Elda · Petrer · the Vinalopó
Locksmith in Elda, for the town and the valley around it
Flats in the old shoe-trade estates, houses in the old town, chalets on the hillsides and fincas out among the vineyards. One locksmith for the doors, gates, shutters and safes of all of them, who will talk you through it in English.
Open 24 hours · 7 days
- English and Spanish
- 22 years in the trade
- Price agreed before work starts
Services
One page for each kind of job
Each line leads to a page that explains how that job is done here and what to tell us when you ring.
- Emergency call-outs any hour Stuck on the landing of a block in Elda or Petrer, a key snapped in the street door, keys lost on a night out: someone answers the phone whatever the time.
- Door opening flats and houses Wooden flat doors from the sixties, reinforced doors on newer blocks and chalet entrances, opened through the lock wherever the lock allows it.
- Lock change & repair booked work Old surface-mounted locks replaced, snap-resistant cylinders fitted, tired multipoint mechanisms put right, on a day that suits you.
- Car lockout opening only Keys shut inside the car at the station, a supermarket or outside a house in the campo: the door is opened, and that is the whole service.
- Country houses & fincas gates, sheds, sliders Drive gates, padlocked sheds, well houses, window grilles and terrace sliders on country properties from the hills of Petrer to the vineyards around Pinoso.
- Shops & offices shops and offices Shop doors, roller shutters that will not lift and office locks in Elda, Petrer and the towns nearby, fitted around the hours you trade.
- After a break-in secure, then upgrade A forced door made to lock again the same day, then a stronger set-up once the police report and the insurer are dealt with.
- Safe opening homes and offices Safes that reject the code, have lost their key or belong to someone who is no longer around to open them, plus new safes fitted.
Why Elda is its own job
A town built by the shoe trade, and the doors that came with it
Elda has around 55,000 people and has made shoes, women’s shoes above all, since the nineteenth century. The trade shaped where people live. Whole estates of flats went up in the fifties and sixties for the families who came to work in it. San Francisco de Sales alone has 580 homes built between 1956 and 1968, and Las Trescientas and the Virgen de la Cabeza group date from the same years. If your flat is in one of those blocks and its door has never been changed, the lock is probably as old as the building, and that is where a new cylinder for the door makes the biggest difference.
The old town is different again: narrow, winding streets climbing towards the castle, whose surroundings are now being rebuilt. Then there is Petrer, which has grown into Elda so completely that the two make one town of nearly 87,000 people. Beyond them are the chalets of the hillsides and the country houses out towards Monóvar and Pinoso, where almost a quarter of the residents are foreign nationals and the British are the largest group. Gates, sheds and grilles on those properties have their own page.
The quarters and towns covered are on the coverage page.
From the call to the door
How a job goes, start to finish
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You ring or send a WhatsApp
Say which town and quarter, the street, the floor, and what the lock is doing. A photo of the keyhole helps.
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You get a realistic time
Worked out for your address at that moment, so you can decide whether to wait. No website figure, because there honestly isn’t one.
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The price is agreed at the door
Once the lock has been seen, and before any tool touches it. You can say no at that point.
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The door is opened or the lock is fixed
Through the lock wherever the lock allows. If anything has to be drilled, you are asked first.
Outside a door right now? The emergency line covers what to say in the first minute. Shut out of the car instead? That is a car lockout, which is opening only.
Before you trust anyone with a door
Things you can hold us to
- The phone is answered at any hour, every day of the year.
- An honest estimate of when we can reach you, given on the phone for your address.
- The price agreed with you before any work starts, and paid by cash, card or Bizum.
- Opening through the lock first, and drilling only when nothing else works.
- Proof that you may enter asked for every time, so nobody else can ask us into your home.
There are no customer quotes on this site, and the reviews page explains why. Who answers the phone and how the work is done is on the about page, and practical reading for homes in the valley is in the guides. Every way to reach us is on the contact page.
Questions
Asked before people pick up the phone
Will someone understand me if I ring in English?
Yes. The phone is answered in English and in Spanish, and the same goes for WhatsApp messages and email. If a neighbour or the building’s administrator needs to be part of the conversation in Spanish, that works too.
I live in Petrer, or out towards Pinoso. Is that too far?
No. Petrer, Monóvar, Pinoso, Salinas, Novelda, Aspe and Monforte del Cid are all covered, as well as every part of Elda. On the phone you get an honest idea of when someone can reach your address.
Can I get a copy of my front door key from you?
No. This business does not cut, copy or duplicate keys of any kind, and does not supply or program car keys. For a copy, a key-cutting shop is the place to go. What we do is open doors, cars and safes, and repair, change and upgrade locks.
How do I pay, and when is the price fixed?
The price is agreed with you at the door, once the lock has been seen and before any work starts. Payment is by cash, card or Bizum.
Is there a shop I can call into?
No. This is a mobile service: the workshop travels in the van, so there is no counter to visit. Phone, WhatsApp or email, and the work comes to you.
A door, a gate or a safe that will not open?
Ring, or send a WhatsApp with where you are and a photo of the lock.
Open 24 hours · 7 days