24/7
Live dispatch, day or night
No fix, no fee
You pay nothing if we cannot do it
12 yrs
Serving Victoria & Greater Victoria
1 yr
Warranty on parts & labour
Every tower, every suite on the Songhees
Locksmith Services Across Songhees
Everest Locksmith is a mobile, BC-licensed locksmith for the Songhees and the Vic West waterfront 24 hours a day, from the towers along the Songhees Walkway and Bayview Place to the Railyards and Dockside Green. Suite lockouts start at $89, rekeying at $25 per cylinder and car keys at $180, all priced on the phone before a technician is dispatched.
Emergency Lockouts
Locked out of a Songhees home,
condo, storefront or car.
Picked, never drilled.
From $89
Residential Locksmith
Rekeying after a move, deadbolt
upgrades and smart locks for houses,
condos and character homes.
Rekeys from $25
Commercial & Strata
Master key systems, access control and panic bars for Songhees strata corporations and businesses.
STRATA & PROPERTY MANAGERS
Automotive Keys
Transponder keys and fobs cut and programmed wherever the car is parked in Songhees.
From $180
SONGHEES RATES · UPDATED NOVEMBER 2026
What a Locksmith Costs in Songhees
A locksmith in Songhees costs $89 to $220 for a daytime lockout, $25 to $65 per cylinder to rekey a standard lock, and $180 to $420 for a replacement car key. Everest Locksmith quotes the total on the phone before dispatching, with travel inside Songhees already included. The $69 service call covers coming out and diagnosing the problem, and it comes off the bill as soon as you approve the work. If we cannot do the job, you are not charged at all.
EMERGENCY LOCKOUT
Daytime Lockout
$89 – $220 On-site time: 15–25 mins
- Cylinder picked or bypassed, never drilled
- Lock, strike and frame checked before we leave
- Callout and travel inside Songhees included
After Hours
24/7 PRIORITY ENTRY
After-Hours Emergency
$145 – $300 On-site time: 20–30 mins
- Evenings, overnight, weekends and statutory holidays
- The same non-destructive method, no after-hours shortcut
- One total agreed on the call, nothing added at the door
RESIDENTIAL REKEY
Lock Rekeying
$25 – $65 On-site time: 30–60 mins
- The keys held by a previous owner stop working
- Front, back and garage keyed alike on request
- Two cut brass keys included with every cylinder
COMMERCIAL & STRATA
Commercial Rekey
$35 – $60 On-site time: 20–40 mins per cylinder
- Priced per cylinder across offices, retail and strata common areas
- Restricted keyways at $80 to $150 per cylinder
- Scheduled out of hours so tenants are not disrupted
AUTOMOTIVE KEYS
Car Key & Smart Fob
$180 – $420 On-site time: 30–45 mins
- Cut and programmed wherever the car is parked in Songhees
- Transponder, proximity and immobiliser programming on site
- No tow to the dealership and no three-day wait
Same rates as Downtown. The Songhees is quoted from the same price list as the rest of Victoria. There is no surcharge for a tower, a high floor or a parkade.
Mobile workshops across Songhees
Why Songhees calls Everest
Why Songhees Chooses Everest Locksmith
- A licence you can check before we arrive Our BC security worker licence number is #B7554. Verify it with the province while you are still on the phone to us.
- One price list for the whole city Bayview Place, the Railyards or a Walkway tower, the rate is the same and the number on the invoice matches the number quoted on the call.
- Non-destructive entry first Songhees suite doors are mostly modern commercial-grade hardware, and almost all of it picks or bypasses cleanly. We drill only when a cylinder has already failed, and we say so before we start.
- One-year warranty, and we come back Full parts and labour coverage for 365 days. Balcony and patio hardware on the harbour side takes salt air every day; if something we fitted starts to stick, we return and correct it free.
Typical Songhees jobs
Typical Security Work Across Songhees
From suite lockouts in Walkway towers to mailbox rekeys and
car keys in underground parkades, three jobs we see constantly on the Songhees.
Suite Lockout, No Damage
The most common call: locked out in the hallway with the fob in hand and the keys inside. The suite deadbolt is picked or bypassed, the door is untouched, and you are back in, usually within the visit.
Non-Destructive Entry
New-Owner Suite & Mailbox Rekey
Buying a resale condo means inheriting every key the last owner handed out. We rekey the suite door, the mailbox and the storage locker to one new key; the strata keeps control of the fob system.
Keyed-Alike Set
Car Key Cut in the Parkade
Lost car keys with the vehicle parked underground. We bring the car up to signal range if needed, then cut and program a new key or fob on site so there is no tow out of the building.
Mobile Programming
Locksmith in Songhees
Locksmith Services in Songhees
Everest Locksmith is a mobile, BC-licensed locksmith covering the Songhees and Vic West waterfront 24 hours a day. Emergency lockouts start at $89, rekeying at $25 per cylinder and car keys at $180, and the total is quoted on the phone before a technician leaves for your address.
The Songhees is almost entirely condos, and that shapes every call. Suite doors are robust and pick cleanly; the real work is getting into the building, coordinating with strata rules, and dealing with cars parked underground. Pricing is identical to the rest of Victoria; the approach is built around towers.
Everything happens from the van, at your door. Keys are cut and cylinders re-pinned on site, so there is nothing to drop off and nothing to collect, and the overwhelming majority of Songhees calls are finished in one visit.
Building by building
The Buildings and Locks We See in Songhees
The job changes with the building. Everest Locksmith works along the Songhees Walkway, Westsong Way, Bayview Place, the Railyards, Dockside Green and the rest of Vic West, and each has a pattern we see over and over.
- Songhees Walkway towers — harbour-view condos with fob lobbies, concierge-free entries and keyed suite deadbolts
- Bayview Place — newer high-rises where resale buyers want the suite and mailbox rekeyed on possession
- The Railyards — townhouse-style stratas with ground-level entries and private garages
- Dockside Green — mixed residential and commercial buildings with shared parkades and bike rooms
- Westsong Way — waterfront stratas where balcony and patio hardware corrodes in salt air
- Vic West houses — older homes behind the waterfront, often with basement suites and side entries
Strata rules are worth naming, because they decide what a locksmith can touch. Your suite door, mailbox and storage locker are yours to rekey. Lobby doors, the fob system and the parkade gate belong to the strata, and we never touch them without written authorisation from the strata council or the property manager.
Getting to your door
Getting to You Across Songhees
Everest Locksmith dispatches to the Songhees around the clock and gives you a firm ETA on the call rather than a vague promise. The drive across the Johnson Street Bridge is short; what decides how fast a technician reaches your door is getting into the building. Five things worth knowing before you call.
- Tell us the building name first. The towers along the Walkway look alike from the street, and the building name gets the technician to the right entrance.
- Arrange lobby access. Without a resident, a neighbour or the building manager to open the fobbed entry, the technician waits outside, and that wait is the single biggest delay on the Songhees.
- Say if the car is in the parkade. Programming equipment can lose signal below grade, and the car may need to come up to the ramp, a two-minute problem if known in advance.
- Tell us the floor and suite number. If you are calling from a neighbour’s phone or the lobby, give us a number we can reach you on when the technician arrives.
- Have your ID ready, or tell us it is locked inside. Either is fine, but it is a conversation to have on the phone rather than on the doorstep.
Coverage runs right across the harbour. Everest also works Victoria, Esquimalt, View Royal and Oak Bay, so a lockout on the Songhees and a rekey Downtown is one call, not two companies.
Testimonials
What Our Customers Say
Recent reviews from across Greater Victoria
Locked myself out at about 11pm and someone was at my door quickly. He showed me his licence before he started, quoted $145 on the phone and that is exactly what I paid. Picked it open, no damage to the lock or the door at all.
We manage a 40-unit strata and Everest rekeyed all the common areas onto a restricted keyway. Worked evenings so residents were not disrupted, handed us an actual key register at the end, and invoiced our management company directly. Very easy to deal with.
Lost the only key to my car. Dealership wanted to tow it and quoted over $600 with a four day wait. Everest came to the parking lot, cut and programmed a new smart key on the spot for $260. Took about 40 minutes.
Had every exterior door rekeyed the day we took possession. Four doors all keyed to one key, which I did not know was even an option. Quoted per cylinder up front, arrived when they said, done in just over an hour.
SONGHEES DISPATCH
What Happens When You Call Us in Songhees
A locksmith answers, not a call centre. Four steps from the moment you dial to the moment your door or your car opens in Songhees.
You Call, We Listen
You speak to a locksmith, not a script. Tell us the lock, the Songhees address and a cross street or landmark, and what has happened.
Firm Total, Firm ETA
We give you the exact total and a firm ETA on that same call, before anyone is dispatched to you.
Licensed Tech Arrives
A BC-licensed technician arrives in a marked Everest vehicle, carrying photo ID and a security worker licence card.
Door Open, Lock Intact
The cylinder is picked or bypassed and tested. You pay on a portable terminal and get an itemised receipt with the warranty on it.
Covering all of Songhees • Firm quote and a firm ETA before dispatch
SONGHEES QUESTIONS
Frequently Asked Questions
Clear answers on coverage, pricing and licensing for Songhees addresses.