Knowing when you should rekey your locks is crucial for all homes. Lock rekeying normally happens when someone looses their keys to their home or business. They become worried that someone who has one of the keys may try to enter their property to steal from them, or even worse, to harm them. Another reason may…
In the video, we’re explaining the importance of a new and exciting product. It’s called a Door Reinforcement Lock. This will essentially compliment your original lock by providing 800 lbs of kicking resistance to your door. We’re quite proud of this product and fully support it. After trialling several door reinforcement locks, we finally found…
When it comes to finding a great way to lock a gate, there are a few factors that need to be considered. A lot of the time, many people will resort to using a basic chain and padlock to get the job done. Although this is effective in keeping the gate closed, and locked to a…
When it comes to improving home security, there are lots of tips and advice to be found. Most of these will be extremely helpful in helping to keep you and your home safe. At Five Star Locksmiths, we’ve decided to compile our 5 top tips for improving home security. For more information on any of…
Quite often when people hear the term ‘to rekey a lock’, they become confused. Many people actually have this idea that if a lock isn’t working or if they want to change keys that they will need to actually replace the lock. 90% of the time a lock replacement wouldn’t be necessary. Instead, you would…
So you’re running late for work, or you can’t wait to enter your home from being at work. You go to lock/unlock your door, apply some directional force and then boom, your key snaps off in the lock. Your immediate response is to grab your phone and type “How do I remove a broken key…
Finding a cheap locksmith in Melbourne CBD can sometimes be a difficult task. Well actually, finding a cheap one isn’t so difficult; it’s more so finding a good, cheap locksmith that’s more difficult. At Five Star Locksmiths, we pride ourselves on delivering a service that is of extremely high quality and for prices that won’t…
At Five Star Locksmiths, we strive to always keep our customers happy. This generally happens from the great service that we provide them. It’s not just about providing a fast, reliable and professional locksmith service that will separate you from the rest. It’s crucial to also approach each job with a unique, vibrant energy that…
As of lately our Melbourne CBD Locksmiths team has been informed of lots of unfair locksmith work throughout the city. There is a cheap locksmiths Melbourne CBD scam that has seen a large number of people being taken advantage. Have you noticed the scam? We’ve dedicated this blog to educating you on exactly what’s been…
The locksmith scam in Melbourne is obviously worse than we thought. Affecting residents from ALL over Australia, fake locksmiths are trying to take advantage of innocent customers. In this video by 7 News, you’ll notice that they speak about these locksmiths not even having licences. You should be very careful when booking your next locksmith….
