Safe Opening in Plantation, FL
A home or office safe in Plantation, FL with a lost combination, a dead keypad or a missing key is usually opened right where it sits, and Charlie D. tries non-destructive methods first. No single list price fits every safe, so you get a price by phone after you describe yours, and it only changes if you approve extra work.
- Licensed & insured
- 6-month workmanship warranty
- About 20 min to you
Why the price is given by phone
A small fire box from a big-box store and a heavy burglary-rated safe bolted into a closet are very different jobs. Before quoting we ask:
- The lock: dial combination, electronic keypad, key, or a mix.
- The brand and model — usually on a label inside the door or on the back.
- The size and whether it's bolted to the floor or a wall.
- What happened: forgotten code, keypad shows nothing, key lost, or the handle turns but the door won't open.
Gun safes and household safes are both fine, whether they open by dial or by keypad; the brands we meet most are Liberty, SentrySafe, Fort Knox and Cannon. Small safes in a shop or office are fine too, but a walk-in vault door isn't a job we take. Opening a typical home safe runs $150–$350, and you get the figure for yours on the phone.
Same price day or night. A photo of the front of the safe and the lock texted to us helps the quote.
Non-destructive first
- Keypad problems: many electronic locks stop only because the battery died. A fresh battery or outside power to the keypad often brings it back, and the code still works.
- Lost key: where the lock allows, it is picked or a key is decoded and made.
- Lost dial combination: manipulation — reading the lock by feel and sound, without damage.
- Drilling only as a last step, and only after you agree to it and to the new price. A small, precise hole is drilled, the safe is opened, and Charlie D. seals the spot with a hardened steel patch, so the safe keeps doing its job. The goal is a safe you can lock again the same day.
Streets under the oaks.
Homes from the 1950s and 60s, many still on their first locks.
After the door opens
- Set a new combination or code and write it somewhere other than the safe.
- Replace a failing keypad if it keeps dying.
- Get a second key cut for key-lock safes. A common real question is how to reset the combination on a Sargent and Greenleaf vault-door lock; for many locks a reset needs the current code, so do it right after opening, with the door open.
Who can ask us to open a safe
- At home: photo ID with the home's address, or a lease, deed or utility bill in your name.
- At a business: the owner, or a manager with written approval.
- Estates and inherited safes: the executor or someone with court papers or the family's written consent. We don't open a safe for anyone who can't show it's theirs, even when they're standing beside it.
Moving into a house with a safe
Plantation homes sell often — 647 houses and 450 condos and townhouses closed in 2025 (Miami REALTORS, houses; condos and townhouses) — and a seller sometimes leaves a safe behind with no code. Treat it like the door locks: have it opened, reset and re-coded. Rekeying the house itself is on rekey and new homeowners.
Questions
Will opening it ruin the safe?
Usually not. Most jobs end with no damage at all.
How long does it take?
It depends on the lock and how it's built; manipulation of a dial lock takes longer than reviving a keypad. We give a rough time with the quote.
Can you move or bolt down a safe?
We bolt safes to the floor, which matters for a gun safe. Moving a safe from one place to another is a job for a safe mover.
Do I need the receipt from when I bought it?
No, but you do need to show it's in your home or business. Other prices are on prices.