Locksmith in Shreveport, LA

Locksmith in Shreveport, LA: Car Lockouts, House Lockouts and Car Keys

Looking at your keys through a car window in a Shreveport parking lot is a bad few minutes, and the fix is usually simpler than it feels right then. We are a mobile locksmith in Shreveport, LA, so we drive to you, open the car or the house without damage, and cut car keys on the spot.

Most people try a dealer or a tow truck first, though for a lockout or a lost key that costs more and takes longer than it has to. Lockouts, key replacement, programming, broken keys and ignition work all come off the same truck, and we run seven days a week from 9am to 8pm with evening service available.

Car and House Lockouts Are Most of What We Do

Lockouts are our most common call, so the truck stays loaded for them. We open cars, trucks and SUVs with locksmith tools rather than force, which leaves your paint, weatherstripping and lock the way you left them. A car lockout starts at $85.

Our car and home lockout service comes to wherever the vehicle sits, whether that is a work lot off I-20, a shopping center near I-49 or your own driveway. Give us the cross street and we will say right then whether we cover it.

A house lockout starts at $150 and a business lockout costs the same, with one extra step before we touch the door. We check a photo ID and something tying you to the address, because opening a door for the wrong person is the one mistake a locksmith cannot take back.

Car Keys Made at Your Vehicle by a Locksmith in Shreveport, LA

When every key is gone we still make one from scratch at your vehicle, so there is no tow and no dealer appointment. That covers metal keys, transponder keys, remote head keys and push-to-start fobs, and a transponder key carries a chip we have to program, because the engine will not start for a key the car does not recognize.

We program keys for Ford, Chevrolet, GMC, Dodge, Ram and Jeep, along with Toyota, Nissan, Honda and other Asian makes. About 1,000 OEM keys and fobs ride on the truck, and OEM means the same key your carmaker uses, not a copy. Cheap aftermarket keys are common here and plenty quit inside a year, so the failed key costs more than the good one would have.

If you supply the key, cutting and programming starts at $150, while an OEM key supplied and programmed usually runs about $350. We also pull a snapped blade, fix a worn ignition cylinder and cut the spare you never got around to making, and every quote for replacement car keys comes before we start.

Humidity and Old Houses Are Hard on Shreveport Doors

Houses in Highland, South Highlands and Broadmoor have stood a long time, and many sit on pier-and-beam foundations, meaning they rest on posts rather than a slab and settle a little each year. A humid summer then swells a wood door inside its frame, the deadbolt drags on the strike plate screwed to the jamb, and the lock feels broken when the door and frame are out of line.

Before you spend money on hardware, work out which problem you have. A lock that binds in August and turns fine in January is usually a good lock, because the door moved and the lock did not. A lock worth replacing grinds with the door standing wide open, needs the key jiggled every single time, or is worn to bare metal after decades of use.

We swap a worn lock or deadbolt into the holes your door already has, with lock labor starting at $35, deadbolt labor starting at $65, and a smart lock you already bought going in from $95 with connection help. We do not drill new holes or cut into doors and frames. We also do not rekey house locks, so when an old owner's keys still work we fit a new lock instead and say so on the phone.

You can compare hardware yourself before you buy, because the ANSI/BHMA grades published by the Builders Hardware Manufacturers Association rank how much abuse a lock takes. Grade 1 is the toughest of the three, and we install whichever one you pick.

What a Licensed Locksmith in Shreveport, LA Tells You Up Front

Phone estimates are free, and the number we quote is a flat rate, not an opening bid that climbs once the truck arrives. Evening hours and distance can move it, and we say so before you agree, then you pay at the end by cash, credit, debit or tap-to-pay.

One locksmith does the work, with 15 years in the trade behind it, and Louisiana licenses both the company and the person doing the work. ALOA also certifies the owner as a Certified Registered Locksmith, a credential you test for rather than buy.

We cover the I-20 and I-49 corridors and the rest of Caddo Parish, and we run I-220 and cross the Red River when a neighboring town needs us. If you are unsure about your address, our service area list spells it out.

Tell us what happened and we will tell you the cost before anyone climbs into the truck. Contact us for a free estimate or to ask for service, and the price is settled before we arrive.