Commercial locksmith
Commercial locksmith services in Ottawa
Commercial hardware fails differently from residential hardware.
What a commercial locksmith handles
Commercial hardware fails differently from residential hardware. Mainly because it gets used hundreds of times a day. Consequently closers wear, cylinders loosen, and panic bars drift out of alignment. Urban Locksmith maintains, repairs and designs commercial door hardware across Ottawa. Furthermore we work around your trading hours rather than through them.
Master key systems and key control
Most commercial lock problems are really key control problems. Typically keys go out and never come back, and nobody records who holds what. A master key system solves this properly. Specifically, each person carries a key that opens only what they need. Meanwhile one master opens everything. Consequently a departing employee is a retired key rather than a building rekey. Urban Locksmith designs these to match how your premises actually work.
Access control, fobs and electric hardware
Card readers and fobs remove physical keys from the equation entirely. Moreover they log who entered and when. However, electric hardware introduces failure modes that mechanical locks do not have. Maglocks drop on power loss, electric strikes buzz and stick, and controllers occasionally lose their programming. Therefore Urban Locksmith installs with a mechanical fallback wherever the fire code permits. As a result a dead controller never traps anyone inside.
Panic bars, closers and fire doors
Exit devices are life-safety hardware, not convenience hardware. Consequently they must open from inside under any circumstances. Furthermore fire-rated doors must keep their certification, which limits what can be modified. A closer that slams or fails to latch is not a small problem either. Because the door either does not secure or does not close, both outcomes matter. Urban Locksmith services all of it and keeps ratings intact.
Working around your trading hours
A locksmith working through your busiest two hours costs more than the repair. Therefore Urban Locksmith schedules commercial work early, late or on weekends at no premium. Naturally emergencies are different and get handled immediately. However, planned work should never interrupt trade. Additionally we can hold a record of your hardware and keyways, so future calls start from knowledge rather than a site survey.
Every commercial service we offer
Most requested commercial services
Commercial locksmith questions
Can you set up a master key system for our building?
Yes. Urban Locksmith designs the hierarchy first, then cuts and fits it. Moreover we keep the chart for future changes.
Do you service access control we did not install?
Usually yes. However, some proprietary controllers are locked to their installer, and we will say so.
Can you work outside trading hours?
Yes, at the same rate. Therefore planned work does not interrupt business.
Do you handle fire door hardware?
Yes, and we keep the rating intact. Consequently the door stays compliant.
Can you invoice a property management company?
Yes. We work with several across Ottawa on scheduled and reactive work.
Where we cover
Urban Locksmith covers Ottawa and every community within an hour’s drive — 47 areas altogether. Moreover you get an honest arrival window on the phone rather than a number chosen to win the booking.