The Tri-Cities don't sleep on one schedule. A Burke Mountain contractor locks himself out at 6 a.m. before the framing crew arrives. A Maillardville heritage row-home owner needs a rekey after a tenant turnover. A Port Moody Centre commuter misses the last Evergreen Line train and finds their keys inside the car. We dispatch from Coquitlam Centre and reach all three cities without the Downtown Vancouver dead-time that inflates other locksmiths' bills. Westwood Plateau, Austin Heights, Port Coquitlam — same mobile unit, same licensed technician, same flat-rate pricing regardless of the clock. BC SWL #E106677.
Every job completed by a licensed Coquitlam technician — no call centres, no subcontractors sent to your door.
Arrival window given on the call. Lockouts, break-in repair, all keys lost.
Rekey, lock change, deadbolts, home lockouts, security upgrades.
Master key systems, access control, high-security hardware.
Car lockouts, key fobs, transponder keys, ignition repair.
Burke Mountain is the fastest-growing residential corridor in the Tri-Cities. Hundreds of new single-family homes, townhouse strata complexes, and coach-home units are handed over every quarter — most arrive with builder-grade hardware that needs replacing before the first family moves in.
What we do at handover: Builder locks are keyed to a construction master. Every subcontractor, inspector, and realtor who walked through that site has a key that matches your front door. Standard practice at handover is a full rekey or lock replacement so the construction master is dead on possession day. We carry Schlage B-series and Weiser SmartKey cylinders in the van — both common on Burke Mountain builds — and can rekey on-site in under 20 minutes per cylinder.
Smart lock installs on new builds: Most new Burke Mountain homes are roughed in for smart locks (reinforced strike plate, compatible latch backset). We install and commission Schlage Encode, Yale Assure SL, and Kwikset Halo units. Setup includes Wi-Fi pairing, owner PIN programming, and a test of the mechanical backup key — because a smart lock with a dead battery and no physical key option is a liability, not a feature.
Strata complexes and master key systems: New strata buildings near Coquitlam Centre station (the Evergreen Line hub at Lougheed and Lincoln) routinely request master key systems that let strata council access mechanical rooms and amenity spaces without holding every unit key. We design and cut small-to-mid-scale master key hierarchies using Medeco and Mul-T-Lock restricted keyways — restricted means keys can't be copied at a hardware store, which matters when 80 units are on one system.
Response times on the mountain: Burke Mountain access runs off Coast Meridian Road. We cover the lower Burke Mountain developments from Coquitlam Centre, and Upper Burke Mountain (above David Avenue) takes longer depending on the build phase and road status. Port Moody Centre and the Inlet Centre station areas are covered too. The ETA you get on the phone is based on where the nearest technician is, and we give accurate ETAs, not optimistic ones.
Happening right now? Just call. For planned jobs, the calendar shows real availability.
Mobile service across every corner of Coquitlam — pick your area for streets, landmarks, and local detail.
Real questions from real Tri-Cities homeowners, Burke Mountain new-build buyers, and strata managers.
Yes. Our service area covers all three cities: Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, and Port Moody, plus the neighbourhoods in between — Maillardville, Austin Heights, Birchland Manor, and the Inlet and Moody Centre SkyTrain zones. One dispatch number (604-259-6771) covers the full Tri-Cities. We don't subcontract out to a different tech when the call is in PoCo or Port Moody — same licensed technician, same van, same rate.
Yes, and it's one of the most common calls we get. At handover we rekey or replace the builder-grade lock, then install a smart lock of your choice — Schlage Encode, Yale Assure, or Kwikset Halo are the models we stock. We handle the full setup: Wi-Fi commissioning, owner access codes, and mechanical backup key verification. Book 48 hours out if possible; same-day handover slots fill fast during active possession weeks on Burke Mountain.
Westwood Plateau sits at elevation above Como Lake and Westwood Street. The 4–6 p.m. Lougheed Highway backup slows the climb. We dispatch as soon as the call is confirmed — no holding queue, no "next available window" — and the ETA you are given is based on where the nearest technician is at that moment.
Yes. Strata buildings along the Evergreen corridor — Lincoln Station, Burquitlam, Lougheed, Inlet Centre, Moody Centre — regularly need unit rekeys after tenant turnover, common-area lock changes after a council transition, and restricted-keyway upgrades to prevent unauthorized key duplication. We work with strata councils directly (or through the property manager), document every cylinder keyed, and supply a completion record for the strata file. Scheduling for multi-unit buildings is by appointment.
A residential door lockout in Maillardville — or anywhere in our Coquitlam service area — runs a flat rate. We quote the price before dispatch; no "assessment fee" added at the door. After-midnight calls carry a standard after-hours rate that we state up front on the phone. No surprises. BC SWL #E106677 means we're licensed and accountable — the rate you hear on the call is the rate on the invoice.
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