An Ottawa homeowner wanted to stop juggling keys, so we swapped the old cylinder deadbolt on their black front entry for a keypad keyless smart lock and a matching handleset — fitted, programmed and tested on site. Here is the full before-and-after story.
This Ottawa homeowner had reached the point most of us hit eventually — tired of carrying keys, hiding a spare under the mat, and the small dread of being locked out on a cold evening. They asked us to bring their black front entry up to date with a keyless setup that the whole household could use without fumbling for a key. The existing hardware still worked, but it was a plain cylinder deadbolt with nothing convenient about it. Our job was to fit a modern keypad lock cleanly, match the look of the door, and hand it over fully working rather than leaving them with a box and an instruction sheet.
A clean keyless install is mostly about precision and finish. We removed the old cylinder deadbolt and checked the existing bore and backset so the new unit would seat properly without enlarging or marking the door. The keypad smart deadbolt went in next, wired and aligned so the bolt throws fully into the strike every time, and we paired it with a coordinated handleset so the entry reads as one matched set rather than mismatched parts. Then came the part that often gets skipped: we programmed the lock, set up the homeowner’s entry codes, walked them through adding and removing codes themselves, and tested the whole sequence repeatedly from both sides of the door. A keypad lock is only as good as its setup, so we make sure ours work flawlessly before we leave. If your hardware is simply worn rather than outdated, our lock repair service can often restore it instead.
Keyless and keypad locks have quickly become one of our most-requested upgrades from homeowners across Ottawa — Barrhaven, Kanata, Orléans and Nepean among them — as well as businesses that want to retire shared keys for good. The appeal is simple: no more spare keys floating around, easy access for family or staff, and the option to change a code in seconds when someone moves on. We fit smart and keypad locks on homes and commercial doors throughout the city and out into the Valley, always sized to the existing door and always set up and tested before we leave so the technology actually makes your life easier instead of adding a headache.
Tell us about your door and we’ll recommend the right keyless or smart lock — supplied, fitted and tested for homes and businesses across Ottawa & the Ottawa Valley.
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