House Lockout Service
Few situations unravel a normal evening faster than standing on your front porch — keys nowhere to be found — staring at a locked door. Whether you've just hauled groceries home to your neighborhood off Old Country Road, rushed back from the Westbury LIRR station after a long commute, or simply stepped outside for one second too long, a house lockout has a way of turning minor inconvenience into genuine stress. Westbury Locksmiths is a 24/7 mobile locksmith based right here in Westbury, NY, and our trained technicians can typically reach you within 20 minutes — no waiting for a call-back, no uncertain arrival window.
Open 24 hours, 7 days a week · Licensed, bonded & insured
Our team handles residential lockouts every single day across Nassau County, and we treat every call with the same urgency whether it's 2 p.m. or 2 a.m. We come fully equipped to service standard door knob locks, deadbolts, and the more complex mortise lock assemblies common in older Westbury homes and multi-family buildings. Before any work begins, we verify your ownership of the property and confirm an exact, up-front price — so there are no surprises on the invoice. If you need us right now, call (516) 400-4528 and we'll dispatch immediately.
What we do
Available 24/7
Day, night, weekends and holidays — a real local locksmith answers and rolls a fully-stocked van.
Fast local response
Based in Westbury, we reach the Westbury area in well under an hour.
Insured & background-checked
Vetted technicians, up-front pricing, and no surprise add-ons when we arrive.
Damage-free entry
We pick and bypass locks the right way, so most lockouts are solved without drilling anything.
More about our work
Everything you need to know about how we help — at a glance.
What to Do the Moment You Realize You're Locked Out of Your House
The first instinct for many homeowners is to panic — which is understandable — but a few calm checks can save time before any locksmith even needs to roll up. Start by confirming every entry point: a rear door, a side garage entry, or a basement window that may have been left unlocked. Check whether a trusted neighbor, family member, or property manager holds a spare key. If you've recently had work done on the home and gave a contractor a copy, now's the time to call. These simple steps cost nothing and sometimes resolve the situation in minutes.
If none of those options pan out — which is the case more often than not — the right move is to call a qualified locksmith rather than attempt to force entry yourself. Trying to pry a door or manipulate a lock without proper tools almost always causes damage to the door frame, the lock cylinder, or both, creating a repair bill far larger than a professional lockout service call. Our technicians are trained and insured, they carry the right equipment for damage-free entry where the lock type permits, and they can be at your Westbury address fast.
Our House Lockout Service: Mortise Lock, Door Knob Lock & More
Not every residential door lock is the same, and that distinction matters enormously when a technician shows up at your home. Older properties throughout Westbury — especially the pre-war and mid-century colonials and Cape Cods you'll find between Post Avenue and Maple Avenue — frequently feature mortise lock assemblies: a complex rectangular unit recessed into the door's edge that integrates the latch, deadbolt, and sometimes a night latch into a single housing. Mortise locks require a different approach than a basic spring-latch door knob lock or a modern deadbolt, and our technicians are specifically trained and experienced in working with them non-destructively.
Whether your home has a single-cylinder deadbolt, a double-cylinder setup, a knob lock on an interior passage door, a rim lock on a wood-frame side entry, or a vintage mortise lock on a heavy solid-core front door, our mobile units arrive stocked with the tools and hardware to handle it. We also service multi-point locking systems on contemporary steel and fiberglass doors. After gaining entry, we'll assess the lock's condition and let you know if a replacement or re-key is advisable — particularly important if your keys may have been lost rather than left inside.
Emergency House Lockout Response Across Westbury, NY — 24 Hours a Day
A lockout rarely happens at a convenient time. We field emergency house lockout calls in the middle of summer nights, on holiday weekends, and during the kind of January cold snaps that make standing outside genuinely uncomfortable. Our dispatch line — (516) 400-4528 — is answered by a live person around the clock, every day of the year. There's no automated system that routes you to a voicemail after hours. When you call, you speak to someone who can confirm availability, get your location, and send the nearest technician directly to you.
Our 20-minute response target reflects real local geography. Westbury is a compact, well-connected community in central Nassau County, and our technicians move through it efficiently regardless of the time of day. Whether you're locked out near the Fortunoff parking area on Old Country Road, in a residential pocket near Drexel Avenue, or in one of the apartment buildings closer to School Street, we know the area well enough to reach you without delay. We also extend our emergency locksmith coverage to neighboring communities when needed, so if you're just outside Westbury's borders, call us first.
Residential and Commercial Locksmith Services Westbury Homeowners and Property Owners Rely On
A house lockout call often opens the door — literally and figuratively — to a broader conversation about home security. Once we've gotten you back inside, our technicians can walk you through the current state of your locks and offer honest recommendations. As both a residential and commercial locksmith, Westbury Locksmiths handles an unusually wide range of work: from re-keying a recently purchased home so previous owners' keys no longer work, to installing a high-security Schlage or Kwikset deadbolt, to servicing the mortise lock on a small business's front door on Post Avenue. Our services include: residential lockout assistance, emergency locksmith response, mortise lock installation and repair, door knob lock replacement, deadbolt installation, lock re-keying, master key system setup, high-security lock upgrades, mailbox lock replacement, sliding door lock repair, garage door lock service, window lock installation, safe opening and combination changes, access control consultation, intercom system lock integration support, lock cylinder replacement, broken key extraction, door frame and strike plate reinforcement, peephole installation, smart lock installation and programming, lock lubrication and maintenance, duplicate key cutting on-site, padlock removal, commercial door lock installation, tenant change-over re-keying for landlords, and after-hours emergency commercial lockout response. Whatever brought you to this page, there's a strong chance we can help beyond the immediate lockout.
Frequently asked questions
What do I do if I have locked myself out of my house?
Start with the basics: check all other entry points, call anyone who may hold a spare key, and contact your property manager if applicable. If none of those options work, call a trained locksmith rather than trying to force entry — forced entry almost always causes door or lock damage that costs more to repair than a professional service call. Westbury Locksmiths answers 24/7 at (516) 400-4528 and can typically reach you within 20 minutes.
How much is a locksmith if I'm locked out of my house?
We never quote a flat rate in advance because the final price depends on several honest variables: the type of lock on your door (a standard door knob lock costs less to work with than a complex mortise lock assembly), the time of day the call comes in, the travel distance to your location, and whether any parts — like a damaged cylinder — need to be replaced during the visit. What we do guarantee is that we confirm your exact, all-in price before any work begins, so you're never surprised by the invoice.
What is a locksmith call out fee?
A call out fee, sometimes called a service call or dispatch fee, is the base charge a locksmith applies simply to come to your location — separate from the labor and parts involved in the actual job. At Westbury Locksmiths, we're transparent about how our pricing is structured and we walk you through every component of the quote when we arrive. Factors like time of day, travel distance, and job complexity are all explained upfront before we touch anything.
How much should a locksmith cost per hour?
Hourly rates in the locksmith industry vary based on the technician's experience level, the region, the time of day (evening and overnight calls typically carry a higher rate), and the complexity of the work. A straightforward residential lockout is usually priced as a flat job rather than hourly, while longer tasks — like installing a full mortise lock system or setting up a master key system — may be quoted differently. We explain our pricing structure clearly when you call and confirm everything in writing before starting.
What locks can locksmiths not open?
A skilled locksmith can open the vast majority of residential and commercial locks — including standard deadbolts, door knob locks, rim locks, padlocks, and most mortise lock configurations. Extremely high-security locks with anti-pick, anti-drill, and anti-bump features may require destructive entry as a last resort, though this is rare. What locksmiths will not do — and what we will never do — is open a lock for someone who cannot demonstrate they have the right to access that property. Ownership or tenancy verification is always our first step.
Can a locksmith reprogram my key fob?
Key fob reprogramming is primarily associated with automotive locksmith services rather than residential work — it involves the vehicle's onboard computer system and is typically handled during a car lockout service call or when keys are lost entirely. For standard home locks, the equivalent service is re-keying, where the lock cylinder is adjusted so existing keys no longer work and new ones are cut. If you've arrived home and realized your car keys and house keys are locked inside together, our mobile technicians can handle both the house lockout and assess your vehicle situation in a single visit — call (516) 400-4528 and let us know what you're dealing with.