Chester’s Lock and Key

Our vehicle’s transponder (clicker remote) key stopped working. Called and he told us to have it towed to dealer and hung up on us. Really not the kind of customer service you want when you’re stranded. Would not use them for anything after that.

Chester came out the same morning I called. Awesome, quick, professional and knowledgeable! Thanks so much for getting me back into my garage :)

Chester provided quick service and did a great job.
Thanks Chester!

We just used Chester to replace a broken door lock. He ended up replacing the locks on both exit doors & gave me a tip to buy a Schlage set that matched the set previously purchased. He gladly matched the set to another Schlage door we had at another exit. Now we only need 1 key for the house! He was also able to give us additional copies to our mail box key. Extra copies had been lost over the years & ever copy I had made @ Lowes, OSH, etc., wouldn’t work! The new copies work! We will definitely use him again! Thanks for tips, Unilocalers!

What can you say about Chester that hasn’t already been said. I had a locksmith company that was recommended to me by a large service organization come yesterday to rekey my home. I was ripped off and had horrible work as well.
I found Chester here at Unilocal and decided after reading the rave reviews to call and have him come and undo their damage caused by the previous inept service man. He gave me the price, came early, was most pleasant yet extremely efficient as he worked. The previous company caused damage that Chester was able to repair and refused charge me extra no matter how hard I tried.
This is one of those cases where it is not too good to be true. I know who I will use from here on out and who I’ll refer as well. Thanks Chester, you’re a real special person and I’m glad I have gotten to know you.

Chester is a fabulous locksmith. He came out and installed a new deadbolt in a solid core door, rekeyed lots of locks. He worked very hard for a very reasonable price. The lock he installed works well, as do the new keys. He is kind, friendly, caring, and a very competent workman. I recommend him highly.

Chester came out to rekey my entire house. He was able to come out the day I called and only took 40 minutes. The best part is that he changed all the locks to have just one key!!! Very helpful.

As I wrote a review about a locksmith encounter I just had here in Jacksonville, I recalled another experience I had in Fresno. Funny how my «Smith stories» involve me wearing scrubs every time.
I was a 4^th year med student in the ED at UMC. It had been a long 12 hour night in the ED and naturally I was tired.
Happy to be going home, I reached for my keys and… doh. Not in my pocket. Walked back to the the ER to retrace my steps. I went to every single patient room looking for them. Not there.
I was soooo tired and all I wanted to do was sleep. I asked everyone if they had seen them. Nope… no one.
So I began asking about locksmiths. The clerk was a nice lady and she recommended Chester. I call him up and get a cheery, «Chester’s Lock and Key». I tell him my problem and he comes right over.
What’s cool was he was able to make a key for me for my car. He calls a friend at Honda and the guy gives him the method to cut a key for it. Crazy. Scary actually. But anyway, it’s a simple thing for him to do and enables me to have a key to drive home with as well.
So the door’s open, but doh, of course I had put my Club on. Shit. So he says there are 2 options. One takes 2 seconds and the other will take another 10 – 15 minutes. The quick one involves cutting the steering wheel and slipping the Club off. The other involves getting out his power saw and cutting through the Club.
I opt for the second one.
So he cuts the thing off and asks what I do. I told him I want to work with kids in the ER. He says, «I got grandkids, just pay me what you think is fair.»
I said that I have no idea how much to pay. He says,“If you have $ 20 it’d help pay for a new saw blade.“
So I gave him $ 30.
When I eventually moved back to Fresno a year later and wanted the locks on my house rekeyed, I naturally called Chester and gladly paid him $ 60 to replace the locks and get me some new keys. Really nice guy.