FAQ
Straight answers from the key shop on Nob Hill.
Lockouts, car fobs, rekeys, master keys and safes. If your question isn't here, the quickest way to get an answer is to call the shop at (509) 248-1124.
Emergencies
Emergencies and lockouts
What to do when the door, the car or the building won't open and it can't wait.
Yes. The walk-in shop on Nob Hill keeps office hours, Monday to Friday 9 to 5, but the emergency mobile service runs 24/7. Call (509) 248-1124 and a locksmith comes to your home, business or car.
Call the shop at (509) 248-1124, day or night. The emergency mobile service sends a locksmith to your door and gets it open. If the key is lost or stolen, the same visit can rekey or replace the lock, and you're told what's being done as it happens.
Both work. The mobile service travels to your home, business or car around the Yakima area. For key cutting, fob programming and safe questions, the walk-in shop at 715 W Nob Hill Blvd is open Monday to Friday, 9 to 5.
Yes. Yakima Lock & Safe is licensed, bonded and insured, and holds Washington contractor license YAKIMLS807RP for locks, security and alarm equipment. The shop has served the Yakima area for over twenty years.
It depends on the job. A lockout, a rekey and a new car key are priced differently, so there's no single number. Call the shop for a free, no-obligation quote for your specific job.
Cars
Cars, keys and fobs
Lost keys, dead fobs, broken blades and locked doors on every make the shop sees.
Usually, yes. The shop can cut keys by code and program transponder chips and remotes, so a new key can be made without the original. Bring the car in, or call and the mobile service comes to you.
Bring it and the car to the shop. Many bought fobs are the wrong chip or frequency for the car. Sometimes the fix is your original fob: one customer's 2005 fob was brought back to life by replacing the worn rubber contact pad, then it programmed.
Yes. The team has the skills and equipment to get into a locked car without breaking the locks or the security system. Call (509) 248-1124 and the mobile service comes to wherever the car is parked.
Yes. The shop programs transponder keys, key fobs and factory and aftermarket remotes, and it cuts keys by code. VATS keys are on the list too. Bring the car in and the shop works out which key and remote it needs.
Yes. Broken key removal is part of the auto work. If a worn lock or ignition turns out to be the real problem, the shop can replace it, whether the car is a classic American ride or an import.
Homes and shops
Homes, businesses and safes
Rekeys, upgrades, whole-building key systems, exit hardware and heavy safes.
If the locks work and you like them, rekeying is enough: the pins inside are changed so the old keys stop working and new keys do. Replace when a lock is worn, damaged, or you want a higher-security or keyless upgrade.
Yes. Besides rekeying, the shop installs and repairs door knobs and deadbolts, keyless entry and high-security lock systems. Tell the counter what you want protected and they'll walk you through the choices before anything gets installed.
Yes. Master key systems and rekeys for whole buildings are a specialty, along with restricted keyways, panic bars, fire exit hardware and door closers. Commercial estimates are free: call (509) 248-1124.
Panic bars, fire exit hardware, door closers installed and repaired, electronic access systems, and high-security locks and padlocks. After a break-in, the shop repairs the damage and changes locks or combinations as needed.
Yes. The shop sells and services safes and vaults, changes combinations, opens locked safes, and moves and installs heavy safes with its own van and trailer.
Still have a lock or key question?
Call the shop, or send a short note and it'll get back to you. Estimates are free, and the mobile service runs 24/7.