IllustrationLocksmith in Subiaco
Gold-rush cottages with leadlight windows on one street, 1998-onward apartments on the next.
Subiaco, Western Australia 6008 is its own City and has a high apartment share — about 42 per cent flats with 45 per cent of homes rented. It also has streets of 1890s Federation cottages with original hardware. Those are two completely different lock problems within a few hundred metres, and we do both.
- Apartments
- About 42% of homes
- Rented
- About 45%
- Two worlds
- 1890s cottages and post-1998 apartments
- Call
- Amco Locksmiths, 08 9444 2089
Two lock problems on adjoining streets
Subiaco was surveyed in 1883 and grew explosively in the 1890s gold rushes, which is where the Federation housing comes from — including heritage-listed homes with elaborate leadlight windows. By 1906 the municipality had planted 4,500 street trees. Then from the late 1990s Subi Centro was built on reclaimed industrial land, with the railway station rebuilt underground in 1998, and Subi East is being built now on the site of the demolished Subiaco Oval and Princess Margaret Hospital.
On the heritage side the job is repair, rekey and sympathetic replacement. Original mortice locks in timber doors, leadlight that must not be disturbed, and an owner who wants the front of the house left exactly as it is. This is where our drilling policy gets stated before we start rather than after: if a barrel has to be drilled we say so first, then fit a new one keyed to your existing key at no charge.
On the apartment side it is unit doors, letterbox banks and storerooms, with strata approvals in the background. We do the door into your apartment and the letterbox; a building’s entry system is a strata matter. And with two hospitals running at any hour nearby, Subiaco generates the most honest case for a 24 hour service of anywhere we work — people finishing a night shift and finding themselves locked out.
Amco Locksmiths covers Subiaco, Western Australia 6008. One licensed locksmith, mobile, no call centre and no shopfront to drive to. Call 08 9444 2089, or send a photo of the lock and we will tell you what it needs before we come out.
Everything we do in Subiaco
One licensed locksmith, one van, and the same person on the phone and at your door.
Lockouts, 24 hours
House and apartment lockouts at any hour, including for shift workers.
Rekeying
Between tenants in the apartments, and after purchase on the cottages.
Lock repairs and new locks
Original mortice locks in Federation doors, serviced rather than cut out.
Screen and sliding doors
Screens and balcony sliders, depending which Subiaco you are in.
Digital and smart locks
Keypad locks where the door suits one — often it does not on a heritage door.
Car keys and remotes
Spare and lost car keys, including in the hospital car parks.
Key cutting and spares
Spare, letterbox and storeroom keys cut on site.
Business and commercial
Rokeby Road and Hay Street shopfronts and roller shutters.
What we get called to in Subiaco
Rekeying a character home
Original hardware stays on the door. Only the pins change, so old keys stop working.
Locked out after a night shift
Two hospitals nearby run at any hour. This is what the 24 hour service is actually for.
Apartment doors and letterboxes
Subi Centro and Subi East stock — unit cylinders, letterbox barrels and storerooms.
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.”
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Straight answers
Can you rekey a heritage home without wrecking the original hardware?
Yes — that is what rekeying is. The lock, the escutcheon and the door all stay; only the pins inside change, so a new key works and the old ones stop.
Is there a 24 hour locksmith near Subiaco?
Yes. We run a 24 hour emergency service, and with King Edward Memorial and St John of God running at any hour it gets used properly here. After hours costs more and the price is agreed first.
Do I need strata approval to change my apartment lock?
Often yes, depending on the scheme. Your own front door is usually yours, but it is worth checking. Anything on common property definitely goes through strata.
Is Subiaco Oval still there?
No. It was demolished and the site is now the Subi East redevelopment. Perth’s stadium is Optus Stadium in Burswood.
What if the lock has to be drilled on an old door?
We tell you before we start, then replace the barrel at no charge and key it to your existing key. On a heritage door that conversation happens first, every time.