Imagine coming home after a long day, eager to relax, only to find yourself locked out because your house keys are stuck in your own letterbox. This is the predicament one of our customers faced recently at Alexandra House in Penarth, and it’s a scenario more common than you’d think. At AP Higgs Locksmiths, we’re always ready to come to the rescue, no matter how unusual the situation. Quick Response Understanding the urgency, we dispatched Read More…

Following the loss of a set of keys we were called to Stanwell Road in Penarth to replace the Euro rim cylinder to front door and also rear gate and the  Sash mortice lock to BS3621 back door door. We loved the colour of the front door.

Cold weather makes things shrink and can make the precision needed for a lock and keeper to go slightly out of alignment. The result is doors will become difficult to close or not lock at all. Realignment of the door or the keeper is required and can be performed quickly and easily by ourselves. How to Install a Lockset Insert the lock body into the mortice, ensuring the latch bolt extends and retracts smoothly. Secure Read More…

We fitted a replacement 5 lever mortice lock to BS3621 when a lock had broken in a newly fitted wooden door and supplied 20 keys for Windsor Tennis club in Penarth. How to Install a Lockset Insert the lock body into the mortice, ensuring the latch bolt extends and retracts smoothly. Secure the lock body to the door using the provided screws, making sure they are tight. Install the strike plate on the door frame, Read More…