What does a locksmith actually do?

Lockouts, keys, locks and doors, and what should happen when you call one in Cape Coral.

Why not the dealer

No tow truck, no service-department waitlist, no leaving the car overnight. We bring the service to the car, not the other way around.

Domestic, japanese, european

Domestic pickups, Japanese sedans, and most European cars too.

Locksmith opening a locked car door in Cape Coral, FL

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Fleet and work trucks

Multiple keys, recorded and organized for the company, keyed alike where the fleet allows it.

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Old cars welcome

Pre-transponder classics get simple mechanical keys cut from the door lock.

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Delete the lost key

Programming the new key can erase the lost one, so whoever finds it holds a useless piece of plastic.

The work, plainly

The job has four parts: getting people into what's theirs when they're locked out, making keys (house, car, business), changing what keys open (rekeying and replacing locks), and fitting and fixing door hardware. Around Cape Coral it's done from a vehicle, at the customer's address, with the equipment for all four on board.

One thing it never includes: teaching how locks are opened. Not on the call, not on the visit, not here.

Car key programmer plugged into the OBD port, FL

Key cutting machine in the service vehicle, FL

What people call about

Locked out of a house, a car or a business, with an ID check before the door opens. Car keys made and programmed at the car. Rekeys and new locks after a move, a lost key or a tenant leaving. Business work: storefronts, offices, master key systems and the hardware on commercial doors.

In Cape Coral, Lehigh Acres, Fort Myers, North Port and the towns around, that's most of the schedule.

How a call goes

Three questions on the phone: where, what, how urgent. Then a time, and a call from the technician on approach. At the door the order is always the same: check the ID, look at the lock, explain the job, wait for your go-ahead.

The form on the page goes to the same dispatch, for people who'd rather type.

Choosing one

Look for: ID checks, a company name that matches the vehicle and the website, a description of the work before it starts, and the same figure at the end as at the beginning. Avoid: unmarked cars, no company name, a drill as the first tool out, and surprises on the invoice. Local and reachable beats a national call center every time.

Stonegate Locksmith & Key works out of Cape Coral with its own technicians and its own dispatch.

The three sides of the trade

Homes: lockouts, deadbolts, rekeys, keypads, the door from the garage. Cars: lockouts, keys, fobs, ignitions. Businesses: storefront and office hardware, panic bars, closers, master key systems. The same technician handles all three; the vehicle carries the parts for each.

Apartments are a mix of the residential and commercial sides: units, mailboxes, building doors.

Common claims, checked

All locks open the same way. They don't, and telling them apart is the job. Getting in means damage. Rarely, and only after other methods. Just break a window. Then you have a window to fix and still no key. The lowest number on the ad wins. That number often changes on arrival.

Questions we get asked

Do you check ID before opening a door?

Always. It's the one step that never gets skipped.

Are you a real local company?

Yes. Stonegate Locksmith & Key works out of Cape Coral with its own people and its own phone line.

Will you tell me what it'll take before you start?

Always. Nothing starts until you've heard what the job is and agreed.

Do you explain how you open locks?

No. Not on the phone, not on site, not on this site.

How do I reach you?

(239) 439-2165, day or night. The form works too.

Call and it's handled

Tell us your street and we send a tech.

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