Locksmith services in Barcelona
The cylinder is not the lock case, and repair is not installation. Pick the page or use the symptom table. Sample amounts are on the prices page.
Cerrajería Efectiva works at the door: opening, changing the barrel, changing the case, regulating a strike or pocketing a new leaf. Shops, offices and communities have their own page.
Emergency response is 24 hours. Other visits are booked. The quote is stated before any work; the prices page breaks out VAT, travel and parts.
See sample prices · Shops, offices and communities
24-hour locksmiths
If you cannot get in, call 605 853 182. Call-outs cover Barcelona at any hour, including late night and public holidays.
Door opening
A locked door, a snapped key or a cylinder that will not respond. First you get in; then we decide whether the barrel or the case must change.
Lock replacement
The case that moves the bolts is replaced. The cylinder is a different part: if only the barrel has failed, the whole lock does not need changing.
Cylinder replacement
The cylinder is the barrel the key turns. It is changed to recover control of the access without touching the case when that case is still sound.
Lock installation
A new door, an empty pocket, or a case that forces a new cut. We mark, pocket and test the closing. It is not a lock replacement.
Lock repair
The latch scrapes, the faceplate shifts or the throw jumps, and the key is fine. We repair what the mechanism allows; a part that does not exist is not invented.
Security locks
A security case is not a security cylinder. Here we install or replace the multi-point mechanism when the edge and frame can hold it.
Symptom → usual job
| Symptom | Usual job | Page |
|---|---|---|
| Key lost, snapped in the cylinder, or will not enter | Opening. If the barrel is beyond use, a cylinder change in the same visit. | Door opening |
| You are locked out late at night or on a holiday | 24-hour call-out. The time-slot supplement is in the night-opening example. | 24-hour locksmiths |
| The key turns but the latch will not throw | Usually the lock case, not the cylinder. Lock replacement or repair. | Lock replacement |
| Keys that have circulated, or a cylinder that turns stiffly | Cylinder change. The case is left if it still throws. | Cylinder replacement |
| A new door, an empty pocket, or a case that needs a new cut | Installation: measure, pocket and fix. It is not a swap in the same pocket. | Lock installation |
| The latch scrapes the frame or the faceplate is loose, and the key is fine | Repair: regulate or unjam. If the case is cracked, it becomes a replacement. | Lock repair |
| You want more locking points and the leaf can take them | A security lock (the case). A security cylinder is a different part. | Security locks |
| A shutter, an office or a community portal | The same trade, different coordination: authorisation and trading hours. | Shops, offices and communities |