Home Lockout Service: reading the quote

Yes. The same skills apply to any residential lock: a storm door that self-latched on the porch, the man-door into the garage, a shed, a gate with a padlock or a keyed latch, and a mailbox or storage locker in a condo building. Tell the locksmith about every opening involved so the right tools are in the van. Several small locks opened in one visit is common, especially after a move when keys were never handed over.

How many locks need opening

One front door is the simplest case. A front door plus a garage man-door, a storm door that latched and a mailbox in the lobby is a longer visit with more hardware to work through.

Restricted or high-security keyways

Security pins, sidebars and patented keyways take longer to open and, if replaced, cost more as hardware than a standard cylinder. Restricted keys also have to be cut from the system's records rather than duplicated.

Whether the key is inside or lost

If the key is inside, the visit ends when the door opens. If it was lost out in the world, rekeying and fresh keys usually follow, and that is separate work priced on its own.