Home and apartment lockouts
Locked Out of Your House in Jacksonville? We Get You In
Door shut behind you, keys on the kitchen counter. A We Do Locksmith technician opens your front door, back door or apartment without drilling in most cases, and if a lock does have to be replaced you hear about it before any work starts. Flat price on the phone, arrival usually around twenty minutes in Jacksonville.
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Picking first, drilling last
Most residential locks in Jacksonville homes are Kwikset, Schlage or a builder-grade equivalent, and a trained technician picks or bypasses them without damage. Drilling is the last resort, used only on high-security cylinders or a lock that has failed internally, and it always comes with a conversation and a price before it happens. If someone tells you a standard front door must be drilled, that is a warning sign.
Once you are in, the tech can rekey the lock right there so any key that is floating around out there stops working. Many people do this after a lockout caused by lost keys; it costs far less than replacing the hardware.
Apartments, condos and gated communities
Apartment lockouts come with a few extra steps: gate codes, a leasing office that may be closed, and a lock the landlord owns. We handle them every day across Southside, Baymeadows, Town Center and the Beaches. Tell the dispatcher the complex name and we will sort out gate access with you. We do not alter a landlord's lock without permission, but we will get you inside.
- Have your ID and something with your address on it ready
- If you rent, a lease or a note from your landlord helps if the address on your ID is old
- Tell us if a child or a pot on the stove is inside so we prioritize the call
After a break-in
If you are locked out because a door was forced, we secure the house on the same visit: new deadbolt, strike plate reinforcement, and a rekey of every other door so one key works and the old ones do not. Ask for the break-in response when you call.
What happens when you call
Three steps, one price
- 1
Call the shop
Tell us what happened and where you are. For a car, the make, model and year. For a door, the type of lock. You get a flat price before anyone drives.
- 2
We dispatch the closest tech
A We Do Locksmith technician in a marked vehicle heads your way from Jacksonville. You get a name and an arrival window, usually about twenty minutes in town.
- 3
Done, checked, paid
The tech does the job, tests it in front of you, and you pay the price you were quoted. Card, cash or contactless. Itemized invoice by email.
Reviews
What Jacksonville customers say
“Noah was awesome! He was fast and efficient. It took him 15 minutes tops! Thank goodness.”
“I happened across this company by accident on Google. The tech provided me with a replacement key fob for my car in less than 10 minutes.”
“Noah was great! Fast, easy to deal with, did my brand new key, whole thing in like 5 min. Would go back again 100 percent!”
House Lockout across the area: Southside & Baymeadows, Mandarin, San Marco & San Jose, Riverside & Avondale, Arlington, Jacksonville Beach, Orange Park, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fleming Island, Fernandina Beach & Yulee, Northside & Oceanway.
Questions we hear every day
Do you need proof that I live there?
Yes, and you should want us to ask. The technician checks a photo ID and something linking you to the address: a license, a piece of mail, a lease, or a message from your landlord.
Will you damage my door or lock?
Almost never. Standard residential locks are picked or bypassed without a mark. Drilling only happens on a failed or high-security lock, and only after we have explained it and you have agreed to the price.
Can you come to my apartment complex?
Yes. We work the big complexes across Jacksonville daily. Give the dispatcher the community name and gate details, and we will coordinate access with you.
Need house lockout in Jacksonville today?
Tell us where you are and what you drive or which door it is. You get a flat price on the phone and a technician in a marked We Do Locksmith vehicle.