Better locks, better hardware — practical security upgrades across Cape Town.

Where standard locks fall short

A budget cylinder built ten years ago wasn't designed to resist modern bump-and-pick techniques. Euro-profile cylinders on aluminium doors are notorious for snap attacks — a screwdriver and a pair of pliers will defeat a non-rated cylinder in under a minute. The upgrade path closes both routes: high-security pin stacks resist picking and bumping, hardened steel inserts resist drilling, anti-snap construction prevents the cylinder being broken at the centre.

What an upgrade looks like in practice

• Swap front-door cylinder for a high-security, anti-pick, anti-drill cylinder.
• Fit an anti-snap cylinder on any euro-profile door.
• Add a deadbolt where the door only has a latch.
• Reinforce strike plates with longer screws into the frame.
• Replace tired multi-point gearboxes on aluminium and PVC doors.
• Add a security chain or peephole where appropriate.

For a whole-home approach

We're happy to walk every door with you and recommend tiered priorities — what to upgrade first, what to upgrade later, what's fine as-is. Pair an upgrade with a lock change when you've moved in, or with high-security locks if you want the top tier.

Estates and complexes

We work with body corporates on phased upgrade programmes across complexes in Century City, Sea Point, the Waterfront, Durbanville and beyond — unit by unit, scheduled around residents.