Hobbs Lock & Key Call (419) 626-1524
A man bent over a key-cutting machine at a workbench, a wall of key blanks behind him

Locks, keys and safes in Sandusky

Locked out, just moved in, or running a shop with a door that won't latch. Call and say which.

Hobbs Lock & Key, Inc.(419) 626-1524

Photographs on this page are stock images. They show the trade, not the Hobbs shop or staff.

Which one is you?

A key with a small ring hanging from a brushed metal door knob

I'm locked out

House, car or business. Call first, read later.
A blue real estate lockbox hanging from the brass handle of a black front door

I just bought a house

The old keys are still out there.
A lock cylinder set in the dark aluminum frame of a glass door

My business needs work

Door hardware, keys and safes.

Locked out right now

Call (419) 626-1524. Say where you are and what is locked: a house, a car, an office or a safe.

Keep an ID close. A careful locksmith asks whether the door is yours before opening it.

If a child or a pet is shut in a hot car, call 911 first.

For a car, have the make, model and year ready. For a building, know whether the lock is a knob, a lever or a deadbolt.

A flat locksmith tool inserted into the door lock of a dark car
Car lockouts are their own kind of job. The make and year decide which tool comes out.
A lever handle and deadbolt on a wood-grain door in warm light
A handle that turns but won't open is a different problem from a lost key. Say which on the phone.

Just bought the house? Rekey it.

Three brass and chrome lock cylinders with keys, lined up in front of a key machine

Rekeying is pin work inside the cylinder. That is why the hardware on your door can stay.

Rekeying changes the pins inside each lock so every old key stops working. Your knobs, levers and deadbolts stay on the door.

Sellers, past tenants, contractors and the neighbor who fed the cat may all hold a key. Nobody can tell you how many copies exist.

Before you call, count the exterior doors, including the garage entry. Decide whether you want one key for all of them.

One hand dropping a ring of keys into another open hand
The keys you got at closing are not the only set.
A wooden front door at the top of white porch steps with flowers either side
Front, back, side, garage. Count every door with a lock.
Hands holding a key blade in a small clamp while filing it
A freshly cut key gets checked by hand before it goes home with you.
Rows of uncut key blanks hanging on pegs in afternoon light
Uncut blanks on pegs. A new house usually means new keys for every door.

Hardware and keys for businesses

Commercial doors take a beating. Closers drift, levers sag, and a cylinder that sticks in January gets worse by March.

When an employee leaves with a key, the lock still trusts it. Rekeying the doors they could open closes that gap.

Call with the number of doors, the hardware on them, and who holds keys today.

Two entry doors in a red brick building with metal gates and mailboxes in front
Older brick buildings often carry hardware from several decades on the same wall.
Black and white photo of a steel door with a heavy surface latch
Steel back doors wear differently from front doors.
A chrome lever handle above a cylinder lock with keys hanging from it on a white door
Levers open with full hands and are easier on wrists than knobs.
The edge of an open door showing a mortise lock body, keys hanging in the cylinder
A mortise lock sits inside the door edge. A phone photo of yours helps.
A small key in the lock of a white office cabinet
Desks, cabinets and file drawers have locks too.

Safes that won't open, or won't behave

A lost combination, a dial that spins without catching, a keypad that stopped answering. Call and describe what the safe is doing.

Have the make and a rough size ready. A photo of the front helps.

Close view of the numbered wheels of a combination lock
A dial that feels loose is worth a call before it quits.
A small black safe with a keypad and a key in the override lock
Keypad safes run on batteries and wiring. Both give out.
A wall of gold-toned lockboxes, each with its own keyhole
Rows of lockboxes, one key each.
A row of pale green safes with spoked handles and key locks
The brass spoked handle of an old dark green vault door
Handles, bolts and hinges all have to line up. Not every safe is a small box in a closet.
A bunch of cut keys on a ring, lying on a dark surface

Call Hobbs Lock & Key

(419) 626-1524

Phone is fastest, for a lockout or anything else.

Fax
(419) 626-8282
Address
[STREET ADDRESS PLACEHOLDER], Sandusky, OH [ZIP PLACEHOLDER]
Hours
[HOURS PLACEHOLDER]
Area
Sandusky, on the Lake Erie shore

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A Lake Erie lighthouse in autumn. Stock photo, not Sandusky itself.
A narrow beach along calm grey Lake Erie water under a cloudy sky
Lake Erie shoreline on a grey day. Damp lake air is hard on outdoor locks.