Smart locks
House lockouts
Re-keying
Deadbolt upgrades
Schlage
Kwikset
Car keys & fobsNon-destructive entry first, always - and we re-key Schlage, Kwikset, and Baldwin locks on the spot while you watch
You get a price before we start. It does not change when we arrive. No surprises.
Get your free estimateFast, Reliable Emergency Locksmith Across Redwood City
Locked out in Redwood City? We’ll get you back inside, usually within 30 to 45 minutes depending on where you are between El Camino Real and the Woodside Road corridor. Cypress Lock & Key handles emergency lockouts, broken key extraction, and urgent lock changes across 94061 through 94065, including Mount Carmel, Emerald Hills, and downtown. Call (877) 265-4385 and you’ll speak directly with a technician who knows Redwood City’s older mortise locks and the newer keyless entry systems in the mid-rise buildings off Main Street. We tell you the full price on the phone before anyone is dispatched, and that’s the price on the invoice.
Why Cypress Lock & Key Is Redwood City’s Preferred Emergency Locksmith Company
Redwood City homeowners call us because we work on the lock you already have, not just the lock we’d rather sell you. Noel Carver built Cypress Lock & Key around a simple idea: a locksmith should be able to rekey a 1950s mortise lock in Mount Carmel and service an Abloy key system in a downtown office building on the same day. That’s the kind of range most single-brand shops don’t have.
We carry parts and key blanks for Schlage, Kwikset, Baldwin, Yale, Sargent, Medeco, Mul-T-Lock, and Abloy, so a Redwood City call doesn’t turn into a two-visit job because we have to order a cylinder from a distributor. Our Emergency Locksmith team has handled lockouts in the apartment towers along El Camino Real and ranch houses in the older west-side streets. Same technician, same van, same standard of work.
Reviews from Redwood City customers mention the same things: we answer the phone late, we show up when we say we will, and we don’t surprise anyone with a higher price after the work starts. That’s the whole job description, and we take it seriously.
Styles & brands we work with
Our Emergency Locksmith Services in Redwood City
24/7 Emergency Lockout
Locked out of your house near Red Morton Park or your apartment off Veterans Boulevard? We use non-destructive entry first whenever the door allows it, especially on older doors where drilling can ruin hardware you can’t easily replace. Once you’re inside, we can rekey the lock on the spot if you’d rather not wonder who might have found the lost key.
Broken Key Extraction
A snapped key in a Baldwin or Schlage cylinder is a routine fix for us. We extract the broken piece with specialist tools, inspect the cylinder for damage, and cut a fresh key by code if needed. Redwood City’s older brass mortise cylinders corrode from winter dampness off the Bay, and a seized cylinder is exactly when keys snap.
Eviction Lock Change
Property managers and landlords in Redwood City call us between tenants for eviction lock changes and rekeys. We handle the legal paperwork side without drama: we change or rekey the locks, provide written confirmation, and keep a record of who has keys. For multi-unit buildings downtown, we can key each unit to its own key and the common areas to a master.
Safe Opening
Home safes and small commercial safes in Redwood City are part of our emergency work. If you’ve lost the combination or a digital keypad has failed, we can open the safe without destroying it in most cases. This is a scheduled service rather than a sprint, but we treat a locked safe as urgent when the contents matter.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees — you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Redwood City
We stock key blanks and common replacement parts for the brands Redwood City actually uses: Schlage and Kwikset in the postwar homes, Baldwin and Yale in the nicer remodels, and Medeco, Mul-T-Lock, Sargent, and Abloy in commercial and high-security settings. If your building uses a restricted keyway, we can source the blanks through the proper authorization channel. For Redwood City customers, that means faster turnaround because we’re not running to a distibutor in San Jose for a blank.
Common Emergency Locksmith Problems We See in Redwood City Homes
- Seized mortise locks in Mount Carmel and the Woodside Road corridor. The original 1950s brass hardware was not built for 70 years of fog and damp. Winter mornings off Redwood Creek leave exterior cylinders stiff and primed to snap a key.
- Off-center deadbolt bores and undersized strike plates. Homes in 94061 and the older west-side streets often have original slab doors where the deadbolt doesn’t line up cleanly with the jamb. A rekey helps, but if the bore is off, the lock still fights you.
- Keyed entry and intercom systems in downtown mid-rises. The new apartment buildings off Main Street and El Camino use commercial-grade keyed entries and fob readers. When a key breaks in the common door, every resident is affected. We handle that without making it a strata emergency.
- Builder-grade hardware that’s never been serviced. Newer construction leaves the factory with Kwikset cylinders that were installed in 20 minutes. Five years in, they need cleaning, lubrication, and sometimes a fresh rekey to work like they should.
Pricing for Emergency Locksmith in Redwood City, CA
A basic house lockout in Redwood City typically runs $95 to $165 during normal hours, with an after-hours premium for calls between midnight and 6 a.m. Broken key extraction adds $35 to $70 depending on the cylinder. A straightforward rekey of a single Schlage or Kwikset deadbolt is usually $65 to $110, while eviction lock changes with new hardware run $140 to $260 per door. Safe opening starts around $180 for simple digital keypads and goes up for mechanical combination locks on older models.
What changes the price is the hardware: a 1950s mortise lock in Mount Carmel that needs jamb reinforcement and a re-bore is more work than a deadbolt swap in a downtown apartment. We quote the full job on the phone before dispatch, and we don’t add a call-out surcharge when we arrive. Call (877) 265-4385 for an exact quote; estimates are free.
We Also Serve Cities Near Redwood City
Our Redwood City coverage area extends into the surrounding peninsula communities. If you’re in Emerald Lake Hills, San Carlos, Woodside, or Menlo Park, you’ll get the same technician and the same phone-first pricing. We keep our vans stocked for the older housing stock around the whole mid-Peninsula, not just one ZIP code.
Serving Redwood City, CA — Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Redwood City area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage — if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs – Emergency Locksmith in Redwood City
Because the rekey fixed the cylinder but not the door. Homes in Mount Carmel and along the Woodside Road corridor often have original 1950s slab doors where the deadbolt bore is off-center or the strike plate is undersized. The bolt grinds against the jamb every time you throw it, which feels like a sticking lock. We fix this by re-boring the hole and installing a reinforced strike plate, sometimes with longer screws into the stud. Call (877) 265-4385 and we’ll assess the door, not just the lock.
Yes. We use a spiral extractor that hooks the broken key blade and pulls it out through the same keyway, then a pick or scope to confirm nothing is left inside. On Redwood City’s older mortise cylinders, the corrosion that caused the break usually means the cylinder needs cleaning or replacement anyway. We bring the parts so it’s one visit.
Rekeying changes the pins inside the existing cylinder so old keys stop working. Replacing the cylinder swaps the whole plug-and-shell assembly for a new one. A rekey is cheaper and faster, but if your original 1950s cylinder is worn or corroded, a new cylinder is the honest fix. We’ll tell you which one your door needs and give you the price for both before we start.
We do. The newer buildings off Main Street and El Camino Real use commercial keyed entries, fob readers, and intercom hardware that standard residential locksmiths won’t touch. Since we service Sargent, Medeco, and Abloy systems, we can handle a broken key in a common area without making you wait for a building manager to coordinate outside help.
That depends on your door more than the lock. A smart lock still needs a properly aligned deadbolt bore and a solid jamb. In the older Mount Carmel ranch homes, we often strengthen the door first, then install a keypad deadbolt from a brand we trust. Redwood City’s mild climate is easy on electronics, so a keypad entry holds up well here. Call (877) 265-4385 and we’ll tell you what’s involved for your specific door.
Contact Cypress Lock & Key in Redwood City
Locked out, broken key, or just done with a deadbolt that fights you? Call Noel Carver and the team at (877) 265-4385 for a free estimate on any emergency locksmith work in Redwood City. We quote the full price before we dispatch, we arrive when we say we will, and we work on the lock you already have.
Written by Noel Carver, Owner at Cypress Lock & Key, serving Redwood City and the mid-Peninsula.