Electronic & Access Control Lockouts
Electronic locks fail differently from mechanical ones. A dead keypad, a flat lock battery, a controller that has lost its programming or a mag lock holding after a power event all leave you outside a door that has no keyhole to pick.
First we get you in, using the mechanical override where there is one, the fail-safe path where the fire code provides one, or by isolating power at the controller. Then we work out why it happened, because a door that locked you out once will do it again.
Common culprits: batteries nobody has changed in three years, a power supply on its way out, a controller that lost its programming in a brownout, and strikes fitted with the wrong voltage from the start.
What the job involves
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In first, diagnosed second
You get through the door, then we find the cause.
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Keypads, fobs, mag locks, strikes
Standalone units and small access control systems.
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Mechanical backup restored
Where a door has no override at all, we will tell you what it should have.
Electrical Lockout: what it costs
Typical Austin-metro ranges. Your exact number is quoted on the phone.
| Job | Typical range |
|---|---|
| Commercial door lockoutStorefront, office suite or back-of-house door | $95 – $195 |
| House or apartment lockoutNon-destructive entry, standard residential lock | $75 – $150 |
| Smart or keypad deadbolt fittedLabour, setup and app pairing | $95 – $180 |
| Cylinder replacement, per lockLabour plus a standard cylinder | $65 – $145 |
| Service call / dispatchCharged once per visit, never per lock | $29 – $49 |
| Nights, Sundays & holidaysQuoted on the phone before a van is sent | +$25 – $65 |
These are the ranges most jobs in the Austin metro land between. The exact number is quoted on the phone before a technician is dispatched, and it is the number on the invoice. Parts are itemised separately and priced from a rate card, not invented at the door.
Common questions
My smart deadbolt battery died. Can you help?
Yes. Most have a mechanical override cylinder, which we open, and then the batteries and the key are both sorted.
Do you service networked access control?
We handle standalone keypads, fob readers and electric strikes. Multi-site badge systems we will refer to a specialist rather than pretend.
Will a power cut lock me out again?
It depends on whether the door is fail-safe or fail-secure, which is partly a fire-code question. We will tell you which yours is and whether it is right for that door.
Part of our 24/7 Emergency Lockout Service work. Covering Austin, Round Rock, Cedar Park, Pflugerville, Georgetown, Leander, Lakeway, Kyle, Buda, Hutto, Manor and Dripping Springs.
What Austin says
about us
Reviews left by customers across Austin, Round Rock, Cedar Park and Pflugerville.
Locked myself out at eleven at night with a toddler asleep upstairs. Quoted me on the phone, arrived in half an hour, had the door open in under five minutes without a scratch on it. Charged exactly what was quoted.
Marisol Trevino
Homeowner, Mueller
We turn over about forty units a year and they handle every rekey. Invoiced to the office, keying schedule emailed the same day, never had to chase them.
Dwayne Whitfield
Property manager, North Austin
Dealer wanted a tow plus two days for a lost Kia key. These guys did it in my driveway in about an hour for a lot less. Two keys, both tested before he left.
Priya Raghunathan
Driver, Cedar Park
Panic bar failed on a Friday during service. They came out after close, fixed it properly and talked me through what the inspector would be looking for.
Ben Ostrowski
Restaurant owner, East Sixth
Locked out? We answer the phone at 3 a.m.
One call gets a licensed, insured technician rolling to you anywhere in the Austin metro.
