Services
Sixteen jobs we run across San Mateo, each with a published range
Every job is priced from the list below. The figure is written down on the call, before the van pulls out, and the receipt matches it line for line.
Emergency Locksmith
Bungalow fronts, apartment doors, office suites and cars opened when the key is inside, lost or snapped off in the cylinder, plus same-day repair when a door has been forced. The van is somewhere between El Camino Real and the bay, the figure is on the work order before it pulls out, and the receipt repeats it.
Emergency overviewHouse Lockout
$112–$195Front door, apartment door, side gate or garage opened without damage, $112 to $195 with the visit inside.
Car Lockout
$97–$167Keys inside the car in a garage, a Caltrain lot or at the curb, opened for $97 to $167.
Business Lockout
$127–$235Shop, office or suite door opened once authorization is shown, $127 to $235.
Post Break-In Lock Repair
$155–$415Forced cylinders, split jambs and torn strikes repaired and reinforced, $155 to $415.
Residential Locksmith
Move-in rekeys for the Bay Meadows townhomes and the apartments along El Camino, 1920s mortise sets in Baywood and Aragon that still lock if someone re-springs them, keypad locks for a rental whose owner has moved away, side gates, detached garages and the occasional floor safe under a closet. Rekeys are quoted per cylinder, hardware per door, and the total is written down before you decide.
Residential overviewLock Rekeying
$24–$40 per cylinderSame hardware, new pins, old keys retired, $24 to $40 per cylinder with the $89 visit inside the total.
Lock Replacement & Installation
$112–$305Deadbolts, knobs, levers and handlesets fitted from the van, $112 to $305.
Smart Lock Installation
$172–$445Keypad and app locks installed, paired and coded for houses, condos and rentals, $172 to $445.
Safe Opening
$179–$499Lost combinations and jammed bolt work opened and serviced where the safe sits, $179 to $499.
Commercial Locksmith
Aluminum storefront doors on B St, 4th Ave and 25th Ave; exit devices for restaurant kitchens and back doors; master key systems for buildings in North Central where the manager needs one key and each tenant needs their own; readers and keypads for small offices and medical suites near Mills-Peninsula. Master keying and access control receive an itemized written quote once the doors have been counted.
Commercial overviewMaster Key Systems
custom quoteA single key for the whole building over a set of restricted ones below it, priced per building on paper.
Panic Bars & Exit Devices
$285–$749Exit devices fitted or repaired for restaurants, shops and back-of-house doors, $285 to $749 per door.
Access Control
custom quoteReaders, keypads and fobs for doors that have outgrown metal keys, quoted after the doors are counted.
Storefront Door Locks
$147–$455Aluminum deadlatches, hookbolts, cylinders and closers replaced, $147 to $455.
Automotive Locksmith
Keys cut and programmed in the Caltrain lots, on an upper level of a downtown garage, in the mall structure, or at the curb outside a Bay Meadows tower. Many cars in this city are hybrids and EVs with proximity fobs, and the van carries the programmers for them. Ownership is checked first, the figure is written down on the call, and the technician leaves after the engine starts.
Automotive overviewCar Key Replacement
$142–$395Keys cut and programmed at the car for most makes, hybrids and EVs included, $142 to $395.
Key Fob Programming
$77–$182Remotes and proximity fobs paired where the car is parked, $77 to $182.
Ignition Repair
$172–$435Ignitions that will not turn, or turn and do nothing, rebuilt or replaced, $172 to $435.
Motorcycle Keys
$112–$269Keys cut and transponder chips programmed for motorcycles and scooters, $112 to $269.
Not sure which one fits? Describe it on the call; the price is named either way.
(650) 532-795924/7 — nights, weekends & holidays
One call, one figure on the work order, the same figure on the receipt
Calls answered 24/7 across San Mateo and the towns beside it. The $89 service call, the labor and the parts are inside the number written down on the call, and the receipt matches it line for line.