Residential LocksmithRichmond & inner Melbourne
Locks, deadlocks and security upgrades for houses, terraces, units and apartments.
What residential locksmith actually involves
Inner Melbourne homes are not one thing. A single-fronted Victorian terrace, a 1970s walk-up flat and a 2019 apartment tower each fail in their own way, and each needs different hardware. We assess the door before we recommend the lock — stile width, frame condition, whether it is a heritage overlay, and what the building's rules actually allow.
What the job covers
- Mortice locks for narrow-stile period doors
- Deadlocks and deadlatches to AS4145
- Front, rear and side entry doors
- Sliding door and stacker locks
- Window locks and restrictors
- Garage side-door and gate hardware
- Whole-of-home security assessment
What it costs
We do not publish prices. Two jobs with the same name can be an hour apart in practice, and a number on a page that does not fit your door helps nobody. Quotes are free, given before we start, and there is no obligation.
Get a free quote — (03) 7303 3713
Residential Locksmith by suburb
96 suburbs across inner Melbourne.
- Richmond
- Glen Iris
- Doncaster
- Kew
- Hawthorn
- Camberwell
- Balwyn North
- Burwood
- Hawthorn East
- Blackburn
- Surrey Hills
- Balwyn
- Fitzroy North
- Bulleen
- Fitzroy
- Box Hill
- Collingwood
- Abbotsford
- Canterbury
- Ashburton
- Kew East
- Clifton Hill
- East Melbourne
- Mont Albert
- Cremorne
- Burnley
- Templestowe Lower
- Melbourne
- Southbank
- Port Melbourne
- North Melbourne
- Docklands
- South Melbourne
- Kensington
- Flemington
- Parkville
- Albert Park
- West Melbourne
- Middle Park
- Bentleigh East
- South Yarra
- Brighton
- Malvern East
- St Kilda
- Carnegie
- Bentleigh
- Brighton East
- Elwood
- Caulfield North
- Hampton
- St Kilda East
- Prahran
- Toorak
- Caulfield South
- Elsternwick
- Sandringham
- Malvern
- Murrumbeena
- Armadale
- Chadstone
- Ormond
- Oakleigh
- Windsor
- McKinnon
- Caulfield
- Balaclava
- Reservoir
- Preston
- Coburg
- Brunswick
- Northcote
- Carlton
- Thornbury
- Pascoe Vale
- Brunswick West
- Ivanhoe
- Brunswick East
- Fairfield
- Carlton North
- Heidelberg
- Alphington
- Essendon
- Footscray
- Ascot Vale
- Moonee Ponds
- Williamstown
- Yarraville
- Newport
- West Footscray
- Altona
- Maribyrnong
- Sunshine
- Seddon
- Kingsville
- Aberfeldie
- Spotswood
Trusted locally
Residential Locksmith — what customers say
Illustrative examples — real reviews replace these at launch.
“Our terrace has the original front door and I was told by two others it would have to be replaced. He fitted a mortice that suited the stile and kept the old escutcheon.”
“Went through the whole house, including the window that opens onto the side path that I had never thought about. Practical advice, no upselling.”
“Landlord needed the place brought up to the rental standard. He explained exactly which doors were affected and did them in one visit.”
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Residential Locksmith — common questions
My front door is original to the house. Can you keep it?
Usually yes. Period doors often have narrow stiles that will not take a modern tubular deadbolt, but a mortice lock designed for that stile width will fit, and the original escutcheon can often be retained. We would rather adapt the hardware than replace a 130-year-old door.
What is the minimum a rental property has to have?
Under Victoria's rental minimum standards, every external entry door other than a screen door must either be securable with a functioning deadlock or be fitted with a lock that can be operated by a key from the outside. The standards apply to agreements from 29 March 2021. This is general information, not legal advice — see our guide for the detail.
Can you key all my locks to one key?
In most cases yes. If the cylinders are compatible we can key them alike so a single key opens the front, back and garage doors. It is one of the most common jobs we do after a house move.