Recent Locksmith Jobs in Birmingham

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B17 uPVC Repairs March 2026

uPVC back door won't lock — failed gearbox in Harborne B17

Homeowner on Lordswood Road reported the uPVC back door would lift the handle but the multi-point lock no longer threw. Door still closeable but no longer securable — a serious ins

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B23 Snapped Key Extraction March 2026

Snapped key extracted from uPVC front door in Erdington B23

Customer's aluminium-brass key snapped flush inside a worn 10-year-old Euro cylinder on a uPVC front door. Homeowner tried to remove the blade with superglue — unsuccessful — befor

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B91 Landlord Lock Change March 2026

Landlord tenancy-turnover lock change — Solihull B91

Letting agent in Solihull needed a same-day lock change on a family home between tenancies. Wanted front and back cylinders replaced, keyed-alike so one key operates both, plus a f…

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B73 Locked Out March 2026

Locked out of a Sutton Coldfield home at 2am — Boldmere B73

Customer returned home from a late shift to find the front door had slammed behind her with keys still inside. uPVC door with a 5-year-old multi-point lock, no key safe, and no spa…

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B13 Lock Replacement March 2026

BS3621 mortice upgrade on Victorian terrace in Moseley B13

Customer in Moseley had been refused contents insurance renewal because the original Victorian 3-lever mortice deadlock on the front door did not meet the insurer's BS3621 requirem…

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B15 Locked Out March 2026

Shopfront lockout — medical practice in Edgbaston B15

Practice manager of a private medical practice on Calthorpe Road could not open the aluminium shopfront with the morning key. Lock had seized — patients due to arrive in under 30 m

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B14 Burglary Repairs March 2026

Emergency board-up after break-in — Kings Heath B14

Homeowner returned at midnight to find the rear uPVC door smashed in — burglars had gained entry by snapping a standard Euro cylinder (no anti-snap protection). Police already atte

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B2 Lock Installation February 2026

Yale Conexis smart lock fitted on new-build apartment — Birmingham City Centre B2

Buy-to-let landlord wanted a smart lock on a city-centre apartment ahead of short-let rentals via Airbnb. Needed an app-managed lock that also kept a physical key override so clean…

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