Locksmith Ashwood

Local locksmith knowledge for Ashwood

Ashwood is largely made up of typically double-fronted cream-brick houses from the early-1950s building boom, on a compact grid subdivided as Ashwood Heights in 1958. Housing age is the single biggest factor in what locks we fit and service here. For this stock we most often handle the ageing timber-framed doors of these 1950s brick houses often need deadbolt realignment, weather sealing and updated entry hardware. Where we upgrade a home's locks we fit hardware that meets the Australian Standard for door locks (AS 4145.2), matched to the door rather than sold off a shelf.

Locks in Ashwood also have to cope with local conditions: greater Melbourne's wet winters and dry summers, whose moisture swings work the timber doors set within these cream-brick homes until they bind. It is the slow wear most people ignore until the key stops turning at the worst possible moment. Catching it early with a service and re-lube usually avoids both the lockout and the replacement lock.