A night lockout service in Westerpark is a 24 hour locksmith who opens front doors around Haarlemmerweg, Spaarndammerbuurt, Zaanstraat and the Westergas area without damaging the lock wherever the mechanism allows it.
Westerpark is busy long after the rest of the city has gone quiet. Events at the Westergas, late trains into Sloterdijk, friends walking back along the Haarlemmerdijk. That is also why a large share of our calls from this part of the city land between eleven at night and four in the morning.
What we ask you on the phone
Three questions, and they take under a minute. Which street and house number, so we can send the nearest technician. Whether the door is simply latched or actually locked with the key, because those are two different jobs. And whether there is a second lock, which many Spaarndammerbuurt doors have.
From those answers we can give you a price before we leave. That price is what you pay. If we arrive and the situation turns out to be different, you hear the new figure before a tool comes out of the bag.
Opening without damage
A latched door is usually opened in under a minute with a card or a slim tool along the latch. A locked door takes longer and depends on the cylinder. Older cylinders can often be picked or bumped open with no trace. High security cylinders are built specifically to resist that, which is a good thing on any other night and inconvenient on this one. In those cases the cylinder is drilled and replaced, and we always tell you that before we start rather than after.
We carry replacement cylinders in the van, so a door that has to be drilled is locked again before we leave. What we fit is listed on our locksmith services page.
While you wait
Wait somewhere lit and public if you can. Check the obvious first, because a surprising number of lockouts end with a key found in a coat pocket or a housemate who is asleep upstairs. If a window is open, do not climb. The bill for a locksmith is a fraction of the bill for a fall from a Westerpark stairwell.
Making the next one less likely
Almost everyone we open a door for at three in the morning says the same thing: this will not happen again. It usually does, unless something changes. The two things that actually work are a spare key held by someone within walking distance, and a certified key safe fixed to the wall at your own address. Both cost less than a single night call-out. A key hidden in the garden or above the door frame is not a third option, because those are the first places anyone looks.
Frequently asked questions
More answers are collected on our locksmith FAQ page.
Do you charge extra at night?
The price you hear on the phone already includes the hour. There is no surprise night surcharge on the invoice.
Will my door be damaged?
In most cases no. If the cylinder has to be drilled, we say so first and fit a new one immediately.
How fast can you be in Westerpark?
Usually within 30 minutes, at any hour.
Do I have to prove I live there?
Yes. We ask for identification or another link to the address before we open a door.
Can you help if I am locked out of the shared street door only?
Yes, that is a common call and usually the quickest one.
Standing outside in Westerpark right now?
Call +31 (0)20 210 1986 and someone heads your way immediately. For work that can wait until morning, use our contact page.
