Range from the cheapest £20 per hour and £160 per day (THISTLE LOCKS & ALARMS based in KY11) to the dearest £40 per hour and £300 per day (Forth locksmiths based in EH29).
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yesterday
Repair/replace Yale lock for entrance door to tenement. The electronic lock works OK but it looks like there is a broken key or something in the lock
01/07/2024
Fit new mortice lock
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At forth locksmiths we offer an emergency service 24hrs a day for all locks & security issues on all types of locks
| Job details | Estimate |
| Installing a fire-proof safe | £382 |
| Opening a fire-proof safe | £239 |
| Installing CCTV security | £1908 |
| Installing access control locks | £286 per lock |
| Reprogramming digital locks | £19 per lock |
| Installing locks on multiple office doors | £29 per lock |
| Boarding up for closure | £286 |
| Emergency 24 hrs service for door opening access | £67 |
| Emergency 24 hrs service removing broken key from lock | £67 |
| Emergency 24 hrs service for wooden door lock change | £110 |
| Emergency 24 hrs service for uPVC door lock change | £81 |
| Emergency 24 hrs service for burglary repair and boarding up | £114 |
| Replacement of front and door lock | £134 |
| Key cutting from a master key | £10 |
| Key cutting from an impression of the lock | £76 |
| Window key cutting from a master key | £67 |
| Window lock replacement | £52 |
| Installing a wall safe | £286 |
| Replacement of lost car key | £191 |
| Car key cutting from an existing key to create copies | £57 |
| Pick a locked car to gain entry | £114 |
| Broken key extraction from a door | £67 |
| Broken key extraction from an ignition | £86 |
| Car key programming | £29 |
| Re-pinning of locks using existing locks | £38 per lock |
| Replacement of a damaged door / boot lock | £76 |
| Replacement of a damaged ignition lock | £86 |
| Business name | Hourly Rate | Daily Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Forth locksmiths, Edinburgh , EH29 | £40 | £300 |
| THISTLE LOCKS & ALARMS, Inverkeithing, KY11 | £20 | £160 |
| ALL IN 1 PROPERTY SOLUTIONS , BROXBURN, EH52 | £25 | £200 |