Locked Out of Your Office? Help for Business Lockouts
A business lockout costs more than inconvenience: staff waiting outside, customers turned away, deliveries missed. Here is how to handle it and prevent the next one.
Common causes of office lockouts
- keys lost, misplaced or taken home by someone else
- worn or broken locks on heavily used doors
- a key broken off in the cylinder
- forgotten access codes or a lost fob on an electronic entry system
Why forcing entry is a bad idea
Commercial doors are built to resist force. Prying a storefront or office door can damage the frame, closer and glass, and may leave you unable to secure the premises at the end of the day. It can also trigger alarms and raise questions with your landlord or insurer.
What a commercial locksmith does
After confirming you’re authorised to enter, a commercial locksmith opens the door with the least damage possible, then deals with the cause: cutting replacement keys, rekeying after a key goes missing, repairing a failing lock or resetting an electronic entry device.
How to prevent repeat lockouts
- keep a key register showing who holds which keys
- rekey when an employee leaves without returning a key
- consider a master key or keyless entry system so access can be changed without new hardware
- store a spare key securely off site with a manager
Locked out of your business? Call 408-310-4396. More on our commercial locksmith service.
