The vaults of the Viaduc des Arts, Bercy’s old wine warehouses, the stone buildings of avenue Daumesnil, 1990s residential blocks: the 12th stretches from the Bastille to the edge of the bois de Vincennes. Our locksmiths open, repair and secure doors here 24/7, and you are told the price before they set off: a door opening costs at least €119 incl. VAT.
Prices incl. VAT, call-out included within Paris, confirmed by phone before the locksmith sets off.
Bercy, Quinze-Vingts, Picpus and Bel-Air are the 12th’s four administrative quarters: we work at every address in 75012, whether a flat, an office or a shop.
The neighbourhood takes its name from the Quinze-Vingts hospital, on rue de Charenton. Around the Marché d’Aligre and under the vaults of the Viaduc des Arts, workshops and shops mingle with faubourg-style buildings, many with old doors. Near the Gare de Lyon, we also help travellers who come back without their keys.
The old wine warehouses have given way to the parc de Bercy, Bercy Village and residential blocks built in the 1990s, with underground car parks and cellars. In these buildings, the original front door has a multipoint lock whose cylinder we change after keys are lost; in the basement, we fit cellar security doors.
Around place Félix-Éboué and its lion fountain, the dressed-stone buildings of avenue Daumesnil stand alongside the more modest ones of rue de Picpus and rue Claude-Decaen. Grand front doors on one side, simpler doors on the other: we match the lock or the reinforcement to each.
On the edge of the bois de Vincennes, the neighbourhood mixes brick buildings along boulevard Soult, quiet streets around rue du Rendez-Vous and the Palais de la Porte Dorée. Family homes, small residential blocks, shops on cours de Vincennes: we come out here by day and by night.
Shopkeepers in Aligre or Bercy Village: for a metal shutter, see our metal shutter repair in Paris 12 page.
In buildings in the 12th, people are quick to reinforce the door of their flat and forget the cellar, closed with a plank door and a padlock. Yet a cellar can be forced with no one looking. We deal with both: reinforcement or a security door for the entrance, a cellar security door in the basement.
The L’ÉCO cellar door, by Valente Securystar, is made to measure, with an A2P-certified three-point lock. For the flat, the choice between door reinforcement and a security door depends on the condition of the door: we make that choice with you, on site. Full details are on the security door in Paris 12 page.
| Model | Certification | Price incl. VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Door reinforcementOn your door, with an A2P multipoint lock | from €2,690 | |
| Picard Diamant 1082 mm thick, 5 locking points | A2P BP1 | from €3,650 |
| L’ÉCO security cellar doorFor a cellar, bike room or storeroom | A2P* lock, BP1 as an option | from €1,250 |
| Picard Diamant EI3030-minute fire resistance, 72 mm thick | A2P BP1 | from €4,150 |
Arriving back at the Gare de Lyon after a weekend away without your keys, a door slammed shut as you head out for a run in the bois de Vincennes, a lock that won’t turn on a concert night at Bercy: call us, whatever the time. A locksmith calls you back to understand the situation and tells you the price before setting off.
Give us the exact address, the floor and how to get into the building; a photo of the lock helps us come with the right part.
In the evening, from 8 pm to midnight, the daytime rate goes up by 30%; at night, by 50%. Saturdays and Sundays during the day: no surcharge.
From the landing, it takes a few seconds to photograph the lock: we recognise the model and give you the price incl. VAT before we set off.
Hello, door slammed shut with my keys inside, avenue Daumesnil. Can you come?
Hello! It’s a surface-mounted lock and the door is only slammed shut: €119 incl. VAT during the day. A locksmith is setting off right away and will call you when he arrives.
Thanks, I’ll wait in the building’s entrance hall.
Door opening, cylinders, reinforcement: here are our prices incl. VAT, the same everywhere in Paris. A quote for a security door or a cellar door costs nothing.
Starting prices: the door, the lock and the finishes affect the total.
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An unusual situation? Describe it to us over the phone, day or night.
€119 incl. VAT during the day for a door that has simply slammed shut, €129 for a security door slammed shut. If it is locked, the price is higher; we always quote it over the phone.
A wooden cellar door closed with a padlock can be forced in moments, with no one watching. If you keep bikes, wine or valuables there, a cellar security door offers far better protection. See our security door in Paris 12 page.
Yes, as everywhere in the 12th. These buildings often have fob-access entrance halls and underground car parks: tell us how to get into the building, and the cellar number if the job involves it.
Yes, 7 days a week. Sunday daytime is charged at the weekday rate; only evenings and nights carry a surcharge.
Often, if both locks take the same cylinder model: we order them keyed alike, so that a single key opens both. One less key to carry, and only one to keep track of.
Yes: we open the door, then change the cylinder or replace the padlock. If the cellar door is flimsy, it’s a good time to consider a security door.
