Locksmith in Coolbinia
A small, settled suburb of 1930s to 1960s brick homes on big blocks. Almost nobody here rents.
We cover Coolbinia, Western Australia, and when you call we’ll tell you straight when we can get there. It is small — roughly 640 homes — and more than eight in ten are owner-occupied, and most homes are 1930s to 1960s brick and tile. If your locks were added over different decades, a rekey can put them on one key.
- Owner-occupied
- More than eight homes in ten
- Council
- City of Stirling
- Homes
- About 640 (ABS 2021)
- Call
- Amco Locksmiths, 08 9444 2089
What the doors are like in Coolbinia
Coolbinia was laid out on garden suburb lines, with restrictive covenants on title limiting most blocks to a single home. That is worth saying plainly because it is often misunderstood: Coolbinia is not in a heritage protection area like Mount Lawley and Menora. Its low density comes from the covenants, not from a council overlay.
The housing runs from the 1930s through the 1960s — Californian bungalow, art deco, 1950s and international style, nearly all brick and tile on a generous block. Hardware from that era can include key-in-knob sets, early mortice locks and worn cylinders. A lot of it can be serviced and re-pinned rather than replaced, which costs less.
The other thing about Coolbinia is the back of the house. There are eleven small parks in this suburb and several are reached through rear access ways, so side gates, rear gates and garden sheds are a genuine part of the conversation here in a way they simply are not in an apartment suburb.
Amco Locksmiths covers Coolbinia, Western Australia 6050. We work from the van, so the job is done at your place in Coolbinia. Call 08 9444 2089, or send a photo of the lock with the quote form.
Everything we do in Coolbinia
We come to you in Coolbinia and do the work on site, with keys cut in the van.
Lockouts, 24 hours
House lockouts, opened through the lock wherever we can. We come to the door.
Rekeying
Every lock in the house re-pinned to one new key, usually in about an hour.
Lock repairs and new locks
Worn 1950s and 60s cylinders and key-in-knob sets, serviced back to working.
Screen and sliding doors
Aluminium security screens added years after the house was built, and keyed differently.
Digital and smart locks
Keypad locks on a solid old front door, once we have checked it will take one.
Car keys and remotes
Spare and lost car keys made in the driveway.
Key cutting and spares
Extra keys cut on site for the house, the shed and the gate.
Business and commercial
Lock repairs and rekeys for local shops.
Worth knowing in Coolbinia
One key for the whole house
Decades of odd locks added one at a time. We re-pin them all to a single key, including the shed if it takes a cylinder.
A lock that has stopped turning properly
On an older cylinder that is often wear, not damage, and a service and re-pin can fix it.
Rear gates and side access
Several of the suburb’s parks are reached through rear access ways. Gate locks and padlocks can go on the same key as the house.
No surprises on the day
- Price agreed first. You know the cost before any work starts, including after hours.
- Repair before replace. We only swap a lock when it is genuinely worn out.
- Drilling never costs you extra. If a barrel has to be drilled we say so before we start, then fit a new one keyed to your existing key at no charge.
What customers say
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“I highly recommend Magnus from Amco Locksmiths. He was very quick to respond to my enquiry and was able to see me the next day. He showed up on time, had great communication and was very professional and friendly throughout the process.”
Read on Google →“I recently moved to a new house and wanted to change the locks for security. Magnus arrived on time and worked efficiently to do just that, also cutting more windows keys and rekeying the garage remote. He even oiled the squeaky garage door at no cost! I would use Amco again in a heartbeat.”
Read on Google →“Great communication advising when he would arrive. Quick, friendly service and very knowledgeable. Highly recommended.”
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Straight answers
Is Coolbinia heritage protected?
No. Unlike Mount Lawley and Menora, Coolbinia is not in a heritage protection area — its single-home streets come from restrictive covenants on the titles instead.
How long does it take to rekey a whole house?
A typical Perth house has six to eight locks and takes about an hour on site. Coolbinia houses often have a shed or a gate on top of that, so we count them first and tell you the price before we start.
Can the shed and the side gate go on the house key?
Usually yes, if they take a standard cylinder or a keyed padlock. One key instead of five on a ring.
Are my 1960s locks worth keeping?
Often, yes. Most of that era of hardware is solid and simply worn. We service and re-pin where we can and only recommend replacing a lock when it genuinely will not come good.
Do you cover Coolbinia after hours?
Yes, we run a 24 hour emergency service. After hours costs more than business hours, and we agree the price before we come out.