Recent locksmith, door entry and access control work

Photos from our own jobs. House numbers, number plates and names are blurred.

Door entry systems

Panels, handsets, control boards and the cabling behind them, in tenement stairs and blocks of flats.

Door entry systems service
  • A brass video entry panel for six flats, engraved with our name.
  • A polished brass video entry panel at a street door.
  • The video monitor inside a flat, showing the street door camera.
  • A brass audio entry panel for three flats on a stone wall.
  • A Bell 20-way video entry panel with a built-in fob reader, fitted to a rendered wall.
  • An entry panel during installation, with the cable cores connected to the button module.
  • A larger system during installation: power supplies, controllers and five distribution units on one backboard.
  • A finished door entry backboard: Bell power supplies, an isolator, a timer and covers over the control boards.
  • An audio handset inside a flat. Handsets can be replaced one at a time without changing the whole system.
  • An audio panel beside a stair door, with the electric lock keep fitted to the frame below.
  • A new audio panel set into a stone doorway.
  • A tenement entrance with buttons labelled by flat position, so no names need to go on the panel.
  • Working on a door entry panel at a sandstone stair entrance.

Before and after

The same stone wall with a finished eight-button door entry panel labelled Flat 1 to Flat 8.
Door entry panel opened on a stone wall, with the button switches and loose wiring visible.
A panel opened up for rewiring, then refitted with buttons labelled by flat.
Rectangular hole in a pink rendered wall with loose cables where an old door entry panel has been taken out. Before
An old entry panel removed from a rendered wall, with the existing cables left in place.
Stainless steel 20-button video door entry panel with camera and fob reader on pink rendered wall. After
A replacement video entry panel on a pink rendered block. The old panel was removed and a new panel set into the wall.
Old door entry panel opened on a weathered wall with the wiring exposed. Before
Before: the old panel opened up.
New stainless steel door entry panel with buttons labelled by flat position, beside a tenement door. After
After: the replacement panel in place.

Access control

Gate keypads and magnetic locks, fob readers, exit buttons, emergency releases and the enclosures that hold the controller and power supply.

Access control service

Locks

Mortice locks, cylinders and lever handles on timber and oak-veneer doors.

Locks service

Stair and communal doors

New six-panel doors for stone stair doorways, fitted with kick plates and the door entry hardware.

Stair and communal doors service

Before and after

Worn red flat door in a stone tenement doorway, before replacement. House number blurred. Before
Before: the old door in a stone stair doorway.
The painted teal-blue door straight on, in its stone surround with a fanlight above. After
A new six-panel stair door in its stone surround.
Old green panelled door with flaking paint in a sandstone surround. House number blurred. Before
Before: a worn panelled door in a sandstone surround.
New six-panel stair door painted dark green, with a steel kick plate, in a sandstone surround with a fanlight above. House number blurred. After
The replacement door at a sandstone stair entrance, painted dark green, with a steel kick plate and the entry panel beside it.

Customer reviews

What our customers say

Feedback from customers across Edinburgh and the Lothians.

5.0 Based on 42 Google reviews, rated 5.0 out of 5
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  • We rang Power Lock & Security when we discovered that we had lost both keys for our summerhouse. Their communications were excellent. They arrived at the agreed time and within 15 minutes the door had been opened the lock changed, and we were presented with 5 keys. If you want speedy service and quality work, look no further.

    Steve HarrisGoogle review · 2026

  • I absolutely recommend Power Lock & Security. Liam provided a great service, took the time and extra care to make sure our new door buzzer worked properly whilst ensuring we were happy with the buzzer and handset speaker volume at both ends. 5 stars!

    John ThainGoogle review · 2026

  • We've had Liam out twice now. Both times were almost emergencies. He was prompt, efficient, and very reasonably priced. The second visit was ongoing issues with two different doors, which he diagnosed and sorted in no time at all! Highly recommend

    Simon DelaneyGoogle review · 2026

  • Liam was great. Helpful, responsive and reasonably priced. Can’t recommend enough

    Lucy DonaldsonGoogle review · 2026

  • An excellent, efficient, professional and reliable company. What more can we ask? Oh yes his prices are reasonable too.

    AnneGoogle review · 2025

  • We used Power Lock & Security to install a new buzzer system and individual in-flat handsets in our block. Liam was exceptional, providing clear and impartial insights pre-project, keeping us updated throughout the installation process and going above and beyond to meet tight deadlines. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend him to anyone looking for locksmith services.

    Benjamin GrahamGoogle review · 2025

  • Liam was brilliant he did a miraculous job on our tenement buzzer system and I can't thank him enough for his work. Communication has been excellent and would recommend him to everyone.

    Rachel GrahamGoogle review · 2025

  • Liam came this week to fix a faulty door entry system. The different repair options were clearly explained, and the problem was sorted out quickly and for a fair price, which was clearly stated up-front. Very happy customer.

    Badger BadgerGoogle review · 2025

  • Great service, highly recommend

    Darren BrownGoogle review · 2025

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