Emergency Locksmith in Simi Valley, CA.

If you are looking for an emergency locksmith in Simi Valley, this page explains the work and the process.

Emergency work in Simi Valley is the urgent end of the trade: lockouts at any hour, lock changes after a break-in, keys that have to be replaced today and scheduled eviction lockouts.

Simi Valley fills a valley in southeastern Ventura County enclosed by the Santa Susana Mountains and the Simi Hills, with CA-118 running its length and the Santa Susana Pass linking east to Chatsworth. Los Angeles Avenue is the main commercial corridor, lined with older shopping centers between Sinaloa Road and Erringer Road; the Tapo Street area holds shopping plazas and industrial businesses, and the open-air Simi Valley Town Center (2005) sits off CA-118 between First Street and Erringer Road. Housing is mostly tract subdivisions begun in 1957-58, plus later areas such as Wood Ranch, Big Sky and the equestrian Bridle Path. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library overlooks the valley.

Technicians are dispatched to addresses across Simi Valley from the line at (888) 492-0666, which is answered around the clock; the dispatcher gives you an ETA before anyone is sent.

• Lockouts at any hour: 24/7 Emergency Lockout. Home, business and vehicle lockouts, dispatched around the clock.
• After a break-in: Break-In & Burglary Damage Repair. Compromised locks rekeyed or replaced, strikes and frames repaired, doors secured.
• Scheduled legal lockouts: Eviction Lockout Services. Court-ordered lockouts on the schedule set by the county Sheriff's civil unit.

Each of these has its own Simi Valley page with what is included, what to have ready and the questions people ask about that job.

1. Call (888) 492-0666 and say where you are. If anyone is hurt or at risk, call 911 first; the dispatcher will also ask whether you are safe where you are standing.
2. The dispatcher confirms the address and gives you an ETA. Any after-hours charge that applies to your address is stated before a technician is sent.
3. The technician verifies you have the right to enter. ID, lease, registration or the owner's confirmation; that check happens at 2 a.m. as it does at noon.
4. You get a written quote, then the door, vehicle or lock is opened or secured. Non-destructive entry first; drilling only when nothing else will work and only with your approval.
5. If keys were lost or stolen, the locks can be rekeyed or changed on the same visit. Standard hardware is handled on the spot; unusual hardware is secured and finished with ordered parts.
6. You receive a receipt describing what was done. Keep it for a police report or an insurance claim.

After a forced entry the lock is rarely the only thing that failed. These are the parts that typically need attention.

• Deadbolts and latches that were kicked, pried or drilled.
• Strike plates replaced with a reinforced strike and long screws into the framing.
• Door edge and jamb reinforcement where the frame split.
• Latch guards on out-swinging commercial doors that were pried.
• Any cylinder whose key was taken, rekeyed so the stolen key stops working.

ZIP codes served in Simi Valley: 93062, 93063, 93064, 93065, 93094, 93099.

Addresses just over the city line in Moorpark, Thousand Oaks and Chatsworth are dispatched the same way. If the address sits on a boundary, give the dispatcher the cross street.

Technicians reach Simi Valley by CA-118.

Simi Valley is served as part of Ventura County; the same dispatch line covers all of Southern California that we work in.

For emergency locksmith work in Simi Valley, tell the dispatcher your address and what is wrong. You get an ETA before anyone is sent, a written quote before any work starts and a receipt when it is done. The line is answered around the clock.

One & Only Locksmith is bonded and insured; a certificate of insurance is available on request.