New owners, old keys
A condo sold while keys were still held by the last owner, a cleaning crew and a property manager.
Front door and storage closet rekeyed to one new key; the mailbox kept on its own key.
Friday morning · one stop
Ambrose Locksmith & Key drives to wherever the keys went missing: a vacation rental on check-in day, a condo by the course, a car in a beach lot, a shop getting ready for the season. The estimate is free, and it comes first.
Beach towns have their own kind of lockout: keys lost in the sand, a rental door that locks behind you, a fob that quit in the heat. Pick the closest match.
A rekey at lunchtime and a lockout after midnight get the same treatment: the same questions, the same checks, the same free estimate before the work.
The technician comes wherever you are. Beyond Myrtle Beach itself, that includes Conway, Socastee, North Myrtle Beach, Red Hill, Garden City, Georgetown, Little River, Murrells Inlet, Forestbrook, Surfside Beach, Shallotte, Tabor City, Sunset Beach, Carolina Shores and Loris.
Summer brings visitors with one set of keys and a long drive home. The off-season brings owners reopening condos after months of salt air. Both get a free estimate before any work.
Written the way they went, minus names and addresses. If one sounds familiar, you know who to call.
A condo sold while keys were still held by the last owner, a cleaning crew and a property manager.
Front door and storage closet rekeyed to one new key; the mailbox kept on its own key.
Friday morning · one stop
A beach shop whose door closer had failed, so the door slammed hard enough to rattle the glass.
A new closer fitted and adjusted, plus a keypad so seasonal staff come and go on their own codes.
A weekday, early · done before opening
Half a worn key left in a rental's front door just as the family headed out for the day.
The piece removed, the door opened, and two fresh keys cut to replace the worn one.
A Saturday morning · one visit
We serve this area · The whole map is fair game. Staying somewhere for the week? Give the resort or rental name and we'll find it.
Quick answers for residents and visitors alike.
Yes. A new key can be cut and programmed where the car is parked once you show ID and the registration or rental papers. Rental cars sometimes need the rental company's say-so first, so give them a call as well.
Yes. Guest room locks, staff keys, back doors and storage rooms are regular work, and rekeys between owners or seasons come up all year.
The phone call ends with an arrival window, and the technician checks in before setting off. In summer, the beach traffic is already counted in.
Say exactly that when you call. Once your ID checks out, the door is opened; after that, the lock can be rekeyed or its cylinder swapped for one with new keys.
They do. Grit and salt make keys stick and cylinders stiff, and a stiff lock is how keys snap. A tired lock can be cleaned, rekeyed or replaced, and the estimate is free.
Always. Photo ID and proof of the address or registration come before the door is opened. For a rental, the booking confirmation helps.
A few minutes of the right moves keep the visit short.
Wait in shade, a lobby or a nearby shop rather than on a hot step or in a closed car. At night, choose a lit spot, and keep your phone handy for the technician's call.
Knives, cards and sprays tend to wreck the latch or push a broken key deeper, and a lockout becomes a new-lock job.
Photo ID plus a registration, lease or rental confirmation lets the technician start without delay.