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Message us on WhatsAppThe front door has closed with the key inside, the cylinder will not turn, or you have come back from the farm and the gate will not open. In Vélez-Málaga, one of the largest municipalities on the eastern Costa del Sol, a problem like this can catch you on a steep street in the old town, in a coastal village or on a track between avocado trees. Message us on WhatsApp with your location and our locksmiths will reply at any hour, including public holidays.
Vélez-Málaga is the capital of the Axarquía, and its centre is different from Torre del Mar, the best-known beach area, which has its own page on our website. The old town rises over two hills, with the fortress and Santa María la Mayor at the top and the districts of La Villa, San Sebastián, San Francisco and San Juan hanging from the slopes. By the sea there are other settlements: Caleta de Vélez, with its fishing harbour, Benajarafe, Almayate, Chilches and Valle-Niza. Inland are Cajiz and Triana, surrounded by subtropical crops, and the municipality is one of Spain's major avocado-growing areas.
That variety of homes shows in the locks: entrance halls and village houses with wooden doors in the old town, townhouses and apartments with a pool in the coastal settlements, and country houses with a gate in the vega. Tell us which of these you are in, what your door is like and how to find it, and our locksmiths bring the tools that are needed.
In the old town there are homes with wooden doors, old locks and streets so narrow and steep that every movement counts. We aim to open without touching the wood or the ironwork and, when changing the lock, we suggest a security cylinder that does not alter the look of the door.
These settlements have grown over recent decades with holiday residential development: townhouses, semi-detached homes and apartments in urbanisations with gardens and a pool, many of them used only on holiday. After months closed, the cylinders seize up from the damp. We check them, lubricate them or replace them.
Near the harbour and the beaches there are low-rise houses, small blocks and entrance halls with doors exposed to the salt air. The locks corrode and the cylinders stiffen. We replace the worn parts with more resistant ones before a key snaps inside.
Homes surrounded by avocado, mango and custard-apple trees are often far from the neighbours and have gates several metres wide. We change the locks on gates, sheds and the house itself, and reinforce the entrances so that an empty farm does not become an easy target.
We open the doors of village houses, flats, townhouses and farms in Vélez-Málaga and its settlements when you are locked out, the key breaks or the lock will not give way. In the old town, old doors call for patience and very little force.
We change locks and cylinders for security models in homes in the old town, coastal urbanisations and farms inland, with new keys and copies. It is the simplest step after a purchase, a rental or a burglary.
We handle locksmith emergencies at any hour throughout the municipality of Vélez-Málaga, from the old town and Triana to Caleta de Vélez, Almayate and Chilches. Message us on WhatsApp with the address or the point on the map where you are.
Yes. On the hillsides below the fortress there are flights of steps and pedestrian passages, and the tools are carried by hand to the door. Tell us the street or a landmark, such as Santa María la Mayor, and let us know if there are steps or a shared entrance hall.
Yes, every settlement in the municipality, from the coast to the interior. If you are in an urbanisation with private access, send us your location from your phone and the number of the house so that we find the right door.
Yes. We check the lock on the gate, the entrance gate and the doors of the farmhouse or shed, and we repair or replace them. If you send us a photo on WhatsApp and a reference for the track, we are better prepared.
Do not force the key. This is a typical case of a home closed for months, with damp in the cylinder. Message us with a photo and we will check whether cleaning and lubricating is enough or whether it is better to change the cylinder.
Of course. Torre del Mar belongs to the municipality of Vélez-Málaga and we cover it too. Give us your street or a reference, such as the seafront promenade, and our locksmiths will locate it. You will find more details on its own page.
Let the police know and do not touch more than necessary. Then message us with a photo of the damaged door or lock: we help you secure the home, replace the cylinder and also check low windows and garden access points.
We also work in Benamocarra, Iznate, Arenas.
