What is the cost of a locksmith? How much do I have to pay for opening an involuntarily slammed door? Is the price of an emergency response in Montreal more important?
Serrurier Momo, in complete transparency, brings you all the information on the prices of service in locksmith so that you are enlightened the right price of a troubleshooting and that you avoid scams to the lost key.
The different locksmith problems
In the daily life of a locksmith technician, locks and keys are omnipresent.
House doors, car doors, bicycle lock locks, their usefulness is everywhere. The locksmith intervenes on barrels of very diverse and especially very different nature:
- car locks,
- antique furniture locks,
- window locks
- transponder secure keys
- electronic keys.
- emergency intervention on the south shore in mins of 30 minutes
Difficult to catalog all the types of keys that serve us on a daily basis and most of the time we only pay attention to them when a lock problem occurs.
This problem is often the same and the reasons can be multiple.
- The lock no longer works;
- Loss of key;
- The key is broken in the lock;
- The locked door;
- Door slammed with the key inside.
If you’ve been unlucky in the past, you may remember the consequences of a broken, lost, or left inside key.
Momo locksmith rates
There are two types of rates for a professional locksmith. The normal rate (during the day and on weekdays) and the breakdown rate (applied at night, on weekends and holidays).
| Services | Costs*
Day |
Costs*
Evening |
Costs*
Night |
| Residential Standard Lock Unlock | $75.00 | $95.00 | $150.00 |
| Residential Standard Lock Change | $115.00 | $135.00 | $230.00 |
| Residential Standard Lock Repair | $85.00 | $105.00 | $170.00 |
| Commercial Lock Unlock | $95.00 | $115.00 | $190.00 |
| Commercial Lock Change | $125.00 | $145.00 | $250.00 |
| Commercial Lock Repair | $105.00 | $125.00 | $210.00 |
| Automotive Unlock | $65.00 | $85.00 | $130.00 |
| New standard chip wrench for automotive
(Programming included) |
$75.00 | $95.00 | $150.00 |
| New smart remote control key (Prox, Fobik) for automotive (Programming included) | $150.00 | $170.00 | $300.00 |
| Honda ignition repair, and other vehicle models | $250.00 | $325.00 | $400.00 |
** Very important:
The rates mentioned above vary according to the following criteria:
- The security level of the lock, its operation and the level of complexity of the work (Standard lock, high security, combination, electric, etc.)
- Time of day (day, evening, night, weekend and holiday)
- Car key prices vary by model, year of manufacture and programming method.
Various situations encountered
The key broke in the lock
Before you hire a locksmith, here are some tips that exist to remove a broken key in the lock.
- One can use a powerful magnet to bring out the broken tip. This method is not 100% assured, but worth a try.
If luck is with you, the broken key will come out a little and it will be possible to remove it with tweezers.
- If the key is difficult to access, you can also use a key extractor. This tool is available in DIY stores, or on the internet, and it will be very useful for you to solve this problem.
Moreover, if you use a locksmith, he will use this same tool to get you out of this hassle.
Finally, if these methods do not work, you will only have to contact a professional locksmith.
Unlocked slammed door
You went out to take your newspaper for two short seconds and the door slammed behind you. Don’t worry, it happens to everyone.
The locksmith will use his hooking tools in case the lock is not a high security. With these, he will be able to unlock the door without damaging the lock or the door.
In the case of a high-security lock, the technician will have to pierce the cylinders of the lock or disassemble it and then force the door to open.
It is possible that depending on your type of lock, it is not feasible to reuse the forced lock. So you will need to install a new lock on your door. The intervention will then be more expensive since in addition to opening the door, it will be necessary to change the lock.
Google “auto key rate” or something about your problem and you’ll find forums, auto site, advice sites that all say the same thing. The independent locksmith is always cheaper than car dealers!
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