Office and retail lockouts, master key system design, documented eviction lockouts, panic bars and exit devices, access-control hardware, and commercial-grade rekey. Built for property managers, business owners, and operations leads who need a locksmith partner who shows up when scheduled, bills how they ask, and writes everything down.
Six core categories cover the bulk of commercial locksmith requests in the Sioux Falls market. We are honest about what is in and out of scope — if we cannot do the job, we will tell you who can.
Business hours, after hours, weekends, and holiday calls. Non-destructive entry by default. Verification of authorization through your designated point of contact — we keep a documented call list for property managers and operations leads who need anyone on staff to be able to dispatch service.
Designed around your access hierarchy: managers, staff, vendors, after-hours cleaners, sub-tenants. Designed clean from a new build or layered into an existing system. Every system documented in writing so you have a record of the keying scheme for future reference.
Court-documented eviction lockouts coordinated with property managers and (where required) responding civil officers. Documentation is non-negotiable for liability reasons; we walk through what we need on the call before the trip is scheduled.
Service and replacement of commercial-grade panic bars, exit devices, fire-rated door hardware, and door closers. Critical for restaurants, retail, healthcare, and any property subject to fire-code occupancy. Permits and AHJ inspection coordination available where required.
Internal pins changed on your existing commercial hardware so former-employee, former-tenant, and former-vendor keys stop working — without replacing the lock bodies. Standard for tenant turnover, employee termination, and post-incident security cleanup.
Card-reader, keypad, and electronic-strike installations on commercial doors. Coordination with your access-control system vendor (we install the hardware; your system vendor provisions the credentials). Restricted-keyway upgrades for hybrid mechanical-plus-electronic access.
Commercial locksmith calls have predictable triggers. Below are the eight reasons we hear most often from property managers, business owners, and operations teams in the Sioux Falls region.
New tenant moving into a commercial unit. Rekey before move-in date so previous-tenant keys (and any contractors who held them) stop working. Standard practice for property managers protecting incoming-tenant security.
Former employee held physical keys to an office, a back-of-house, or a master-keyed system. Rekey is the right answer; replacement only required if the system itself is being upgraded.
Lost office key, broken key in cylinder, or last person out forgot to leave the keys with the next-in. Live phone, fast dispatch, non-destructive entry by default.
Property manager coordinating a writ of possession or jurisdiction-equivalent eviction. We require documentation, coordinate with the manager and (where applicable) responding civil officer, and write up the work for your records.
Business hierarchy has grown or changed and the existing keying scheme no longer fits. We map the new hierarchy on paper, design the system, and execute against the design. Documented before any keys are cut.
Door damage repair, deadbolt and panic-bar replacement, security upgrade consultation. Often paired with insurance documentation for the claim.
Restaurant or retail operation needs panic-bar service, exit-device replacement, or fire-rated hardware updates ahead of an AHJ inspection. We coordinate with the inspector and pull permits where required.
Senior leadership wants hardware that cannot be casually duplicated at a hardware store. Common after a security incident, a controversial leadership transition, or as part of a larger access-policy review.
Commercial work needs paperwork that survives auditing, leadership transitions, and insurance reviews. Our process is built to leave a clean trail behind every job.
You call (605) 223-8100 (or, for established commercial accounts, dispatch directly through your designated contact). We confirm scope, location, authorization path, and any documentation requirements specific to the job (eviction documentation, vendor compliance, AHJ coordination).
Written estimate by email, usually same-day. For master-key system work and access-control hardware projects, you also receive a written design or scope document before we cut keys or open boxes. Everything that will end up in our invoice is on paper before the work starts.
Marked vehicle arrives. Tech confirms authorization with your designated point of contact (or, for emergency lockouts, with the on-site authorized representative on the call list). Work performed against the documented scope; any in-scope changes confirmed verbally and noted in the work order.
Detailed invoice with itemized work and any hardware delivered. Documentation of the work (master-key chart updates, hardware serial numbers, AHJ paperwork as applicable). Card, ACH, or net-terms billing per your account preference.
Commercial locksmith work crosses a lot of sectors but the underlying disciplines repeat. Below are the segments we work with most often in the Sioux Falls metro and surrounding region.
Multifamily and commercial property management firms running tenant turnover, eviction documentation, and after-hours emergency response across multiple buildings.
Law firms, accounting practices, medical offices, and professional-services tenants needing master-key planning, employee-turnover rekeying, and after-hours lockout response.
Panic-bar service, exit-device compliance, walk-in cooler hardware, and after-close lockout response. Coordination with health-department and fire-inspector schedules.
Storefront lockouts, back-of-house master-keying, after-hours emergency response, holiday-season inventory hardening. Coordination with corporate loss-prevention as needed.
Clinical and dental offices, urgent-care facilities, and other healthcare tenants requiring restricted-keyway hardware for medication storage, records rooms, and after-hours access control.
Churches, synagogues, mosques, and nonprofit facilities. Master-key planning for staff and volunteer access, after-hours lockout response, and security-upgrade consultation after incidents.
Private schools, preschools, and daycare facilities needing access-control hardware, restricted keyways for sensitive areas, and rapid response to lost-key situations involving facility access.
Manufacturing facilities, distribution centers, and warehouse operations with high-value inventory, after-hours access requirements, and complex master-keying needs across loading docks, offices, and secure areas.
Yes. We work with property managers, landlords, and management companies on documented eviction lockouts. The process requires a court-issued writ of possession (or your jurisdiction-equivalent documentation) and we coordinate with the property manager and, where required, with the responding civil officer. We do not perform unilateral lockouts at a tenant address — the documentation requirement is non-negotiable for liability and legal reasons.
Yes. Master key systems are designed around your hierarchy: who needs access to what, who supervises whom, where the lock-out lock-in boundaries fall (cleaners, vendors, after-hours staff). We can design from a clean slate or work within an existing system. The plan is documented in writing before any keys are cut so you have a record of the keying scheme for future reference.
Rekeying changes the internal pins of your existing locks so previous keys (former employees, vendors, contractors, anyone with a copy) stop working — without replacing the lock body. Replacement makes sense if existing hardware is damaged, outdated, or you are upgrading to a different keyway, restricted-keyway high-security cylinders, or an electronic access-control system. For most employee-turnover and tenant-turnover situations, rekey is the right answer.
Yes. We service and replace commercial-grade panic bars (CDC and ADA-compliant), exit devices, fire-rated door hardware, and door closers. Critical for restaurants, retail, healthcare, and any commercial property subject to fire-code occupancy requirements. We can pull permits where required and coordinate inspection with the local AHJ.
Most commercial lockouts within Sioux Falls receive a technician on-site within 30 minutes. Calls in the surrounding service area run 30 to 60 minutes depending on distance. We answer the phone live 24 hours a day at (605) 223-8100. For property managers with multiple properties, we can also set up a documented call list so any authorized member of your team can dispatch service without a manager on the phone.
Yes. Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover are all processed through Stripe — secure and same-day. ACH and net-terms billing are available for established commercial accounts. Most regional commercial locksmith competitors still bill exclusively by check; we accept the payment method that fits your accounting workflow.
Whether it's a 2 AM lockout or a master-key system design that needs to outlive your tenure, the same person picks up the phone and signs the work order. Card, ACH, or net-terms billing — whatever fits your accounting workflow.
Whether you need round-the-clock guards, emergency lockout help, or a complete security overhaul — Red Obsidian is ready to deploy.