Why is a locksmith from Chadwicks quick to Utica?
Our shop sits on Oneida St in Chadwicks, and that same road becomes Route 8 and runs straight into the city. South Utica comes up first, then Downtown and the neighborhoods beyond it. Twelve to eighteen minutes covers most calls.
You talk to the person who drives the van, not a call center three states away. We quote the full price on the phone, and that number is the number on your receipt. No $19 teaser ads, no surprise drilling fee.
Old houses, older locks
Utica's houses have some years on them. Cornhill and East Utica are full of two-family homes that have been locking up with the same worn mortise hardware for generations, and worn hardware is where most of our residential calls in the city start.
If you own a rental, rekeying between tenants is the cheap way to sleep at night. We rekey from $30 per cylinder plus the $39 service call, which gets credited toward the job, and you see the exact total before we start. Both units keyed alike or kept separate, your choice.
What about the storefronts downtown?
Genesee Street and Bagg's Square hold a lot of small businesses, and small businesses get locked out at the worst hours. A commercial lockout runs from $95 with the price quoted exactly before we dispatch.
We also service panic bars and exit devices. Owners who are tired of fat key rings ask us about master key systems, and back doors get high-security cylinders. Most shops that do this work around here keep weekday hours. We answer at 2 a.m. on a Sunday. (916) 969-8748.
Car keys in a Utica winter
Hard freezes snap brittle keys, and every January somebody calls us from a parking lot near the Adirondack Bank Center or the Stanley Theatre holding half a key. We pull the broken piece out of the lock and can usually cut a replacement on the spot.
Car lockouts start at $75. A basic cut key runs from $120, and a transponder key cut and programmed from $180. Whichever it turns out to be, you get the exact quote before we drive.
Around Utica, we regularly cover
- Genesee Street
- Bagg's Square
- Stanley Theatre
- Adirondack Bank Center
- Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute
- F.X. Matt Brewery
Utica questions
Asked around here
Can you rekey my two-family in Cornhill between tenants?
Yes, and it is usually the cheapest safe option. Rekeying runs from $30 per cylinder plus the $39 service call, which we credit toward the job, and you have the exact total before we touch a lock. We can key both units alike or keep them separate.
Do you really come to Utica at 3 a.m.?
We do. The phone rings through every night of the year, and the drive from Chadwicks is the same 12 to 18 minutes at 3 a.m. that it is at noon. You get the full price quoted before we head out. (916) 969-8748.
My key snapped off in the car door. Do I need a whole new key?
Not always. We extract the broken piece first, and if the halves are intact we can often cut a fresh key from them. A basic cut car key runs from $120 and a transponder key from $180, quoted exactly before any work starts.