Since 1948 Cothron Security Professionals has been a leader in our industry. From electronic security to traditional lock services; security education to safe sales and installation, Cothron has the ability to work with a variety of customers throughout Central Texas. Cothron’s employees will always show up in a white service vehicle and a Cothron’s shirt ready to give you the best customer service possible. All of our employees are held to the highest professional standard and expected to handle your property with the same level of service Cothron’s reputation was built upon. Also serving Temple, Dripping Springs,Marble Falls, Johnson City, Burnet, Llano, Bastrop & College Station, TX. Additional email dispatch@cothrons.com. Additional fax 512-479-0953. Additional phone 512-459-2817 .
Business highlights
77 years of trusted experience
Emergency Services Offered
Services we offer
New door installation. Electronic access. Commercial hardware. Automotive keys.
They did it in about 12 minutes. They did it well and inexpensively. They knew exactly what to do and did it on the spot.
Description of Work: I used the services of Cothron's Safe & Lock Inc to repair a front door lock. We removed the lock cylinder which had jammed, took it in and the guy’s fixed it on the spot.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$12
John S.
04/2012
5.0
locksmith
+ -1 more
He was excellent. The price was good. They took less time to do the job than I thought they would. They did a really good job.
Description of Work: They installed a numeric key system on my door and adjusted two other doors.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Elizabeth H.
03/2012
5.0
locksmith
+ -1 more
It went well. Somehow, he got one and made the key I already had fit it. I had to get a new one because the latch on the old one was broken and couldn't be fixed. [The little thing you push down on to open the door.] My name is Elizabeth Haney. My address is given twice below, but I am allowed to pick only one.
Description of Work: I had to buy a new front door handle with lock. The service man went to the store and bought one for me. I told him I wanted a shiny brass one, not a dull brass one that the builder had put in. He bought it and fixed it to fit the key I already had. He did an excellent job. His name was Jacob. Cothrons Safe & Loc
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$341
Ronald R.
03/2012
5.0
locksmith
+ -1 more
I have not used them for any other stuff. He is good, and they did a good job. The price is a little high, but the quality was good. They are more expensive than some places, but they give a key that works. I had no problem with the punctuality and professionalism.
Description of Work: I used Cothrons Safe & Lock Inc to make keys.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$40
MARIE M.
03/2012
5.0
locksmith
+ -1 more
They're very punctual, and very safe and reliable. They are also reasonably priced. They give you all your options, and are very honest.
Description of Work: They have done everything from changing locks to unlocking cars.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Maun L.
02/2012
1.0
locksmith
+ -1 more
I will never use them again. They said that they could fix the lock on my roll-top desk. They took the inner working out of the drawers and just left. They didn't call or anything for many months. When I finally talked to them again they informed me that they couldn't find the parts that they needed. They didn't put the hardware back on my drawers. I have a drawer full of hardware that needs to be placed back on.
Description of Work: .
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
1.0
value
1.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0
susan C.
02/2012
5.0
locksmith
+ -1 more
I have been using Cothron's for over 30 years. They are always professional and the best price in town. I take my locks to them to get them rekeyed. I won't use anyone else!
Description of Work: Most recently I took them 2 garage door locks I didn't have keys to at all. I watched the gentleman make keys that would fit those locks for about 40 minutes. They only charged me $17.00.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$17
Maureen O.
12/2011
5.0
locksmith
+ -1 more
After 6 months of numerous delays from rotten, delayed or canceled hired help on a master bath remodel, our most recent crummy tile contractor left and apparently, so did a set of our keys to our house and mail box. We asked him if he knew if any of his workers had them and he didn't know, didn't ask. Since we are still trying to get them to just come clean up their pile of trash they left on our deck I wasn't feeling very safe anymore. A search of every pocket, nook and auto cubby yielded no results and it seemed wise to invest in a quick re-key. Because of their all A rating, I left a message with Cothran's and they called back quickly dispatching a locksmith for the next morning. At the beginning of my 8-12 service window (about 8:15), I got a call they were on their way. The locksmith arrived, told me his name, which I've promptly forgot, and I showed him the 5 doors w/ 9 locks total. He'd asked if we'd discussed price, which I hadn't, and noted it might a little spendy for everything but I said it would be significantly less than a break-in. He changed all the locks, both door and mail box, in less than 2 hours and made me 3 extra house keys on request. He noted the hardware was fairly old and should probably be replaced. I totally agreed with him but didn't have the time to pick out all the new hardware with all our current remodeling activities so re-keying them would hopefully be good enough to disenchant the tile boys from an easy re-entry. Done. For the first time in months, someone actually came to our house and did a good job! Prompt, knowledgable, courteous, efficient. *Yeah!!*
Description of Work: Re-key of 9 locks, 1 postal box and cut of 5 house and 2 mailbox keys
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$246
Heddy K.
10/2011
4.0
locksmith, doors
+ 0 more
The keys worked well and it was a good experience.
Description of Work: I had several house keys created.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
4.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$5
elizabeth D.
09/2011
5.0
locksmith
+ -1 more
They are easily available and prompt. They do effective job and are reasonably priced. I will continue to use their services in future.
Description of Work: I used the services of Cothron Security Professionals – Downtown for locksmith services, about 10 years ago.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Robert/Sarah G.
09/2011
5.0
locksmith
+ -1 more
This was at the Burnet Road location but I suspect service is equally good at all the company locations.
Description of Work: Key expert duplicated a key for an antique gum machine. He couldn't have been nicer or more professional. And he certainly was skilled. Because it took him two tries to get it right, he didn't want to charge me. This company does EVERYTHING right!
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
David R.
08/2011
5.0
locksmith, doors
+ 0 more
Overall, it was a good experience. He worked quickly and performed the required work. The locks have worked smoothly since the repair. He was a little gruff and unpleasant at first. Later, he made a reference to his difficult day. When I inquired he described the fact that he had to "re-possess" one of his company's vans that day, which entailed locating it and making several trips to open the van since they have special locks. It did sound like a rough day.
Description of Work: The locksmith came to rekey a lock that had started to jam. He replaced and rekeyed the central mechanism in the lock to match the original key. He also went to each of the locks in the house and sprayed dry lubricant to make sure they operated smoothly.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
4.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$125
Jennifer G.
08/2011
5.0
locksmith
+ -1 more
They showed up as promised and got the work done in a reasonable amount of time.
Description of Work: Pulled out the garage door manual lock tumbler and re-keyed it to the same key as the rest of the house.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
3.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$100
george C.
07/2011
4.0
locksmith, doors
+ 0 more
there were a couple big errors in what was clearly agreed to in terms of getting the keys delivered back to their home office. they eventually got someone to step up and make it right.
Description of Work: changing locks, delivering keys
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
3.0
punctuality
4.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Pamela P.
07/2011
5.0
locksmith
+ -1 more
They did a nice job. They did what I expected.
Description of Work: Cothrons Safe & Lock changed the locks on our house.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
4.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$120
TERRY P.
06/2011
5.0
locksmith
+ -1 more
It was a mobile that came to my door. They came out at four o'clock today. They came out an hour later than they said they would, but I guess they were busy. They were friendly, professional, and knew what they were doing. They took care of the work in 10 minutes. They were also reasonably priced.
Description of Work: I used Cothron's Safe & Lock Inc. to drill out a lock as I had lost the key.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
4.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$65
mary L.
06/2011
5.0
locksmith
+ -1 more
They have always been good. I spent $85 on that work. They are always professional.
Description of Work: I use Cothron's Safe & Lock Inc. for locksmith services. The last time I used them was a couple of years ago to re-key my front and back doors and put a latch on the screen door.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Sari H.
05/2011
5.0
locksmith, doors
+ 0 more
They were very good. They were quick and did a fast service. All the keys worked well and we also planned to get safes done from them but haven't done it. They were friendly, very good and professional. They did a good job. I would rate them high overall. I would use them again in the future.
Description of Work: I used Cothrons Safe & Lock Inc a month ago. They did the locks for us.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Zachary R.
05/2011
4.0
locksmith
+ -1 more
Key would not clone so I cannot really give an assessment beyond that point.
Description of Work: Attempted to make a chip-based key for a vehicle. The cloning procedure failed but they did not charge in addition to giving the functioning key (opens door but will not start vehicle).
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
4.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Colin N.
05/2011
5.0
locksmith
+ -1 more
My key wasn't matching with the rest of the house keys, so I had to have it redone. I made a call to him to ask about that. He asked me to bring it. He hasn't done any work for me yet. I also had an issue with the main access point to the house. It was really hard to put the key in and pull it out. He was really helpful. He tried to put a silicon-based oil or something to help me out. It worked perfectly. I will be contacting him again.
Description of Work: I contacted Cothron's Safe & Lock Inc. to get a closet door re-keyed.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
marc L.
03/2011
5.0
locksmith
+ -1 more
They are professional and know their stuff. I spent $400 to $500 on that work.
Description of Work: I used Cothrons Safe & Lock Inc. 8 months ago to replace all the locks.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$400
Derek J.
03/2011
5.0
locksmith
+ -1 more
Took them about 1 hour. I called and they were there the next morning. Fast and easy to work with.
Description of Work: Changed out, rekeyed, 5 entry door looks (outside doors) on my house.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$151
Dr. Rebecca S.
01/2011
5.0
locksmith
+ -1 more
I have used them several times. They are very fast. They can work on locks that lot of other companies can’t work on.
Description of Work: I used Cothron Safe & Lock Co Inc about five or six months ago.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$100
Dr. Rebecca S.
08/2010
4.0
locksmith
+ -1 more
fast, good, but cost more than I thought it would
Description of Work: unlock garage door emergency lock and make key
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
3.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$82
Susan M.
08/2010
5.0
locksmith
+ -1 more
They did an excellent job. All of the keys work. It only took him about 20 minutes to do all 4 of the locks. He was efficient and worked quickly. We are very happy to have worked with them. He called ahead of time and showed up right on time. They charge a $60.00 service charge, and then $15.00 per key hole. You can feel confident working with them, I have been using them for years. The owner is 84 years old and still goes around and checks to make sure everything is done to his satisfaction. You never have to worry about being cheated. I would highly recommend them to anyone.
Description of Work: They came out and rekeyed 4 locks because we had some items stolen.
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Service Categories
Locksmiths,
Doors,
Glass and Mirrors,
Home Security Systems,
Home Automation
FAQ
Cothrons Safe & Lock Inc is currently rated 4.7 overall out of 5.
Sunday: Closed
Monday: 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Thursday: 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Friday: 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Cothrons Safe & Lock Inc accepts the following forms of payment: American Express,Check,Discover,MasterCard,Visa
No, Cothrons Safe & Lock Inc does not offer free project estimates.
No, Cothrons Safe & Lock Inc does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.
No, Cothrons Safe & Lock Inc does not offer a senior discount.