El Cerrito Locksmith for Keys, Locks and Trunks
Keys locked in the trunk near El Cerrito Plaza, a lost fob by the del Norte BART station, an old house that needs new locks. Patriot Lock And Key covers the whole city seven days a week, and you get the price before any work starts.
LOCKSMITH LIC. LCO 8138CA BSIS · tap to verify- Open 7 days, 7:30 AM to 11:30 PM
- License LCO 8138
- Military & veteran discount
- Se habla español
Start with what happened
Car keys and fobs in El Cerrito
Lost key or a fob that quit? We cut and program it at the car, smart keys and push-to-start included for most makes. Proof of ownership required.
See the serviceLock changes for older homes
Older houses often have worn hardware. We change locks or rekey them, explain the options on site and give you the price before starting.
See the serviceTrunk and car lockouts
Keys in the trunk and the car locked tight. We open it non-destructive first, wherever the car is, from a BART lot to your own street.
See the serviceSan Pablo Avenue businesses
Door closers, panic bars, keypads, card and fob readers, electric strikes and master keys for the shops and offices along San Pablo Avenue.
See the serviceAlso in El Cerrito: Smart locks · Safes, mailboxes & storage
The City of Homes, and the cars parked outside
El Cerrito has long been called a City of Homes, and the houses run from San Pablo Avenue up toward the Hillside Natural Area, the largest piece of city-owned open space. Two BART stations, El Cerrito Plaza and El Cerrito del Norte, mean plenty of cars parked all day. Older houses here often have older locks, and that is where a lock change or a rekey really pays off.
The town was first called Rust, after Wilhelm F. Rust, a blacksmith who also ran a hardware store where the first post office opened in 1909. Residents did not care for the name and changed it to El Cerrito, Spanish for little hill, after what is now Albany Hill. We like that a blacksmith and hardware man gave this place its first name.
Straight talk about price
On the phone you tell us what happened, and we give you a ballpark based on that. When the technician arrives, the first thing he does is look at the lock and make sure it matches what you described. A door that sounded simple can turn out to be a different story, and sometimes it is the other way around.
Then you hear the final number, before a single tool touches the lock. You decide, and only then we start. No surprises on the bill, and the receipt carries our license number, LCO 8138.
A name with a reason behind it
Soufiane Gmira named the company in honor of his great-grandfather, who fought in Vietnam. The respect for people who served never left him, and it is the reason every active duty service member and veteran gets a discount from us.
Military and veteran discount. Mention it when you call. That is all it takes.
Asked by neighbors
I locked my keys in the trunk at the El Cerrito Plaza BART lot. Can you help?
Yes. Tell us where the car is parked and what kind of car it is. We come to the lot, check the car and give you the final price before we start. Entry is non-destructive first. If the key is lost rather than locked inside, we can cut and program a new one at the car with proof of ownership.
Do you work on older El Cerrito homes with original locks?
Yes. Older doors sometimes need a bit more care: worn cylinders, sticky deadbolts, keys nobody can account for. The technician checks the lock, explains whether a rekey or a lock change makes more sense and gives you the price before any tool touches it. You choose, and you get an itemized receipt.
Do you offer a veterans discount?
Yes, Patriot Lock And Key offers a military and veteran discount. Mention it when you call and again when the technician arrives. Everything else works like any job: a ballpark on the phone, the final price on site before work starts, and an itemized receipt with license LCO 8138.
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