lost keys

[katy01]

My employers have lost a set of keys to the back door and seem to think its my fault!!! Ihave managed to find one of the keys to a lock but am still missing a key for one of the locks,a chubb one. Is it going to be hard and more importantly expensive to get it opened from the inside? Will it involve damage to the frame work?

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Where did you last see it?

 

[foxhole]

A lock smith will be able to drill a single hole thru the lock and release it , very little damage.

 

[seco services]

no cowboys drill them locksmiths pic them.

 

[dave-lew99]

Not always true,

I had a locksmith who tried for nearly an hour to pick a lock, before giving up and drilling through.

First thing he said after looking at the lock from the inside was 'yeah, there's no way i would have been able to pick that'

Apparently my flat at the time had really secure locks!

 

[gday2uk]

That's how cowboy locksmiths make their money, they 'try' for an hour to get your door open then drill it anyway because they didn't know how to pick it in the first place. An experienced locksmith should be able to open any door in a few minutes.

 

[dave-lew99]

Well he seemed to know what he was doing,

to be honest, it cost me £50 including a new yale-style barrel and fitting (local firm).

Initially i called one of the big ads in the yellow pages - you know the 24/7 0800, within 30 minutes style.

They quoted £130 and called back 10 minutes later saying no one was available.

 

[gday2uk]

I'm in the wrong job.
Replacement cylinders are £1.75 so £ 48.25 for 'nearly' an hours work don't sound too bad to me.

 

[ColJack]

is a chub lock just a normal key? or a high security one?

you could try making a "bump key" for it and bumping it open.. ?

( try "bump lock" on you tube.. it's scary how easy it is.. )

 

[foxhole]

Locksmiths can pick many locks but not all and certainly not if the lock is faulty.Sometimes force is the only answer.

 

[JohnD]

you can't generally bump a Chubb lock

Most people mean a Lever or a Detainer action lock when they say a Chubb. These cannot be bumped.

There are also cylinder locks with the AVA system that can't be bumped

But they do also offer a few less expensive cylinder types that could be.

 

[ColJack]

nooo, course you can't bump a chubb lock...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6GhigVxEoI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z77IPw9Yk1M&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCGwYQhwA9g&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEGGHF_EVig&feature=related
to name just 4 videos on you tube showing chubb locks being bumped, one of them it supposedly a bump proof lock too..

 

[JohnD]

all the ones you show fall into my final paragraph.

I would be interested to see you trying to bump one of these

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which all fall into my second paragraph