Commercial Locksmith in Rockville, MD

Rockville's business districts and their doors

Commercial lock work in Rockville depends heavily on which district the business is in.

• Rockville Pike. For decades after the Twinbrook Metro station opened in 1984, the Pike was mainly an auto-oriented regional commercial destination. Much of it was rezoned for mixed use in 2009, and the projects since have mostly been apartments, stand-alone shops and restaurants. A shop or restaurant often has a glass front entrance and a rear service door, and each locks differently.
• Southlawn and RedGate. Along Gude Drive, the Southlawn light industrial area holds auto repair, wholesale supply and warehousing. Across East Gude Drive, RedGate Industrial Park has offices and research labs. Work here may involve service doors, loading entrances, and interior doors to stock rooms or labs that need tighter key control.
• Tower Oaks and King Farm offices. In the office buildings near I-270, management may run the main entrances while the tenant controls its suite. Confirm which doors are yours before ordering work.

Turnover and key control

Shops change hands, tenants move and staff come and go. Each change raises the same question: who still has a key?

• Rekey the affected locks when a keyholder leaves without returning keys, or when you take over a space. See lock rekeying.
• A master key system lets managers open every door while each employee's key opens only their own areas, so one lost key does not mean rekeying the whole building.
• Keep a written key log: who holds which key and when it was issued.
• Mark sensitive keys "do not duplicate," knowing that is a request, not a barrier.
• When taking over a space, ask the landlord which locks the lease lets you change.

Describing the door and the building

Give the business name, the district or street, and the exact door: front entrance, service door, loading entrance or suite door. Say whether building management has approved the work, how many locks and keys are involved, and whether a master key system already exists. For the general service, see commercial locksmith.