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SJH Locksmith & SecuritySheffield · Stuart Haywood

Emergency call-out · Sheffield and surrounding towns

Emergency boarding up

No call-out fee · Non-destructive entry where possible · Price agreed before I start

You will speak to Stuart Haywood, who will be the person who turns up.

After a break-in the priority is making the building secure tonight. The insurance claim, the replacement glass and the proper repair can all wait until tomorrow. An open door or a broken window cannot.

I board up damaged doors and windows and fit temporary locks so the property is closed up and you can leave it. If your door has been forced, I will tell you honestly whether it can be repaired or whether the frame has gone.

I will also write down what I found and what I did, because your insurer will ask, and it is much easier to have that at the time than to reconstruct it a week later.

You probably need this if

  • You have been broken into and a door or window is damaged
  • Glass has gone and the property cannot be left as it is
  • A door has been forced and will no longer lock
  • Storm or accident damage has left the building open
  • You are a landlord or agent with a property that needs securing

What happens

  1. I make the property secure so it can be left
  2. I fit temporary locks where a door will no longer lock
  3. I tell you what can be repaired and what has to be replaced
  4. I give you a written note of the damage and the work for your insurer

Common questions

Will my insurance cover this?
Most home and commercial policies cover making a property secure after a break-in, but the terms vary and I am not the person to advise you on your policy. Keep the paperwork and the photographs, and tell your insurer early.
Should I tell the police first?
Yes. Report it and get a crime reference number before things get moved about, because your insurer will want it. If there is any chance somebody is still inside, do not go in, and ring 999.
Can you repair the door as well?
Often, yes, and where the frame itself has been damaged that is joinery rather than locksmithing. I will tell you which it is rather than bodging it.

Where I cover

I am based in Sheffield and cover the towns around it.

Tell me what has happened

I will tell you what it will cost before I set off. My prices are published here.