Locksmith in
Lyndhurst, NJ
Licensed, bonded and insured. Mobile to Lyndhurst ZIP 07071, 24 hours a day — emergencies usually within the hour.
We work in Lyndhurst constantly
Lyndhurst is where the van starts the day, and that changes what is worth calling us out for. A single sticking cylinder, one mailbox lock, a key snapped off in a storm door: those are short trips here rather than scheduling problems, and we take them. The housing behind them is easy to describe and not easy to key. Roughly four in ten homes are single-family detached and close to a third are two-family, packed onto the upland strip that sits tight against the Meadowlands, with about half the stock built before 1960. Old doors, two tenancies to a building, narrow lots. That combination is most of what we do within a few streets of the shop.
A Lyndhurst two-family almost never has two doors. Count properly and you usually find a front entry, a vestibule door behind it, a side entry down the alley that the upstairs tenant treats as their own front door, a basement door under the stoop, a hatchway into the cellar, and a detached garage at the back of the lot with a lock nobody has turned since the last owner. Six or seven openings on a building the street reads as one house. When somebody rings and asks us to rekey a two-family, the number they have in their head is two, and it is better for everyone that we establish the real number before we arrive rather than after.
The other constant here is the key ring. These buildings change hands and change tenants steadily, and every change tends to add a cylinder instead of replacing a plan. We are regularly handed five or six keys for a building with two tenancies and nobody able to say which one opens the garage. Fixing that is mostly thinking rather than hardware: work out which cylinders can be brought onto a shared keyway, replace only the ones that genuinely cannot get there, and write the result down. We will talk you out of putting high-security hardware on every door in the process. A cellar hatchway and a garage side door do not need what the front entry needs.
Along Ridge Road and Valley Brook Avenue the commercial stock is small independent premises, most of them one door wide, and that hardware takes punishment no house door ever sees. A shop door cycles hundreds of times a day. Closers drift out of adjustment, latches fall out of line as the frame moves with the season, and an exit device that has been shouldered for a decade eventually stops catching. None of it matters until the door will not lock at closing time, and then it matters completely. Being minutes away means a storefront usually gets put right the same day instead of the owner losing a trading day waiting on somebody driving in from another county.
We work Lyndhurst constantly. Arrival windows here are short and small jobs are worth doing, so it is not a wasted call-out for one lock. Call rather than book online if it is urgent — the phone is faster.
What we charge in Lyndhurst
Real numbers, published up front. You should not have to call three locksmiths to find out what something costs.
| Service | Price |
|---|---|
| Rekey one cylinder you have a working key · keyed alike included | $55 |
| Rekey one cylinder no working key | $100 |
| Mobile service charge daytime, once per visit | $250 |
| House lockout daytime | $250 |
| House lockout after 5 PM, collected before dispatch | $350 |
| Business lockout | $250 |
| Whole-house rekey package up to 6 cylinders, 5 keys, doors tested | $695 |
| Standard lock supplied & installed | $150 |
| MK-1 / MK-2 smart deadbolt installed, on its own visit | $750 |
| Door won't close or lock is sticking | $250–$600 |
| Commercial door & hardware evaluation | $250 |
What the price includes:
- The mobile service charge — every price above includes coming to you
- Keying every lock we touch to a single key
- 5 keys cut and tested in the locks on any rekey
- Testing everything works before we leave, and an itemised receipt with photographs
What costs extra, and how much:
- Each cylinder beyond a package limit — $55 with a working key, $100 without
- A door needing a new bore — $100 per lock
- Keys beyond the 5 included — $5 each
- After 5 PM the mobile service charge is $350, collected before dispatch
- A lock destroyed during an emergency entry, replaced — $150
Prices shown are in effect from August 2026 and remain in effect until updated on this page. Final price is confirmed with you before any work begins. Where a range is shown, the final figure is confirmed on site before work starts. If the job is smaller than quoted, you pay less.
Everything we do in Lyndhurst
The whole house rekeyed to one key, with keyless and garage upgrades.
From $695 RekeyingKeyed alike at no extra charge, five keys cut and tested at your door.
$55 per cylinder Smart locksThe MK line, with a two-year guarantee on the lock — it fails, we replace and refit it free.
$750 installed High-security deadboltsMul-T-Lock, with a patented key no hardware store can copy.
$825 installed Doors that stickAlignment, strike plates, hinges, and multipoint hardware.
From $250 Commercial & propertyEvaluations, turnovers, master keys, exit devices.
$250 evaluationWhat people in Lyndhurst actually say
We had excellent service. Timothy, the Locksmith arrived within a half hour of phone call. He repaired two locks for us and new keys for our front door. I would definitely recommend his service and I would definitely call him again if I needed him
Geraldine M.Google review
Timothy from Major Key Locksmith was such a nice and honest guy. He did a great job rekeying the locks at my house in Hasbouck Heights. He explained how the keypad works and was so patient with me. He is a very polite and cleaned up after the job was done. Would definitely recommend him to my friends and family.
Ann M.Google review
Called Tim this morning problem with two anderson French doors locks one not locking one loose handle keeps falling off. Tim was great fast efficient and resolved both issues quickly. We are in north caldwell private home in essex county. Highly recommend Tim he comes out and does the work himself.
Rima N.Google review
Excellent service and attention to detail. Tim was able to troubleshoot a number of mechanical issues with competence and creativity. Got everything working smoothly and efficiently. Tech options explained clearly. Highly recommended!
Julie G.Google review
Those are real, and they are quoted exactly as written — but they are still five we chose. Read them where they live — unedited, in whatever order Google puts them, including any we would rather you skipped.
400+ reviews is not a handful of friends. It is nine years of doors.
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Lyndhurst questions
How quickly can you actually get to a Lyndhurst address?
Faster than anywhere else we cover, because this is where we are based. We will still give you a realistic window rather than a flattering one, since Ridge Road at the school run does what it does. The difference is that we do not have to stack your job behind three others to justify the drive, so a single lock is a legitimate call here. If you are a lockout standing on the pavement, say so when you book and we will tell you honestly where that puts you in the day.
We have five keys for a two-family and nobody knows what they open.
Common here, and it is a one-visit fix. We walk the building trying every key in every lock, label what actually works, then decide which cylinders can be pulled onto one shared keyway and which have to be replaced to get there. You end up with a deliberate key plan and a written note of it instead of an accumulated ring. Most two-families need fewer new cylinders than the owner expects, because the value is in the plan rather than in the hardware.
Do you cover the shops and the Meadowlands side as well as the houses?
Yes, and they are genuinely different jobs. A storefront is closers, latch alignment, exit devices and a door that has to keep working right through a trading day. The Meadowlands side is commercial hardware on larger openings, plus master keying where staff should reach some rooms and not others. Both are usually same-visit work rather than a diagnosis followed a week later by a repair, which is the main practical benefit of being based in the township.
How much does it cost to rekey a house in Lyndhurst?
Up to six cylinders — the usual three-door house — is $695 as the Rekey & Secure package, which includes the mobile service charge, keying every door alike, five keys cut and tested on site, and every deadbolt checked. Beyond six cylinders it is $55 each with a working key.
Is there a minimum charge?
$250. That is the mobile service charge and it is the floor on any residential or commercial visit in Lyndhurst. Estimates by text, photo or video are free.
Do you charge extra after hours in Lyndhurst?
After 5 PM the mobile service charge is $350 and it is collected before a locksmith is dispatched. Everything else is priced the same. After-hours dispatch is subject to technician availability.
Can I book online rather than calling?
Yes, for everything except car keys and active lockouts. Answer three questions about your doors, see a real price, pick a time. Leaving the deposit online takes $25 off.
Are you licensed to work in Lyndhurst?
Yes. New Jersey Locksmith Business License Number 34LX00020300, bonded and insured through State Farm, and Google Guaranteed. The licence number appears at the bottom of every page of this site, on our invoices and on our trucks, as New Jersey requires.
How soon can you get to Lyndhurst?
Emergencies are usually within the hour. We run technicians across the coverage area rather than sending everything out from one place, so Lyndhurst is covered around the clock. We give a realistic arrival window on the phone rather than an optimistic one.
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