Locksmith in Birmingham, AL for Car, Home & Business

Birmingham and all of Jefferson County, Alabama, plus the immediately surrounding communities. That includes Hoover, Vestavia Hills, Homewood, Mountain Brook, Bessemer, Trussville, Gardendale, Center Point, Irondale, Hueytown, Fultondale, Pleasant Grove, Leeds, Clay, Pinson, Fairfield, Midfield, Adamsville, Graysville, McCalla and every other city and community on our service area list.

Yes. Express Key Locksmith is fully mobile, which means we come to you. Keys are cut and programmed, locks are rekeyed and hardware is installed at your vehicle, home or business. There is no shop to drive to and no vehicle to tow.

Three main categories. Automotive: car lockouts, car key replacement, transponder and fob programming, ignition repair and broken key extraction. Residential: house lockouts, rekeying, lock and deadbolt installation, lock repair, key duplication and smart locks. Commercial: business lockouts, commercial rekeying, master key systems, access control, panic hardware and high-security locks.

Yes. We are a licensed and insured locksmith company. You are entitled to ask any locksmith for this before work starts, and you should.

It depends entirely on the job. A house lockout, a rekey and a proximity smart key replacement are three very different pieces of work. Tell us what happened and what vehicle or lock is involved, and the technician confirms the price with you on site before any work starts.

Rekey when the hardware is in good condition and you simply want old keys to stop working: after a move, a lost key or a tenant change. It is the cheaper option. Replace when the lock is worn, damaged or low grade, or when you want a different function such as a keypad or smart lock.

Normally no. Automotive and residential lockouts are opened with non-destructive methods that leave the lock, door and frame intact. Drilling is a last resort for locks that are already seized or broken, and we always discuss it with you first.

Yes, always. Before opening a vehicle we ask for photo ID plus registration, insurance or title. Before opening a home we ask for photo ID plus a lease, utility bill, mail or ID showing the address. For a business, documentation or an owner or manager confirming authority. This protects you, and any locksmith who skips it should not be trusted.

Yes. That is an all-keys-lost job. We originate a new key from the vehicle, cut the blade and program the chip or fob so the vehicle unlocks and starts, all at the vehicle, with no tow to a dealership.

Ask how the job is priced, confirm the company name and check that it matches what arrives, expect an ID and ownership check, be wary of anyone who immediately wants to drill a standard lock, and get the price confirmed with you before work begins. Our guide to choosing a locksmith in Birmingham goes through this in detail.