Algarrobo · 24 hours, every day
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Emergency locksmith at any hour. Tell us on WhatsApp what has happened and we will reply straight away.
Message us on WhatsAppYou get to your apartment after several months away, put the key in and the cylinder feels stiff, turning neither one way nor the other. Or you have gone down to the beach on a winter Sunday and the entrance hall door has shut with your bunch of keys inside. In Algarrobo, emergencies make no distinction between residents and seasonal owners, and they tend to appear when you least expect them. Message us on WhatsApp with your address and our locksmiths will reply at any hour.
Algarrobo is a small municipality with two very distinct faces. Three kilometres inland and some eighty metres above the sea is Algarrobo Pueblo, a white village of flower-filled lanes, the church of Santa Ana and a river running through it. Down on the coast, Algarrobo Costa, a former fishing hamlet, is now a cluster of apartment blocks facing a long beach, with urbanisations such as Pueblo Bahía, Pueblo Nuevo and Río Algarrobo. On either side are Mezquitilla, which shares territory with Vélez-Málaga, with its boats drawn up on the sand, and Trayamar, famous for its Phoenician necropolis.
Between the village house, the beach apartment and the country house there is a big difference in locks and in use: some are opened every day, others only in summer. Tell us which settlement you are in, the type of door and, if you can, send us a photo. Our locksmiths bring the right spare part or tool.
In the narrow streets of the village there are plenty of white houses and wooden doors with old bolts and keys. We open with patience and without forcing the wood, and if the lock has nothing more to give, we suggest a new cylinder that blends in with the colour and style of the house.
The blocks facing the sea add up to entrance halls, flat doors, storerooms and garages. It is very common to lose a key from the bunch, or for the salt air to stiffen cylinders and terrace fastenings. We check every lock and replace those that have been worn down with more resistant models.
Many homes in Algarrobo, both in Pueblo Bahía and in Mezquitilla, are occupied only on holiday. Once the season is over, damp and lack of use ruin the cylinders, and on your return the key will not turn. We lubricate them or change them and hand over new sets of keys for whoever is going to use the house.
Outside the settlements, some homes are surrounded by subtropical crops, such as avocados, custard apples or mangos, and stand apart from the neighbourhood. We fit sturdy locks on entrance gates, farm gates and sheds and check that the main doors are not the weak point of the house.
We open the doors of flats, apartments, village houses and farms in Algarrobo when you are left without a key, the cylinder jams or the key snaps. In the houses of the village, the priority is that the door is left as it was.
We change locks and cylinders in homes in Algarrobo Pueblo, Algarrobo Costa, Mezquitilla and Trayamar for security models, with new keys. A good option before closing the house for the winter or after a change of owner.
Locksmith emergencies in Algarrobo at any hour, from the village to the beach and from Trayamar to Mezquitilla, including weekends and public holidays. Message us on WhatsApp telling us which settlement you are in and what your street is.
After months closed, the damp on the coast often jams the cylinder, and if you insist with the key you may snap it inside. Send us a photo and our locksmiths will decide whether it needs lubricating or changing.
Yes. The village is about three kilometres from the coast and we cover it just like Algarrobo Costa, Mezquitilla or Trayamar. Say which of the two homes you are at, with the name of the street or the urbanisation.
Yes, salt and sand affect cylinders, terrace fastenings and hinges. We check the home and replace the worn parts with others made of more resistant materials. A photo on WhatsApp helps us identify the model.
In many cases yes, depending on the models. Tell us which locks you have (farm gate, entrance gate, main door, shed) and send us a photo of each one: we will assess whether compatible cylinders exist.
Changing the cylinder from day one is the most practical thing. That way you know that only you and whoever you decide have a key. Message us with the name of the urbanisation and the type of door, and we will tell you what is needed.
Yes: check that the locks and terrace fastenings turn easily and that the main door fits well. A check before you leave reduces surprises on your return and avoids problems with the damp.
We also work in Sayalonga, Cómpeta.
