Archie's Lock & Safe

Locksmiths, Doors

About us

Archie's Lock & Safe - Locksmiths in Twin Cities. Locally owned and operated since 1965. Bonded and insured for your peace of mind. Contact us today!

Business highlights

59 years of trusted experience
Emergency Services Offered

Services we offer

Commercial, Residential Service. Master Keying, Closers Panic Bars, Deadbolts & Doorknobs Replaced & Rekeyed. Door Replacement.

Services we don't offer

New Electronic Key Fabrication

Amenities

Free Estimates
Yes
Warranties
Yes
Emergency Services
Yes


Accepted payment methods

American Express
Check
Discover
MasterCard
Visa

Photos of past projects

Reviews

4.860 Reviews
Number of StarsImage of DistributionNumber of Ratings
5
83%
4
8%
3
5%
2
2%
1
2%


Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.9
value
4.9
professionalism
4.9
responsiveness
4.9
punctuality
4.8

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Showing 1-25 of 60 reviews

Margo S.
07/2024
3.0
locksmith
  + -1 more
Service was good, ran two hours late
Description of Work: Redoing doorknobs, replacements
Rating CategoryRating out of 5
$450

Riley W.
05/2024
5.0
locksmith
  + -1 more
Lyle was professional and did a great job removing and installing my door hardware!
Description of Work: Remove and install door hardware.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$208

Amy S.
06/2018
5.0
locksmith
  + -1 more
He did a great job. He showed up when he said he was going to, good communication, and expertise was top notch. Definitely would hire him again.
Description of Work: Opened a lock when we were locked out

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$200

Hope H.
12/2016
3.0
locksmith
  + -1 more
For the original portion of the job and cost, this company was on time and professional. When I found that the extra keys I had copied did not work in the new locks, I had a second set made. When those did not work,I emailed Archie's. I got no response. I then called. He asked that I get the keys copied at Maple Lock. When this 3rd set of keys did not work in the new locks I called again.I had to be persistent to get Archie's back to my place. He asked that I call the next week, I did. He told me he couldn't help me that week. I set an appointment for the following week, asking him to contact me if he had a conflict. The day before, I called to confirm the date and time; I was assured he would be there. When he was 1/2 hour late, I called. He told me he would be there at 2:00. He then texted me to tell me he would be there at 2:35. As it was he was not there until closer to 3:00. Once he got there. He found that the keys were mis-copied and he fixed the problem. His work was good, his response to follow-up was lacking.
Description of Work: Replacing locks on house

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
3.0
responsiveness
2.0
punctuality
2.0

$200

Jason B.
09/2016
4.0
locksmith
  + -1 more
They were fine. They came out and just replaced the handle and lock. The gentleman that came out was very flexible on fixing the issue. He didn't have parts or anything but he actually went to a local hardware store and bought what he needed to fix the situation for me and just got it done. I really don't have anything bad to say about them. I felt like it was a little on the high end but service-wise he did kind of go above and beyond. I guess you would consider the service call average. I can't remember what it was but I do remember feeling that it was just a little on the high end.
Description of Work: They replaced a sliding patio door lock for me.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

CINDY K.
03/2016
5.0
locksmith
  + -1 more
He was on time, the price was more than reasonable, went way out of his way working out the lock/key arrangement! I will never hesitate to call them, they are responsive, reasonable and great people to work with.
Description of Work: this is the 3rd time I have used Archie's services in the last 15 years. Lyle's son Blake came out to my home and re -keyed a dead bolt and door handle lock to match all out other locks. He then headed to my friends house 10 min away and re-keyed 7 locks, installed a new door handle w/lock and switched two door handles in order to re-key all of them to two keys!

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$285

Andrew J.
11/2015
5.0
locksmith
  + -1 more
Archie's was able to come perform the work the day after I called. They arrived 1.5 hrs early so I'm glad I was home. They completed re-keying 3 locks on the 2 doors in about 20 min.
Description of Work: Re-keyed 2 doors.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$108

Lisa B.
10/2015
5.0
locksmith
  + -1 more
They were great. They were able to come out within 30 min of my call. They were friendly and helpful.
Description of Work: Replaced my locks.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$125

Daniel R.
10/2015
5.0
locksmith
  + -1 more
Went fine. Blake the locksmith was 5 minutes early, very professional.
Description of Work: Changed all the locks in the house. Is going to come back later and add high security strike plates.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$150

Susan B.
07/2015
5.0
locksmith
  + -1 more
We called Archie's Lock and Safe around 7:30 PM, hoping we could get someone out to our condo sometime during he next day. The key wouldn't go all the way into our lock so we couldn't go anyplace. We couldn't lock or unlock our door from the outside. The person we talked to asked if we could wait until the following week for someone to come out. We explained why we needed someone sooner and he cheerfully said, "Ok, someone will be at your home in about 20 minutes." And they were. A pleasant gentleman came, inspected our lock, and said that all we needed was for him to spray it. He explained that we didn't need anything more expensive done at this time. He only charged us for a service call. So...within 25 minutes after we made a phone call to Archie's Lock and Safe, our lock was fixed and in perfect working order once again. We will definitely call them when we need any lock work done in the future.
Description of Work: Sprayed our lock.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$80

Mark H.
12/2014
5.0
locksmith
  + -1 more
We closed on our house on 12/16/14. We had not thought about changing all the locks until the day before. We called Archie's Lock and Safe and even with short notice he was more than willing to accommodate whatever time we wanted to meet him. When we arrived at our new house the morning after we closed, the owner of Archie's Lock and Safe and his son were already there, right on time. The two of them quickly changed out all our locks (there were four in total). He also told me a little about our lock systems which is nice background information to know. The two of them were very professional and friendly. After they finished changing out the locks I asked them if they would also reset our garage door openers to a different code. They said they did not normally do that but would give it a try. It took the son a very short amount of time to figure out how to do it and he reset both openers for both doors, even though it was a last minute request. If I ever need a locksmith in the future I will call Archie's Lock and Safe again and I highly recommend them to anyone else who needs to change out locks.
Description of Work: Changed out all the locks on our new house AND reset the garage door openers.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$285

Paulette F.
12/2014
5.0
locksmith
  + -1 more
We recently bought a condo and needed to replace the front door and the storage locks. Lyle Mosher of Archies Locks was very accommendating, answering my questions, and gave me his rates over the phone. When I was ready for him to change the locks, I called and Lyle responded immediately. I also needed several keys for each lock. When he was done, Lyle incorporated one key for both locks. Less keys to manage, which is really nice. Lyle of Archies Lock was professional and a very kind man. I would hire him again if in need to change locks. Thank you Lyle.
Description of Work: To replace front door and storage locks with extra keys

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$213

Kimberly A.
07/2014
5.0
locksmith
  + -1 more
Even though we called on the Fourth of July, he was there within 45 minutes, just as he said he would be. He was very pleasant and professional, and the cost was about half of what we were expecting! I strongly recommend this service.
Description of Work: Got us into our house then replaced the deadbolt. Additional bonus: matched the new keys to our front door keys so we no longer have two separate sets of keys!

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$160

Karen L.
07/2014
5.0
locksmith
  + -1 more
Lyle was timely and efficient in replacing locks. We would use this service in the future.
Description of Work: Changed locks for house and garage.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$215

Sheri F.
05/2014
5.0
locksmith
  + -1 more
They came out on a Sunday night, worked diligently on the lock until it was removed. They did no damage to the door. The lock had snapped off so had to be manually removed in pieces. The tech was on the cold side of the door but he worked on it until the work was done. He replaced the lock assembly the next day after I went out to purchase a set that would match the rest of the house. I would use them again in a heartbeat!
Description of Work: Drilled out a lock on door between garage and house and replaced the lock so I could continue using all one key for all locks.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$140

Mike L.
04/2014
5.0
locksmith
  + -1 more
My house is for sale, and the inspector for the buyer took the key and left the house unlocked when he departed. Denies the whole incident. But on recommendation from the police, I went ahead and had the locks rekeyed. Archie's did work for me last summer during the storm, breaking in to my home (I was in Chicago) after the blackout so the neighbors could hook up my sump pump to their generator. They were quick to respond, quick to arrive, and very reasonably priced for the replacement of the locks. I would use them again in a heartbeat!
Description of Work: Rekeyed 6 lock cylinders on my home

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$175

Christopher S.
02/2014
5.0
locksmith
  + -1 more
Even though we called on Super Bowl Sunday, we were able to get service within just a few hours of making the first call. That was a very unexpected and appreciated result. The job was well done and we definitely would recommend to others. Even with this emergency service, the price was still quite a bit less than when we've worked with other locksmiths. So, fair prices, good work, and fast response. We are happy with no complaints at all.
Description of Work: Re-keyed a an existing lock and replaced another lock at our restaurant

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$175

sue L.
10/2013
5.0
locksmith
  + -1 more
They were very timely. He went out of his way to meet our needs. He replaced the locks on two doors and replaced the keys. We were very pleased with him and I would definitely call him back again.
Description of Work: I purchased a Big Deal for a Locksmith Service Call and Two Re-Keys.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$45

Lynne P.
08/2013
4.0
locksmith
  + -1 more
Archie is the man who came and he is a very nice person. His age and weight slow him up quite a bit. I'm just two years older so understand but I think the price should be adjusted for his pace. He did all the requested work very well and we are satisfied with the results. But $400 for two hours is pretty high.
Description of Work: Replaced locks and rekeyed locks

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
3.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$400

Janet B.
06/2013
5.0
locksmith
  + -1 more
He did a nice job and did everything that we asked of him.
Description of Work: Big Deal-$45 for a Locksmith Service Call and Two Re-Keys.
Rating CategoryRating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro
$45

Joseph S.
05/2013
5.0
locksmith
  + -1 more
He was on-time, called for confirmation and did exactly what I wanted to have done. Everything was done well and to my expectation.
Description of Work: Re-keyed my front door lock and deadbolt.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$40

Ping Z.
05/2013
5.0
locksmith
  + -1 more
The repairman put an inside lock on my sliding door and checked on other minor items on the house. Good service. Will hire again.
Description of Work: The repairman came late but called to notify me. He put an inside lock on my sliding door and checked on other minor items on the house. Good service. Will hire again.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
4.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$45

Sheri F.
02/2013
5.0
locksmith
  + -1 more
This locksmith is a winner! See the above description. They went above and beyond the call of duty for me. I would hire them again and highly recommend them.
Description of Work: I called them out on a Sunday night when the lock on the service door between the house and garage broke due to the winter shift in the house. That has never happened before so I had no idea why I could not open the door. They came out within an hour, worked diligently in the cold garage prying the lock out. He adjusted the door so that there was enough room for the shift without compromising the seal. The gentleman was very professional, prompt, and tenacious in not only replacing the lock but also identifying what caused the problem and made adjustments necessary. This business went above and beyond the call of duty during the weekend. I would recommend them in a heartbeat to anyone needing lock service.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$140

Karin G.
01/2013
5.0
locksmith
  + -1 more
It was an Angie's List Big Deal. They were able to come promptly and they were on time. Interestingly their company was the one that had done the locks maybe 20 years ago so I knew the reputation of the company is very good. They are very local and very close to our house. They are almost neighborhood which always makes me feel better.
Description of Work: I used Archie's Lock and Safe for locks.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Maureen Kane B.
12/2012
5.0
locksmith
  + -1 more
it went great. See description above, Nothing else to add.
Description of Work: Our front door needed a new functional lock and doorknob combination. Archie's came out quickly, recommended a good lock and knob combination, provided it at a good price and installed it quickly.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$125
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Contact information

6233 Annapolis Ln N, Osseo, MN 55311


Service hours

Sunday:
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Monday:
8:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Tuesday:
8:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Wednesday:
8:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Thursday:
8:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Friday:
8:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Saturday:
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Licensing

Bonded

Insured

No License Required for Trade
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Service Categories

Locksmiths,
Doors

FAQ

Archie's Lock & Safe is currently rated 4.8 overall out of 5.

Sunday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Monday: 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Thursday: 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Friday: 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Saturday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Archie's Lock & Safe accepts the following forms of payment: American Express,Check,Discover,MasterCard,Visa
Yes, Archie's Lock & Safe offers free project estimates.
No, Archie's Lock & Safe does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.
No, Archie's Lock & Safe does not offer a senior discount.
Yes, Archie's Lock & Safe offers emergency services.
Yes, Archie's Lock & Safe offers warranties.
Archie's Lock & Safe offers the following services: Commercial, Residential Service. Master Keying, Closers Panic Bars, Deadbolts & Doorknobs Replaced & Rekeyed. Door Replacement.
New Electronic Key Fabrication

Contact information

6233 Annapolis Ln N, Osseo, MN 55311


Service hours

Sunday:
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Monday:
8:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Tuesday:
8:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Wednesday:
8:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Thursday:
8:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Friday:
8:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Saturday:
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM