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Fast, Reliable Commercial Locksmith Across Burbank
Commercial locksmith work in Burbank tends to move at a different pace than in Glendale or North Hollywood. Studio campuses, production offices, and multi-unit buildings along Olive Avenue and Alameda mean we’re often called to solve key control problems that have dozens of moving parts, not just one lock. A typical commercial lockout or rekey in Burbank runs $95 to $260, and we can usually have a technician on site within an hour. The full price goes in writing before any work starts. Call (910) 714-4287 and a live person answers, day or night.
Why Dunmore Locksmith Is Burbank’s Preferred Commercial Locksmith Company
Dunmore comes from old words for a great fort, a stronghold built to keep what is inside safe. That thinking shapes how we work in Burbank. We send our technicians to your door by name and photo before the visit. When they arrive, they carry a photo ID badge and wear a clean marked uniform. That’s the Threshold Standard, and it’s the reason property managers along the studio corridors call us instead of an anonymous dispatch service.
We’ve been part of the Threshold Group since 2007, and Burbank customers have come to expect two things: a written price before the first tool comes out, and work that’s covered by the 365-Day Done Right Promise. If a repair fails within a year, we return at no charge. No asterisks. No phone tree. Just a real person on the line at (910) 714-4287, any hour.
Replace Commercial Door Lock in Burbank
Replace Commercial Door Lock work in Burbank often means swapping a tired storefront mortise lock or a commercial-grade cylindrical lock on an office suite door. The job typically runs $140 to $320 depending on the cylinder type and hardware grade. For studio-adjacent properties with restricted keyways, we don’t touch a lock until we’ve verified every cylinder in the system, because replacing one lock on a master key system without checking the full keyway map creates key control gaps you’ll pay for again in a few weeks.
Mortise lock replacement on older commercial doors
Many Burbank storefronts still run original mortise locksets from the 1950s and 1960s. These need a tech who can cut and fit a new mortise body into an existing door prep without blowing out the wood. We carry replacement mortise bodies and cylinders for Schlage and Yale in our local stock, so the job usually finishes same-day.
Storm door and office suite lock swaps
When a suite door at a Magnolia Park office building needs a new lock, the lock body is only half the job. We check the frame alignment, the strike plate depth, and whether the door has sagged. Burbank’s summer heat swells wood frames, and a new lock in a warped frame will stick in three months.
Panic Bar Installation in Burbank
Panic Bar Installation in Burbank comes up constantly on older commercial buildings near the Warner Bros. and Disney lots. A new ANSI Grade 1 panic bar on a standard commercial door runs $280 to $540 installed, including the bar, the latch, and fresh mounting hardware. If the door was built in the 1950s, expect us to account for a thinner frame, non-standard hinge swing, and decades of paint buildup at the latch point.
Retrofitting panic bars onto original studio-era doors
Older Burbank commercial doors rarely have the prepped openings that modern panic hardware wants. We measure the door thickness, the stile width, and the existing latch prep before ordering anything. That’s how we avoid cutting a door that can’t take a full-width panic bar.
Gate and outbuilding egress hardware
Not every panic bar in Burbank goes on a glass storefront. A workshop, a studio gate, a detached office at the back of a lot, all of these count as commercial egress if employees use them. We check frame depth and weather exposure before recommending a bar. A panic bar on a gate that faces full San Fernando Valley sun can bind if the frame isn’t reinforced.
Trusted Brands We Service in Burbank
We’re factory-authorized to install and service Schlage, Kwikset, and Medeco hardware, and we keep a rolling stock of common commercial cylinders and mortise bodies in our Burbank service truck. That matters when a production office on Alameda loses key control at 4 p.m. and needs a fleet of locks re-pinned before the next day’s call sheet. When you call, we can tell you on the phone whether we’re likely to have the parts for your lock series, or whether we need to pull something from the Los Angeles office.
Common Commercial Locksmith Problems We See in Burbank Homes
- July and August deadbolt stick: Burbank regularly passes 105°F in summer, and wood door frames swell enough to throw deadbolts out of alignment. The lock gets blamed, but the frame is usually the culprit. We realign the strike plate and the lock turns freely again.
- Keyways nobody can identify: Studio-adjacent properties sometimes have restricted blanks from systems installed years ago and never documented. Figuring out the keyway before touching a cylinder is half the job. Get it wrong, and you’ve just created a key nobody can duplicate.
- Detached workshop and shed lock mismatches: A Burbank bungalow often has a main house on one key, a garage on another, and a backyard shed or workshop on a third. We consolidate all of them to a single key in one visit, so you stop carrying a janitor’s ring just to unlock your own property.
- Renter turnover near the studio corridors: Property managers along Olive Avenue and Alameda deal with short-term production workers moving in and out. Rekeying a unit between tenants, several times a year, is standard. We key those buildings so future lock changes only take minutes.
Pricing for Commercial Locksmith in Burbank, CA
Here’s what Burbank customers actually pay. A commercial lockout runs $95 to $160. Rekeying a standard Kwikset or Schlage commercial cylinder runs $25 to $40 per cylinder, with a service call of $65 to $95. A full Commercial Locksmith job like replacing a storefront mortise lock runs $140 to $320. A panic bar installation runs $280 to $540. Master key system work is priced per cylinder and per keyway, quoted in writing before we start. The price we quote on the phone is the price on your invoice. No call-out surcharge added at the door. Call (910) 714-4287 for a free estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Burbank
Dunmore Locksmith serves Commercial Locksmith in Burbank and the surrounding cities. Our technicians cover Glendale, West Hollywood, Altadena, and Beverly Hills with the same Threshold Standard: named techs, photo ID at the door, and written pricing before work begins. If you manage properties across the Valley or the west side, one call to (910) 714-4287 coordinates service across all of them.
Serving Burbank, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Burbank 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 About Commercial Locksmith in Burbank
Yes. We routinely key a main house, a detached workshop, and a backyard shed or gate to the same key in one visit. The cost runs $25 to $40 per cylinder for the rekeying plus the service call. We bring enough pins and cylinders to handle every lock on the property, so you don’t schedule a second trip. Call (910) 714-4287 and we’ll confirm the cylinder count before the tech arrives.
Burbank’s inland Valley location means summer highs over 105°F, which makes wood door frames swell and throw deadbolts out of alignment. The lock isn’t broken; the frame has moved. We realign the strike plate, and if the frame has shifted permanently, we’ll re-hang the door or deepen the plate mortise. A quick phone call to (910) 714-4287 can usually confirm whether it’s a frame issue or an actual lock failure.
A master key system is a keying arrangement where one key opens every door, but individual keys only open specific doors or buildings. It’s practical when you have a main house, a detached office, a workshop, and a gate, and you don’t want to carry four keys. Set up runs $150 to $400 depending on cylinder count and keyway. The written quote covers every cylinder, every key, and the key control documentation. Call (910) 714-4287 for an exact figure.
Yes, but it requires measuring the door thickness, stile width, and existing latch prep before ordering hardware. Many 1950s-era Burbank commercial doors weren’t built for modern ANSI panic bars. We survey the door, then quote a flat price that includes any frame reinforcement. The installed cost runs $280 to $540. Call (910) 714-4287 to schedule a site survey.
Yes. Studio campuses and production offices make up a large share of our commercial work in Burbank. We handle restricted keyways, high-security cylinders, master key systems with dozens of keyways, and access-control retrofits on older buildings. The technicians we send are background-checked and identity-verified, which matters when you’re granting access to secure facilities. Call (910) 714-4287 and ask for Perry Osgood’s team.
Written by Perry Osgood, Owner at Dunmore Locksmith, serving Burbank and the surrounding San Fernando Valley.