Locksmith Services for Car, Home and Business

Express Locksmith handles four categories of locksmith work: automotive, residential, commercial, and emergency. Each one is handled by licensed mobile technicians who drive to your location with the tools and training to finish the job in a single visit. No shop visits. No second trips. No subcontractors you've never heard of.

Below is a breakdown of what falls under each category. Every service listed here is available across Maryland, Washington DC and Northern Virginia.

Keys locked in the car at a grocery store parking lot. A transponder key that stopped working. A snapped key stuck in the ignition. These situations need a locksmith who can show up at your vehicle and fix it right there.

Express Locksmith automotive technicians carry key-cutting machines and programming equipment for most vehicle makes and models. Ford, Toyota, Honda, Chevrolet, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Audi, Lexus, Kia, Hyundai, Tesla, and more. Traditional metal keys, transponder chips, key fobs, and smart proximity keys are all covered.

• Car lockout service using non-damaging professional entry tools
• Car key replacement cut and programmed on-site, no dealer visit
• Key fob and transponder programming with dealer-level equipment
• Ignition repair and replacement for stuck or worn cylinders
• Broken key extraction from doors and ignitions without lock damage

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A house lockout on a Saturday morning. Moving into a new place where the old tenant still has keys. A front door deadbolt that's been sticking for months. Home lock issues range from urgent to long overdue, and the residential team handles both.

Technicians work with Schlage, Kwikset, Yale, Medeco, Baldwin, August, and other residential lock brands. Smart locks, electronic deadbolts, traditional pin-tumbler hardware. Installation, rekeying, and repair all happen at your door with the parts already in the van.

• House lockout service with non-destructive entry methods
• Lock rekeying so old keys stop working and new ones take over
• Lock change and replacement for worn, damaged, or outdated hardware
• Smart lock installation and configuration for keyless entry systems
• Deadbolt installation matched to your door type and security needs
• Home security assessments to identify weak points in your current setup

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Business locksmith work is a different animal. The hardware is heavier, the access needs are more complex, and a lockout means the operation stops. Express Locksmith commercial technicians are trained on professional-grade hardware and multi-point access systems.

Schlage, Yale, Medeco, ASSA ABLOY, Kaba, Von Duprin, Alarm Lock. Master key hierarchies, electronic access control, panic bar compliance, high-security restricted keyway locks. All designed, installed, and maintained by licensed professionals.

• Business lockout service with professional entry to get you back to work
• Master key systems giving management universal access with restricted individual keys
• Access control installation including keypads, card readers, and biometric scanners
• Panic bar and exit hardware installed to meet fire and safety codes
• High-security lock upgrades resistant to picking, bumping, and drilling
• Commercial lock rekeying after employee turnover or lost keys

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Lockouts and break-ins rarely come at a good moment. Express Locksmith handles urgent lock and key problems Monday to Saturday, 8 AM to 8 PM, and tells you on the phone when a technician can be there.

Emergency calls cover car lockouts, home lockouts, business lockouts, break-in damage repairs, urgent lock replacements and safe lockouts. Same licensed technicians, same professional equipment, same standards.

• Emergency car lockout help wherever your vehicle is parked
• Emergency house lockout with non-damaging entry
• Emergency business lockout to get your doors open again
• Emergency lock change after break-ins or compromised security
• Broken key extraction from most lock types without further damage
• Emergency safe lockout using professional methods that preserve contents

Full details on emergency locksmith services

Regardless of which category your situation falls under, every Express Locksmith call includes:

• Licensed and insured technicians. Express Locksmith is licensed and insured, and every technician carries photo ID with our license number.
• Mobile service at your location. A fully equipped van comes to you. Key-cutting machines, lock hardware, transponder programmers, and entry tools are all on board. One visit gets it done.
• Clear communication before work begins. Your technician explains what needs to happen, you approve it, and then the work starts. Nothing gets done without your go-ahead.
• 30-day warranty on parts and labor. Home and business jobs also carry a 30-day satisfaction warranty. If something related to the service comes up within 30 days, call and the technician comes back to fix it.

Express Locksmith serves nine Maryland counties: Montgomery, Prince George's, Anne Arundel, Howard, Frederick, Charles, Carroll, Baltimore and Harford. We also cover Washington DC, and Fairfax, Arlington and Alexandria in Northern Virginia. Enter your city or ZIP code to find your area page.

The standard is the same everywhere we go: licensed and insured technicians, work agreed before it starts, and the same 30-day warranty.