At a glance
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A store you can walk into
Keys cut while you wait, with door hardware, padlocks and safes on display at 300 Manitou Drive, Unit D.
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In Kitchener since 1976
Three generations of one family have run the shop, serving homes and businesses across the Tri-City.
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Mul-T-Lock Super Center
High-security cylinders whose keys only an authorized dealer can copy, cut under our own Mul-T-Lock account.
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Commercial door work
Closers, panic bars, continuous hinges, hollow metal doors and frames, door operators and access control.
Communities covered
Downtown Kitchener, Victoria Park, Central Frederick, Cherry Park, Bridgeport, Stanley Park, Chicopee, Forest Heights, Westmount, Laurentian West, Pioneer Park, Doon, Huron Park, Williamsburg, New Hamburg
From our Kitchener shop
The shop is in Kitchener itself, at 300 Manitou Drive, Unit D, in the south-east of the city. Most Kitchener addresses are within about 12 km.
Cote Lock has been part of Kitchener since 1976, and the business is now in its third generation of the same family. Our store sits at 300 Manitou Drive, Unit D, in the city's south-east, close to Highway 8. People come in for a spare house key and leave with an answer to the question they actually had: why the back door sticks, which deadbolt suits a steel door, or how to stop old keys working after a move.
What the walk-in store is for
A lot of locksmith work in Kitchener never needs a service call. At the counter we cut a wide range of keys while you wait, including keys by code, and we sell the hardware to go with them: deadbolts, knobs and levers, gripsets and handlesets, keypads, padlocks, camlocks and mailbox locks. Padlocks can be keyed alike, keyed different, or keyed to the key you already carry for your house or business. New and used safes, from fire-rated to burglary-rated, are on the floor to look at in person.
If you need a copy of a Mul-T-Lock key, this is where it happens. We're a Mul-T-Lock Super Center and certified high-security professional, and keys for Mul-T-Lock systems are cut under our own Mul-T-Lock account, so a hardware-store kiosk can't duplicate them. Our key cutting page lists what we can cut.
Houses, from Victoria Park to Williamsburg
Kitchener's housing runs from century homes near Victoria Park and in Central Frederick to the newer subdivisions of Doon, Huron Park and Williamsburg, and the lock questions change with the age of the house. Older homes often have a mix of hardware added over decades, with three different keys for three doors. Newer homes usually came with builder-grade locksets that work but were never meant to be the last word in security.
The most common request after a move is a rekey: we change the pins inside your existing cylinders so the previous owner's keys, and any copies they handed out, stop working. When the hardware itself is worn or you want something sturdier, we install new door locks and hardware or a keypad from our keyless entry range. Locked out of the house? Our lockouts page explains what to do.
Plants, offices and apartment buildings
Kitchener has a long manufacturing history, and its business parks, plazas and apartment blocks are where much of our week goes. Property managers, plant operators and institutions call us for master key systems, access control with fobs and cards, and the commercial door hardware that keeps a busy door working: closers, panic bars and exit devices, continuous hinges, astragals and push plates. We also supply and install hollow metal doors and frames, with or without a fire rating.
Joe Mancini of The Working Centre put the relationship this way:
From the first time we started working with Cote Lock almost twenty years ago, we have always had prompt, helpful and friendly service. John and Ken know the locksmith trade inside and out and they always help us to understand our options. (Joe Mancini, The Working Centre)
Accessible entrances
For storefronts, clinics and offices that need a door anyone can open, we install automatic door operators in standard, heavy-duty and high-wind models, with standard, wireless or touchless activation buttons, along with barrier-free washroom kits.
Reaching us
The store is open Monday to Thursday from 8 am to 5 pm and Friday from 8 am to 4 pm. Call 519-894-7055 or ask for a quote. After-hours emergency service may be available: call the shop. West of the city, we also serve New Hamburg and the rest of Wilmot.
Questions people ask
Where is Cote Lock's store in Kitchener?
We're at 300 Manitou Drive, Unit D, Kitchener, Ontario N2C 1L3. The store is open Monday to Thursday from 8 am to 5 pm and Friday from 8 am to 4 pm. The phone number is 519-894-7055.
Can I get a key cut without an appointment?
Yes. Walk in during store hours and we'll cut it while you wait. Bring the key you want copied. For Mul-T-Lock keys, an authorized dealer has to do the cutting, and we cut them under our own Mul-T-Lock account.
Should I rekey or replace the locks on a Kitchener house I just bought?
If the locks work well and you like them, rekeying is usually the simpler choice: the hardware stays and only the key changes. Replace them if they're worn, damaged, or you want a stronger or keyless lock. Our rekey vs replace guide walks through the trade-offs.
Do you come to businesses and homes, or only work at the store?
Both. Keys and hardware are sold at the store, and we also come to homes and businesses for door hardware, rekeying, access control and more.
Do you work after hours?
After-hours emergency service may be available. Call the shop at 519-894-7055 and we'll tell you what we can do.