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Residential Locksmith in North Hills, California

Crenshaw Lock Company provides 24/7 mobile residential locksmith service in North Hills, California, covering rekeys, lockouts, lock repairs, replacements and security upgrades for houses and apartments. We come to your door, day or night. Call (323) 997-8867 to talk with a real locksmith about your situation.

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North Hills is a community of two quite different housing types, and the locks in each need different things. West of the middle of the neighborhood, you find rows of 1950s and 1960s single-family tract homes, many with original hardware that has been turned thousands of times, plus security screen doors whose latches have worn down. East of there, the housing gets denser, with 1960s and 1970s dingbats and garden apartments where tenants come and go and keys do not always come back.

Crenshaw Lock Company has served Greater Los Angeles and Ventura County since 1987, and our owner and lead technician, David Shar, built the business around fully mobile work. There is no storefront to visit. We bring the tools, the cylinders, the deadbolts and the key-cutting capability to your home in North Hills, and we do the job at your door.

Residential work is more than getting people back inside. It is rekeying after a move or a breakup, replacing a sticky front-door deadbolt before it fails, fitting a better strike plate, repairing a patio slider latch, or setting up a master-key system so a property manager is not carrying a ring of forty keys. Below is how we handle that work, what affects the price, and what is specific to North Hills.

How it works in North Hills

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    You call, we talk through the problem

    Call (323) 997-8867 any hour. We ask what kind of door and lock you have, whether you are locked out or just want work done, and whether it is a house or an apartment. That lets us bring the right parts to your North Hills address.

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    We confirm who you are and that you may authorize the work

    Before opening a door or changing a lock, we ask for reasonable proof that you live there or manage the property. It protects residents and is a normal practice for a responsible locksmith.

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    Assess the hardware on site

    We look at the lock, the door, the strike and the frame. On older tract homes, wear or loose screws are often the real culprit. On a security screen door, the latch may be the weak link. We explain what we see before recommending anything.

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    Entry, repair, rekey or replacement

    We open the door with as little damage as possible when you are locked out, then do the work you need: rekeying cylinders to new keys, swapping a worn deadbolt, repairing a latch, or upgrading to a stronger grade of hardware.

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    Test everything and hand over the keys

    We operate each lock repeatedly with the door open and closed, check alignment, and make sure every new key works. For multi-unit jobs, we label and organize keys by unit or by master-key level.

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    Walk-through of simple improvements

    If we notice something worth fixing, such as a short strike plate screw or an unprotected slider, we tell you plainly and leave the decision to you.

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What affects the price

  • Whether the job is a lockout, a rekey, a repair or a full replacement, since each takes different time and parts
  • The number of locks or doors involved, which matters on multi-unit jobs like rekeying several apartments at once
  • The grade and type of hardware chosen, from standard deadbolts to higher-security cylinders or smart locks
  • Whether a master-key system must be designed, which takes planning and extra cylinder components
  • Condition of the door and frame, since damaged or misaligned doors may need extra repair to make a lock work properly
  • Time of day and the location of the call, as late-night service involves different logistics than a scheduled daytime visit

Why North Hills chooses us

  • Fully mobile since 1987, so the work happens at your door in North Hills with no shop visit required
  • Owner-led by David Shar, with a long history in residential locks across Los Angeles and Ventura County
  • Familiar with both ends of North Hills housing, from 1960s tract homes to dense garden-apartment buildings
  • Able to design master-key systems and rekey multiple units in one visit for landlords and property managers
  • We repair worn hardware when repair makes sense instead of pushing replacement every time
  • Available 24/7, so a lockout at an odd hour or a lock that fails after a break-in attempt can be addressed any time

Residential Locksmith across North Hills

In North Hills West, the typical call involves a 1950s or 1960s single-family home on a quiet residential street. Original deadbolts and knobsets have usually seen decades of use, and the security screen door latch is often the first thing to fail. A common visit combines a lockout with replacing a worn screen-door lock at the same stop. Homes near North Hills Community Park and the streets running toward Sepulveda Boulevard fit this pattern well.

North Hills East is different. Dingbats and garden apartments from the 1960s and 70s dominate, and rental turnover is high. Landlords and managers regularly need several units rekeyed after tenants move out, along with a master-key system so staff can access units without a huge key ring. Mailbox and cluster-box locks also come up in these buildings. We can organize the work by unit and label the keys so the handoff is clean.

We serve ZIP code 91343 and the surrounding area, whether you are near Nordhoff Street, Roscoe Boulevard, Devonshire Street or the I-405 corridor, or closer to the Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area and the VA Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center. Residents who commute to California State University, Northridge, just over the border in Northridge, often call us for rekeys when roommates change. Call (323) 997-8867 whenever you need us.

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Residential Locksmith in North Hills — FAQs

Do you offer residential locksmith service at night in North Hills?
Yes. We are 24/7 and fully mobile, so you can call (323) 997-8867 at any hour for a lockout, a broken lock or an urgent rekey.
Can you rekey several apartments in one visit?
Yes. Apartment owners and managers in North Hills East often need multiple units rekeyed after tenant turnover. We can rekey them together and label the keys by unit.
What is a master-key system and do I need one?
A master-key system lets one key open many locks while each unit still has its own key. It is useful for landlords with several units. We can set one up during a rekey visit.
Is rekeying different from replacing a lock?
Rekeying changes the internal pins so old keys stop working, while keeping the same hardware. Replacement swaps the whole lock. Rekeying is usually enough after a move, unless the lock is worn or low quality.
Can you fix a worn security screen door lock?
Yes. Many 1960s single-family homes in North Hills West have screen doors with tired latches. We can repair or replace them, often during the same visit as another lock job.
Do I need to prove I live at the home?
We ask for reasonable verification that you live there or are authorized to manage the property before opening or changing locks. It keeps residents safe.
Do you have a shop I can visit?
No. We are mobile only. We come to your North Hills address with our tools and parts, so there is no storefront to go to.
How do you price residential jobs?
Price depends on the type of work, number of locks, hardware chosen, door condition and time of day. Call (323) 997-8867, describe the job, and we will explain what applies to your situation.
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Reviewed by David Shar — Owner & Lead Technician

Crenshaw Lock Company has served Greater Los Angeles & Ventura County since 1987.

Last updated 2026-10-12.

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