Doors worth protecting
George Merrick's 1920s Mediterranean Revival plan still shapes Coral Gables, and many homes still have their original arched solid-wood doors and mortise locks. The easy locksmith answer is to drill new holes for a cheap modern deadbolt. The right answer is usually to repair or rekey the mortise lock you have, or to fit a modern mortise lock into the existing pocket.
Exterior changes and the Board of Architects
Coral Gables is known for its Board of Architects, which reviews changes to the exterior appearance of buildings, and for its historic designations. Rekeying and interior hardware don't change a thing outside. If you're replacing a street-facing handle set, a gate or visible hardware on a designated property, check with the city before you buy.
Security upgrades that don't shout
Plenty of Gables homeowners want better security without a keypad on a 1926 door. Options that keep the look:
- High-security cylinders in the existing hardware: pick- and bump-resistant, with keys that can't be copied without authorization.
- Reinforced strikes with long screws into the framing. Invisible once the door is shut, and the single biggest improvement against a kicked door.
- A smart deadbolt on a secondary door (garage entry, back door) so the family has keyless access while the front door stays original.
University, Miracle Mile and the car
Car lockouts around the University of Miami, Miracle Mile garages and Merrick Park are common. Tell us the garage or street and the vehicle. We'll need ID and registration before the car is handed back, which, for a lot of students driving a parent's car, means a quick call to the owner.
Pricing
Every job is quoted before dispatch.
Other factors: the lock or hardware, the vehicle and key type, complexity, the time, your location and any parts. The price on the phone is the price at the door: quoted before dispatch, approved before work begins. How our pricing works.
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