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Garage and shed locks in Ottawa
Garages and sheds hold expensive, portable, easily resold items.
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How it works
Garages and sheds hold expensive, portable, easily resold items. Bikes, tools and snow equipment all qualify. Moreover an attached garage connects straight into the house, so its service door deserves the same attention as a front door. Urban Locksmith secures outbuildings across Ottawa.
- Step 1
Buildings assessed
Service door, shed, and overhead door.
- Step 2
Service door upgraded
Deadbolt, not a knob lock.
- Step 3
Shed secured
Closed-shackle padlock on a bolted hasp.
- Step 4
Keyed alike
One key across house, garage and shed.
The service door is a house door
An attached garage service door leads directly into your home. Consequently it should carry a proper deadbolt rather than a knob lock. Furthermore, many builders fit the cheapest possible hardware there because buyers never look. Therefore upgrading it is often the highest-value change in the whole house. Naturally it should be keyed alike with your front door for convenience.
Sheds and detached outbuildings
A shed padlock is only as strong as the hasp holding it. Consequently a hardened lock on a thin bolted hasp achieves nothing. Therefore we fit closed-shackle padlocks with concealed hasps, using coach bolts rather than screws. Additionally, hinges on the outside can be lifted, so hinge bolts matter. Above all, the whole assembly needs to fail together rather than at its weakest fixing.
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Yes. Bikes and tools are portable and easy to resell.
Overhead garage doors
Most overhead doors rely on the opener alone, which is adequate for daily use. However, an unpowered door can often be lifted or shimmed. Consequently side-mounted slide bolts add a genuine physical barrier for periods away. Furthermore, the emergency release cord can sometimes be hooked through the top gap, so a simple shield or zip tie prevents it. Naturally we check that during the visit.
Keying it all together
Most homes end up with a different key for the house, the garage service door and the shed. However, provided the cylinders share a keyway they can all be keyed alike. Consequently one key covers everything. Therefore ask while the technician is already on site, because combining the work costs considerably less than separate visits.
Questions about garage and shed locks
Does my garage service door need a deadbolt?
If the garage is attached, yes. Because that door leads into your house.
What padlock should a shed have?
A closed-shackle one on a concealed hasp fixed with coach bolts.
Can my overhead door be forced?
Unpowered doors can often be lifted. Consequently a slide bolt helps when away.
Can the shed use my house key?
Often yes, if the keyways are compatible.
Is it worth securing a shed at all?
Yes. Bikes and tools are portable and easy to resell.
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Where we cover
Across Ottawa and every community within an hour’s drive — 47 areas in total, from downtown out to Kanata, Barrhaven, Carleton Place, Kemptville and Rockland. You get an honest arrival window on the phone rather than a number chosen to win the booking.