If your house roof leaks you call a roofer when your car engine breaks you call a mechanic. Some jobs are better left to the experts who are skilled to handle the job appropriately. Similarly, call us when you require Car Key Replacement. You will find that like the roofer or the mechanic, we have what it takes to do a great job because this is what we specialize in.
Business highlights
22 years of trusted experience
Services we offer
Transponder Key Auto Lockout Car Key Replacement Lost Car Key Car Key Programming Ignition Repair Car Key Made
Some house keys disappeared that I had hidden outside in case I got locked out. Frantic, I called Tom from work the next morning. He called me back within 15 minutes of me leaving the message. He came promptly when I got home, and replaced the cylinders in four deadbolts and doorknobs on the house, and one deadbolt and doorknob on the garage. He also made me seven sets of keys, and fixed four of the locks so they operate much easier and smoother than they did before. The nice thing was he could make the keys in his truck for me, and he color-coded them, using gold keys for the house and silver for the garage, making it much easier for me to find them in the dark. He also suggested installing a lock box for an emergency key, which never occurred to me before, although I decided not to do this. I thought his cost was very reasonable for all the work he did, and the fact that he came after working hours, at my convenience to complete it. He was very accommodating, very nice, professional, low-key, and he addressed all my concerns. I was very, very happy he came right away, and that everything is working better than before. I would definitely call him again.
Description of Work: Drilled out the cylinders in 5 deadbolt locks and door locks. Replaced all the locks and made 7 sets of keys.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$198
Patricia L.
06/2011
5.0
locksmith
+ -1 more
He works from his truck to make new keys which are very reasonable. He is excellent, he is very neat and he is incredibly helpful and happy to do whatever you need relating to keys.
Description of Work: They changed locks and made new kews.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$30
Kelly R.
06/2011
5.0
locksmith
+ -1 more
He was here about an hour and I thought the price was a little high. He was quick and responsive. The friendliness and professionalism was fine. He made the keys in his truck.
Description of Work: Tom's Locksmith changed a lock on an interior door.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$160
Moses H.
05/2011
5.0
locksmith
+ -1 more
He was low key, punctual, honest, fair and just gave great service. He went out of his way to make us happy (he had to go get a special color of one of the locks so it would match the others, and he came back the next day without charging us twice). Awesome guy.
Description of Work: He replaced a bunch of locks in our condo, some with high security dead bolts.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$800
JOAN Z.
03/2011
5.0
locksmith
+ -1 more
He was wonderful. He's amazing. He was responsive and professional. He came out in a timely fashion. He wanted to do a good job. I can't say enough nice things about him. He is really a swell person and a good locksmith. I need to have him come back again because my lock has been acting up a little bit and I wouldn't hesitate to contact him. He was responsive to the call for help. He came out when he said he would come out. He offered a constructive suggestion because I live in a condo and each lock was keyed differently. He was creative in his problem solving.
Description of Work: I used Tom's Locksmiths to key all the locks to one key in my condo.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
LYNETTE A.
02/2011
5.0
locksmith
+ -1 more
Great! Called Friday morning and they were able to come that day at 2:00 pm. Worked quickly, made copies of keys in van. Great service.
Description of Work: Locks rekeyed on four exterior doors, including doorknob and deadbolt locks (total of eight locks, 16 cylinders). all locks to work with same key. 10 copies of key made
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$166
GAIL W.
02/2011
5.0
locksmith
+ -1 more
The reason we went with Tom this time was because we had a break in 3 to 4 years ago, so we had to get a new steel door. It didn't have a dead bolt so we called Tom to come and put a new lock mechanism and a new frame. He made it stronger to prevent break-ins. He is really reliable. I know that if we had an emergency, he would come right away. He always comes within a day. He is right on top of things too.
Description of Work: He changed the locks to have new keys fitted in them. Also he matched the keys to other ones so that there were not so many keys.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$75
CHARLES F.
02/2011
5.0
locksmith
+ -1 more
They are very good and I've used them before. They come on Sundays and they are good about not charging. He can make keys right in his truck and he's a good guy.
Description of Work: Tom's Locksmiths has done work for me.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
BEATRICE O.
01/2011
5.0
locksmith
+ -1 more
He is great. His prices are reasonable, and he does excellent work.
Description of Work: He installed specialized locks in my home.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$200
Julie F.
12/2010
5.0
locksmith
+ -1 more
Tom was on time and performed the owrk quickly and with quality. My association has hired him in the past for our security needs and he always does a good job.
Description of Work: My condo association hired Tom's Locksmiths to replace two exterior door locks on an abandoned property in our building. Tom had to gain access to the unit and remove the old locks. He replaced two door knobs and two dead bolts. One door's hole had to be made larger to accompany the new door knob, which Tom was able to perform then and there without having to delay the job.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$200
ILENE D.
11/2010
5.0
locksmith
+ -1 more
This is the second time we have used Tom and his service was consistantly great.
Description of Work: Our lock broke on our dead bolt. Tom returned our call immediately, came out and assessed the problem, ordered the part. As soon as the part came in, he came over at our convenience to replace the part.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$65
GRACE V.
11/2010
5.0
locksmith
+ -1 more
This is the 3rd time I've called Tom for locksmith services. Great price, always on time and good work. Best locksmith I've ever had, very responsive and very reasonably priced.
Description of Work: Changed out a lock tumbler. Remade keys. Recut a deadbolt hole for a poorly installed back door (installed by another company)
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$60
MARK R.
10/2010
5.0
locksmith
+ -1 more
He's fast, professional and honest. I highly recommend him.
Description of Work: He changed locks to which we lost the keys. He has done many other locksmith related jobs for us over the years.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$100
Matthew R.
10/2010
5.0
locksmith
+ -1 more
I don't remember all the details. But last year Tom's Locksmiths helped us with several locks. Tom came out and was very experience and helpful. We did have one issue with one lock that didn't work or broke, but he did come back right away to fix it at no additional cost. Overall, we were impressed and satisfied.
Description of Work: Installed several new locks
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$500
Peter G.
10/2010
5.0
locksmith
+ -1 more
Bought a house and had to get it rekeyed. Tom was very prompt, courteous, professional, and quick. You don't meet too many servicepeople who take so much pride in their work. Memorable enough that I can remember that five years later. Highly recommend.
Description of Work: Home was completely rekeyed. Also added a couple of brand new locks.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$200
Sheryl N.
09/2010
5.0
handyman service
+ -1 more
No one else would do this job they came out within a couple of days and fixed it. I think it was a small job and the other companies didn’t think it was worth their time. He went to a local store to get the pieces that were needed and he was upfront about the cost. He repaired it with no fuss and it was a relief to get it done. He was reliable but he was a little pricey.
Description of Work: Tom’s Locksmiths fixed a break in our fence where the boards were broken.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Weiling G.
08/2010
4.0
doors
+ -1 more
It was okay. I would recommend them to friends and family members.
Description of Work: They changed the locks.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
4.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
4.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$120
JASON P.
08/2010
5.0
locksmith
+ -1 more
I couldn't be happier with the service from Tom's Locksmith's. I called on a Wednesday to inquire about service, he came the next day, arrived on time and changed four locks and corrected a door latch that had been improperly installed. He was professional and diligent. I thought his charges were very reasonable and I would not hesitate to use him again.
Description of Work: Re-keyed and changed four lock cylinders and corrected a door latch improperly installed.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$120
M J B.
08/2010
5.0
locksmith
+ -1 more
Tom was prompt, pleasant and did an excellent job on a rather basic service.
Description of Work: Tom changed four lock tumblers and cut several keys.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$108
Trevor S.
07/2010
5.0
locksmith
+ -1 more
It was great. He came on time and worked till the job was finished despite it took him longer than he expected since we had a special situtation with one of the doors. The job was done not only to our satisfaction but his as well.
Description of Work: He changed the cylinders for two locks.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$150
Alpaa D.
06/2010
5.0
locksmith
+ -1 more
He traveled here, made 5 keys for me. He was very efficient. I called, left him a message, and he got back to me promptly. He was also about $5 less per lock than some of the other places I called.
Description of Work: He came out and re-keyed 7 of my locks.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$145
JIM B.
06/2010
5.0
doors, locksmith
+ 0 more
He came the same day I called him, on a Saturday. He was very skilled, thorough, friendly. I would recommend him to anyone.
Description of Work: He installed a new lock on a very expensive front door.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$100
Sheryl N.
06/2010
5.0
locksmith
+ -1 more
He came out and did the work on-time. They lock is working great now also. The price was decent, but we had no problems with this company. I was very comfortable with this worker, he was quite but still professional.
Description of Work: Hey came out to replace our front door lock.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Bruce and Erika N.
05/2010
5.0
doors, locksmith
+ 0 more
I am very happy with the experience. I would recommend to friends and family.
Description of Work: They installed a lock and fixed the garage door.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$100
Todd S.
05/2010
5.0
locksmith
+ -1 more
He is wonderful to work with. On time, and very skilled at what he does. Tells you exactly what he is going to charge you before he does the work and works on it until it is exactly right. VERY good worker!!!
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Service Categories
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Handyman Services,
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FAQ
Tom's Locksmith Skokie is currently rated 5 overall out of 5.
Sunday: 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Monday: 7:30 AM - 7:30 PM
Tuesday: 7:30 AM - 7:30 PM
Wednesday: 7:30 AM - 7:30 PM
Thursday: 7:30 AM - 7:30 PM
Friday: 7:30 AM - 7:30 PM
Saturday: 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Tom's Locksmith Skokie accepts the following forms of payment: American Express,Discover,MasterCard,Visa
No, Tom's Locksmith Skokie does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.
No, Tom's Locksmith Skokie does not offer a senior discount.
No, Tom's Locksmith Skokie does not offer emergency services.
No, Tom's Locksmith Skokie does not offer warranties.
Tom's Locksmith Skokie offers the following services: Transponder Key Auto Lockout Car Key Replacement Lost Car Key Car Key Programming Ignition Repair Car Key Made