Business and property locks
We rekey, repair and upgrade business locks across St. Lucie and Martin counties and up to Melbourne. Every business job gets a full price on the phone before the van leaves.
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A commercial locksmith in Port St. Lucie handles the hardware a business depends on: aluminum storefront deadlocks, rekeys when staff leave, panic bars on exit doors, door closers, master key systems and keypad or fob entry. Tradition Locksmith is mobile, works early mornings and late evenings six days a week, and quotes your full price on the phone before driving out.
Lock and car brands we work on
A commercial locksmith in Port St. Lucie looks after the locks, keys and exit hardware a business runs on every day. For us that means aluminum storefront deadlocks, rekeys after staff turnover, panic bars, door closers, master key systems and keypad or fob entry, for businesses across St. Lucie and Martin counties and up to Melbourne.
Business doors take far more use than house doors, and exit doors have to follow fire and life safety rules, so we talk through the code side with you before we change anything on an exit door.
The kinds of places we work on:
Narrow stile deadlocks, mortise cylinders and thumbturns for aluminum and glass doors. We match the backset and bolt style so the new lock fits the old cutout.
New pins in your existing cylinders so old keys stop working. It costs less than new hardware when the locks are still in good shape.
Rim, vertical rod and mortise exit devices installed, adjusted or replaced, with dogging for open hours where the door allows it.
Closers adjusted or replaced so the door shuts and latches on its own, plus strikes, levers and pulls that have worn loose.
One key per person that opens only their doors, or codes and fobs you can turn off when someone leaves.
Locked out of the shop before opening? We use damage-free entry first, once you show you are authorized to be there.
Locks for shops, offices and rentals across the Treasure Coast.
Glass storefront doors sit in narrow aluminum frames, called stiles, so a regular house deadbolt will not fit. The usual answer is a narrow stile mortise deadlock, such as the Adams Rite MS1850 series. It uses a round mortise cylinder on the outside and usually a thumbturn or a second cylinder inside.
The details matter when you replace one. These locks come in different backsets, which is the distance from the door edge to the center of the cylinder. The MS1850S is sold in 7/8, 31/32, 1 1/8 and 1 1/2 inch versions. One supplier notes 31/32 inch is common on older storefronts and 1 1/8 inch on newer ones. Order the wrong one and the cylinder will not line up with the hole already cut in your door.
Bolt shape matters too. A straight bolt suits a single swinging door. A hook bolt hooks into the strike, which helps stop a sliding door, or a pair of doors with no center post, from being pulled apart. The MS1850S bolt is laminated stainless steel with a ceramic core to stop a hacksaw.
The good news is that the cylinder is a separate part on these locks. As long as the cam on the back matches, we can often rekey it or move up to a high security cylinder without replacing the whole lock body.
In plain terms, people inside must be able to get out without a key, a tool, special knowledge or extra effort. Florida enforces this through the Florida Fire Prevention Code, which adopts the NFPA 101 Life Safety Code with Florida changes. The current 8th edition took effect December 31, 2023 and is based on the 2021 NFPA editions. A 9th edition is going through state rulemaking in 2026.
NFPA 101 generally calls for one releasing motion on egress doors and limits the force needed: no more than 15 pounds to release the latch, 30 pounds to start the door moving and 15 pounds to swing it open. That is why a double cylinder deadbolt that needs a key inside, an extra slide bolt or a chain and padlock causes trouble on a required exit.
There is one exception shop owners ask about. Where the occupancy chapter allows it, NFPA 101 can permit a key-operated lock on an exterior door or a door into a single tenant space. The lock has to show clearly when it is locked, a key has to be on hand for the people inside, and a sign must read THIS DOOR TO REMAIN UNLOCKED WHEN THE BUILDING IS OCCUPIED in letters at least 1 inch high on a contrasting background. The fire official can take that permission away for cause.
Panic hardware has its own fit rules. The push bar has to reach across at least half the door width and mount between 34 and 48 inches above the floor. We check both when we fit or replace one.
We install and adjust exit hardware, but we do not approve it. If you are unsure what your space needs, ask the fire marshal's office that inspects your building before changing an exit door, and we will build to their answer.
BHMA grades tell you how much use and abuse a lock survived in testing. Grade 1 is the toughest and Grade 3 the lightest.
The cycle test is the number to watch. In Allegion’s summary of the BHMA standard for bored locks, Grade 1 has to survive 1,000,000 open and close cycles, Grade 2 has to reach 400,000 and Grade 3 has to reach 200,000. Exit devices are tested to 500,000, 250,000 and 100,000 cycles by grade. Door closers go to 2,000,000, 1,000,000 and 500,000.
For most businesses we suggest Grade 1 on the front entry, the rear service door and any door the public uses, and Grade 2 on interior offices. A grade does not tell you whether replacement parts will still be sold years from now, so ask about parts before you buy an odd brand online.
Call and we will quote the total before we drive out. Sun to Thu 7am to 11pm, Fri 7am to 5pm.
List who has keys to which doors. If you cannot account for one, treat every lock it opens as compromised.
We repin the cylinders so the old key stops working. If your doors use interchangeable cores, a core can be swapped with a control key in seconds.
Front entry, back service door and any room holding cash, records or medication come first. Interior doors can follow.
Keys cut on a restricted or patented blank cannot be copied at a hardware store. Authorized dealers usually ask for ID and your OK before cutting more.
Keep a log of who holds each key and collect keys at exit interviews. A yearly key count catches strays early.
Key control means you decide who gets a copy, not whoever has your key and five minutes at a hardware store.
There are three levels. Restricted keyways use blanks sold only through certain dealers in a region. Proprietary keyways are controlled by one distributor network. Patented keyways are protected by a utility patent, which runs 20 years from filing, and the patent holder can enforce it against copies.
A DO NOT DUPLICATE stamp on a regular key does very little. One lock maker’s brochure called those stamps a challenge to most key cutters, not a threat. If copies matter to you, the fix is the blank, not the stamp.
Typical ranges for the Treasure Coast. Hardware grade and door count change your total.
| Job | Typical range | What is included |
|---|---|---|
| Business lockout | $110 to $195 | Damage-free entry first, after proof you are authorized |
| Rekey, first lock | $95 to $150 | Includes the service call |
| Each extra cylinder | $25 to $50 | Same visit, same new key |
| Lock install, your hardware | $75 to $150 | Labor to fit a lock you supply |
| Panic bar | $150 to $350 | Install or replace one exit device |
| Master keying | $85 to $175 | Per door in the system |
| Access control | $500 to $1,500 | Each door with a keypad or fob reader |
Typical range only. Your exact total is quoted on the phone before we drive out, with no surprise fees when we arrive. See every range on our pricing page.
A few details let us quote the full price on the first call.
Ask for the business name, a total price and a Business Tax Receipt, because Florida has no state locksmith license to look up. Florida Statute 163.211 took occupational licensing away from local governments, and Miami-Dade stopped licensing locksmiths on July 1, 2025. St. Lucie and Martin counties still require a general Business Tax Receipt.
On our end, you get the full price before we drive out, a technician in a marked van who shows ID, and a request for proof that you can authorize the work. If any locksmith quotes a tiny number and then piles on fees at the door, send them away. Our guide to spotting a fake locksmith lists more warning signs.
We work early mornings and late evenings, 6 days a week: Sunday to Thursday 7am to 11pm and Friday 7am to 5pm. We are closed Saturday. That leaves room to rekey after closing or before staff arrive.
We are mobile and based in Port St. Lucie, covering businesses from Port St. Lucie and Fort Pierce down to Stuart and Hobe Sound, and north to Melbourne. Call [PHONE] or send door photos through our quote form.
Other services
Other locksmith services from the same team, with the same rule: total price on the phone first.
Locked out of a house, car or business. Damage-free entry first, proof of ownership every time.
Deadbolts, knobs, sliders and storm doors fitted and repaired at your home.
New pins so old keys stop working, or new hardware when the lock is worn out.
Keypad and Wi-Fi deadbolts fitted, aligned and set up with your codes.
Remote head keys, flip keys and push to start fobs, programmed on site.
Master key systems, keypads and fob readers for offices and rentals.
FAQ
Yes, as long as the locks share a keyway or can take cylinders that do. We repin each cylinder to the new key so the old keys stop working. If you want a manager key that opens everything and staff keys that open less, that is a master key system, and we plan it with you first. You get the full price for every door on the first call.
Yes. Most storefront doors use a narrow mortise deadlock with a separate mortise cylinder, so we can rekey or swap the cylinder, replace a worn lock body, or change a straight bolt to a hook bolt. We match the backset to your door so the cylinder lines up with the existing hole. A photo of the door edge helps us quote it.
Sometimes. NFPA 101 can allow a key-operated lock on an exterior door if your occupancy type permits it, the lock clearly shows when it is locked, and a sign says the door stays unlocked while the building is occupied. Your local fire official decides whether it applies and can revoke it. Never lock a required exit with a chain or padlock.
Rekey if the locks work well and are the grade you want. New pins make the old key useless for less money than new hardware. Replace if the locks are worn, light duty Grade 3, or on a standard keyway you want to leave behind. A missing master key is the bigger problem, because every lock under it needs attention.
We check three things first: a bar left dogged down so the latch stays pulled in, a door closer that no longer pulls the door fully shut, and a strike that has shifted as the door sagged. We check the closer, the strike and the exit device together, because fixing one and ignoring the others usually brings the problem right back.
Yes. We rekey units between tenants, fix and replace locks on clubhouses, gyms, gates and maintenance rooms, and handle panic bars and closers on shared doors. One call can cover several properties, and we quote the whole list on the phone before driving out.
Sunday through Thursday from 7am to 11pm and Friday from 7am to 5pm. We are closed on Saturday. Booking a rekey after closing on a weeknight keeps the work out of your customers' way. Call [PHONE], tell us about the doors, and we will quote the job before anyone drives out.
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