On the island and around the bay, salt air works into every cylinder and sand gets into every track. Keys start to drag, deadbolts stop throwing, sliders stop locking. Servicing the lock, or installing a marine-grade one, usually settles it for years. Keypad locks that take a new code for every week's guests are on our smart lock installation page.
Many homes near the water have been rebuilt or raised, and the new doors came with keys that contractors, inspectors and adjusters all handled. If nobody rekeyed after the work was finished, it's worth doing now.
Shore rentals change guests every week in season. Keys walk away, codes get passed along, and by September the owner has no idea who can get in. A rekey or a new code at the end of the season, and again before the first renters arrive, keeps that in check. An owner who's out of state can sign off by email.
In the 55-plus communities, a lockout is more than an inconvenience; medication, a pet or a stove may be on the other side of the door. Say so when you call. For residents who live alone, a spare with a trusted neighbor or a keypad with a code for family can prevent the next one.
Keys lost on the sand, fobs that die in a parking lot, keys locked in the trunk on the way to the boardwalk. For most cars, a replacement is cut and programmed where the car is, once the paperwork checks out.
Businesses along Route 37 and Hooper Avenue need rekeys when staff move on, closers that stop slamming, and new locks where old ones wore out. Work is scheduled around opening hours.
Your driver's license with the house's address, the rental contract, or the car's registration. Associations and businesses tell us in advance who may approve work.
Once a time is agreed, you'll get a call from the road. At the door the technician diagnoses the problem, talks it through, and names a free estimate. Nothing is touched until you're on board.
No door or car opened without proof. Rekeyable locks don't get replaced. No public advice on beating a lock.
Brick, Lakewood, Berkeley, Manchester, Beachwood, Island Heights, Seaside Heights and Lavallette.
Yes. Owners can authorize it in writing and arrange access through a manager or lockbox.
Tell us that when you call so the visit is treated as urgent. Have her ID, or a family member's authorization, ready.
Salt air and beach sand have gotten into the cylinder. It's cleaned and serviced, or replaced with a marine-grade lock if it's too far gone.
If nobody did after the contractors finished, yes.
What's wrong, what we'd do about it, and how long it takes. It's free, and it comes first.
The one at the top of the site; the callback box works too.
Tell us your street and we send a tech.
