Mobile Locksmith in Witpoortjie

Where Roodepoort stops

Private Property calls Witpoortjie a classic West Rand suburb "at the far end of Roodepoort, just before Krugersdorp". It gives the suburb's northern edge as Ontdekkers Road and Main Reef Road, and its southern edge as Randfontein Road. OpenStreetMap now names the Main Reef Road stretch here Albertina Sisulu Road, with "Main Reef Road" kept as the alternative name, so you may hear either.

The suburb itself is in the City of Johannesburg. Across the line to the west, places such as Lewisham fall under Mogale City, which is outside the area we serve. If you're not sure which side your address is on, give us the street and we'll tell you straight away whether we can come.

Three things called Witpoortjie that aren't the suburb

• Witpoortjie station. OpenStreetMap puts the Metrorail station of that name on Voortrekker Road in Lewisham, on the Mogale City side of the boundary. Don't use it as your pin if you live in the suburb.
• Witpoortjie Falls. Wikipedia places the waterfall in the Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden, whose address is in Poortview, well north of the suburb.
• Upper and Lower Witpoortjie. Estate agents split the suburb in two. Upper Witpoortjie is the part nearer Ontdekkers Road, and Lower Witpoortjie is the part nearer Randfontein Road. If you use these terms, add a street name too.

Older family homes and their locks

Private Property describes the houses as "not flashy", often with a single bathroom, standing in large gardens along extra-wide verges. Listing sites also show townhouses and some flats. In the 2011 Census, Witpoortjie was the largest of the western suburbs we cover, with 15,368 residents in 4,212 households on 5.6 km².

In an established suburb like this, many front doors still have the locks they were built with, often with a security gate added later. The jobs that tend to follow from that:

• Worn mortice locks and nightlatches that need a key jiggled before they'll turn. Our guide to deadlocks, nightlatches and mortice locks helps you work out what's fitted. Then a repair or replacement can be quoted.
• A key broken off in an old cylinder. Don't try to dig it out with a pin or pliers. Leave it and book broken key extraction.
• Burglar bars and gates whose padlocks or locks have rusted. Tell us what kind of lock it is when you phone.
• Older safes where the key has gone missing or the combination has been forgotten. See safe opening.

Helping the technician find your house

With wide verges and similar-looking streets, a house number alone isn't always enough after dark. Switch on an outside light if you can, and give us a landmark. Laerskool Culembeeck on Oranje Street is one that OpenStreetMap places inside the suburb. If you're locked out and waiting at a neighbour's, tell us which house to go to.

Call-out, quote and payment

R250 call-out fee. The technician assesses the job on site and gives you the price before any work starts. Nothing is done until you agree. Pay by EFT, cash or card once the work is done. We'll ask to see proof that you live at the house, such as your ID, a lease or a municipal account, before we open it. We always try a non-destructive way in first.

Locksmith services available in Witpoortjie

• Emergency lockouts

  Stuck outside your house, flat or office, or locked in behind a deadlock? We come out day or night and try to get you in without damage.

• Residential locksmith

  Front doors, sliding doors, security gates and home safes at houses, townhouses, flats and smallholdings across Roodepoort.

• Lock repairs

  Stiff keys, dragging bolts, gate locks that seize and doors that only lock if you lift them: diagnosed and fixed at your door.

• Lock replacement

  New locks and cylinders fitted to your existing doors and gates when keys are missing, a lock is worn out or you want better security.

• Broken-key extraction

  Half a key stuck in a door, gate or padlock? We get it out on site and check the lock is still fit for use.

• Safe opening

  Lost code, missing key, flat keypad or a handle that won't budge: home, office and gun safes opened on site.

All of these are part of our mobile locksmith service in Roodepoort.

Useful guides

• Deadlocks, Nightlatches and Mortice Locks: What's on Your Door
• Locked Out of Your House in Roodepoort? What to Do First
• Lost Your Keys? When to Rekey and When to Replace the Lock

Nearby areas we cover

• Groblerpark
• Wilro Park
• Davidsonville
• Lindhaven

All Roodepoort areas