It cannot be helped sometimes. You delay making copies of your house Brisant keys until one day, you find that they are lost. Now, you have no idea what to do because you have always gone to your locksmith for copies of your car keys with the original in your hands. Can your locksmith provide a copy of your Brisant key with the original keys missing?
Yes, but with some paperwork
Unless you know your locksmith personally, you may need to provide some proof of ownership to your home so you can be provided with copies of your Brisant keys. This is a necessary protocol you must comply with because they also need to protect the security of homeowners. Otherwise, they could be held accountable for illegal entries.
Key codes
If you purchased a high-quality lock, most likely there would be codes to your keys. These codes can be found either in the housing of your lock system when you purchased it, the face of your keys, or in a cardboard printout included in the package. If you were lucky enough to record the key code to your home keys, it would be easier to make duplicate Brisant keys for your home. All the locksmith would have to do is to find out the depths of each of these numbers and produce what, hopefully, would be a copy that could open your home's locks.
Using blanks
If the key codes are not available, or if the lock was mass-produced and no key code was provided, the locksmith could use a blank. These blanks could be inserted into your doorknob of lock and pin indentions would be made on the blank's soft material. After getting the impressions, the locksmith could then make a copy of your home keys. While this sounds simple enough on paper, it's a skill that takes years to master. If impressioning blanks is necessary to duplicate your home keys, you need to make sure you are talking to a professional with years of experience.
Dismantling the lock
Locksmiths can, with enough skill, also pick the lock without Brisant key duplicates to let you gain access to your home again. The next step would be similar to reverse engineering as the locksmith then dismantles your home's lock and gets the measurements of each pin to create an exact duplicate of your lost key. This is tedious, however, and even the greatest locksmiths do not like going down this route. It can easily be a mess if not done correctly.
Replacing the lock
In some cases, it is cheaper to just replace the locking system altogether. This is usually the best route to take if it is a high-quality lock and it is impossible to get in touch with the manufacturer for numerous reasons like the age of the lock, or if the manufacturer of the locking system lived halfway across the globe and the key codes cannot be easily obtained online. This is also the best route to take if you suspect there is something mechanically wrong with the system already or if the pins have already been worn from use.
Who to call
For locksmithing needs that are fast and reliable, contact Brisant keys at 020-83611400. Aside from producing key duplicates for you, they also install high quality locking systems for your home's needs.
