The worst has happened, you’ve lost or forgotten your key and you can’t get into your home after a long days work and you cannot get in, you need an emergency locksmith to open the door and let you in. You call up and get a price and ask the locksmith to come and do something so that you can enter your own premises.

The problem is, what is this locksmith going to do you allow you into the property? Well it depends on the kind of locksmith that you employ. There are different styles of emergency locksmith. Some locksmiths are specialist in non destructive entry, which means that they do everything possible to get you into the premises without destroying the existing locks.

If you hire a non-destructive locksmith, they will do everything possible to open your door without taking apart the existing locks. They are trained to cope with all styles and types of locks. Although in some cases the lock has to be broken, non-destructive locksmiths will only do this as a last resort.

Non destructive specialist locksmiths will attempt to pick the lock using their toolkits and skills. They benefit is that you won’t end up paying more for new locks to be fitted to your door. The cost of the service is very important. Non destructive locksmiths will usually be cheaper to employ than other types of locksmiths. This is because if the lock has to be destroyed, you will have to pay for new locks to be installed. If entry is gained without destroying the lock, you will only have to pay a labour cost. If not, you will have to pay for labour and parts, and of course the labour charge will be increased because the locksmith will have to spend more time fitting the new locks in the door.

The advice we’ve given is as much aimed at commercial premises as residential. Commercial premises can have much more difficult and complex locks to open. A specialist commercial locksmiths know this and it is great if you can hire a specialist commercial locksmith especially if you have security locks on your premises.