Broken Key Extraction in Great Neck Gardens, NY

A key broken off flush in a front door deadbolt with the shank fully inside is a different job than one snapped in an ignition cylinder or a lock that was already worn or sticking before it broke. Extraction tools vary by lock brand and by whether any part of the key is still gripping outside the cylinder.

The $95 to $225+ range reflects that spread. Your technician will look at (or ask about) the lock type and how the key broke before quoting a firm price, so nothing is guessed over the phone.

Great Neck Gardens is a small residential pocket off Middle Neck Road and Lakeville Road, with Allenwood Road running through the neighborhood itself. Because it's a compact area of single-family homes rather than a commercial strip, the dispatcher passes your address and phone number straight to the nearest available technician, who calls you back within a few minutes to confirm the job and give you a price before heading over.

Expect arrival in 15 to 30 minutes.

Don't try to dig the broken piece out with tweezers, a paperclip, or pliers. Pushing on it can jam the fragment deeper or scratch the pins, which turns a simple extraction into a lock replacement.

Leave the key where it is, have the other half of the broken key on hand if you have it (it helps confirm the key type), and know whether the lock was already sticking or hard to turn before it snapped, since that changes what the technician brings.