't tell it was different from the original.”
Before you call
Do you really answer at 3 in the morning?
How much will it cost?
Will you damage my door?
The only car key is gone. Is that a problem?
Locked out, lost a key, or need a lock changed?
One call. Final price at the door before anything gets touched.