Key Duplication in Gaithersburg: what that looks like
The argument for a locksmith over a supermarket kiosk is the machine and the person running it, and a Gaithersburg customer made it better than any marketing copy could. In August, Marianne and David Holland wrote that the copies made at a hardware store did not work and had rough edges, and that every key cut in the mobile workshop fitted perfectly with smooth edges — and that the locks on both doors were cleaned so all the keys moved freely. That is the difference, described by somebody who paid for both versions.
Copying a worn key copies the wear. If your original is ten years old and sticky, the better job is decoding the lock and cutting a fresh key to the lock's actual specification, which produces a key that turns more smoothly than the one you have been carrying. Say on the phone that the original is worn.
Everything is cut on site: house keys, office keys, mailbox keys, padlock keys, motorcycle keys, and car keys with chips. Car keys are priced differently because of the blank and the programming, and they are still done at the vehicle. Restricted keyways like Medeco and Mul-T-Lock deliberately cannot be copied without authorisation, which is the feature you paid for — bring the card or code that came with the lock.
What it costs
A duplicate of a key you already have is the cheapest job on this list. A chip or transponder car key costs more because of the blank and the programming. Originating a key when there is nothing to copy from is the most expensive version, which is the entire argument for getting a spare cut now.
Covered in Gaithersburg
- House and apartment keys
- Office and commercial keys
- Mailbox and padlock keys
- Car keys with transponder chips
- Remote head keys and flip keys
- Motorcycle keys
- High-security and restricted keyways with authorisation
- Keys cut to code when no original exists
- Key decoding from the lock for a fresh, accurate cut
Gaithersburg ZIP codes
Key Duplication runs across 20877, 20878, 20879, 20882, 20884, 20885, 20898. Gaithersburg is a named service area on the Google Business Profile.