Mobile Locksmith in Marlboro

Marlboro Gardens and Marlboro South

According to Wikipedia, Marlboro has two parts. Marlboro Gardens is the residential area. The Marlboro Industrial Township, also called Marlboro South, lies south of it and has plants and factories. People use "Marlboro" for either, so when you book, please say which side you're on and whether it's a home or a business. That tells us which tools and parts to bring.

Homes and blocks of flats in Marlboro Gardens

Houses and about 50 blocks of flats were built in Marlboro during the 1980s, so many unit and house doors here have locks that are decades old. Worn locks tend to give warning before they fail:

• the key has to be jiggled or pushed in at an angle before it turns;
• the lock turns but the bolt doesn't fully throw;
• the key has become thin or bent from years of use.

Catch it at that stage and a repair or a new cylinder is often enough. Wait until the key snaps, and you have a lockout as well. If that does happen, our guide to a broken key stuck in a lock explains what not to try.

In a block of flats, the door to your unit is usually your concern, but entrance doors and stairwell gates belong to whoever manages the building. Ask them before arranging work on a shared lock.

Street names that help with directions

Many residential streets in Marlboro Gardens are named after flowers and plants: Zinnia Drive, Lobelia Avenue, Marigold Crescent, Hollyhock Crescent and others. Several are crescents with similar names, so give us the full street name, the house or block number, and the nearest larger road. Marlboro Drive, which links the area to the M1 and N3, is the obvious one. Gautrain's Marlboro station is also on Marlboro Drive, if you need a landmark.

Factory and warehouse doors in Marlboro South

For industrial premises, the usual problems are steel side doors that have taken knocks, office and storeroom locks that need upgrading after a theft, and locks damaged during a break-in. Let us know how a vehicle gets through your gate and who will sign off the work. Details are on our commercial locksmith page.

Price before work

The technician tells you what's needed and the price before starting. Call-out: R250 call-out fee. Quotations: The technician assesses the job on site and gives you the price before any work starts. Nothing is done until you agree. Payment: EFT, cash or card

Locksmith services available in Marlboro

• Residential locksmith

  Lock repairs, replacements and lockouts for houses, townhouses, flats and estate homes across Sandton.

• Commercial locksmith

  Office, shop and storeroom locks repaired or replaced on site, with planned visits to suit business hours.

• Lock repairs

  Stiff, sticking, jammed or misaligned locks diagnosed and repaired on site where repair makes sense.

• Broken-key extraction

  A key snapped in the lock? We remove it on site and check whether the lock is still sound.

• Emergency lockouts

  Locked out of your home, flat or office? We come to you and work to get you back in with as little damage as possible.

All of these are part of our mobile locksmith service in Sandton.

Useful guides

• Key Broken in the Lock? What to Avoid Doing
• Key Turns but the Door Won't Unlock: What It Means
• Repair or Replace a Lock? How the Decision Is Made

Nearby areas we cover

• Kramerville
• Kelvin
• Strathavon
• Wynberg

All Sandton areas