Safe Locksmith in Mayfair, Philadelphia

A Mayfair business, not a call center

Search for a locksmith in Mayfair and you'll find plenty of listings with no real address and a different neighborhood name pasted onto the same page. Aspire Safe and Lock is the opposite: one safe and vault specialist, based in Mayfair, who answers his own phone.

Mike planned the business for years before he opened it. He came up through locksmithing, moved into banking equipment, and from there into safes and vaults. In his own words: "I was already crazy about locks and keys, but those antique bank vaults are something else." Aspire opened near the end of 2025. He is a member of the Safe & Vault Technicians Association and ALOA. Read more about Mike.

Safes in Mayfair homes

Mayfair is a neighborhood of brick rowhomes, and in a rowhome a safe tends to end up in the basement or a bedroom closet. Those are the usual rowhome safe problems:

• A lost combination, often on a parent's or grandparent's safe that nobody wrote the numbers down for
• A keypad safe that went dead or beeps without opening
• An old safe left in the house when you bought it or cleared it out
• A gun safe with a failed keypad or a lost combination
• A combination change because too many people know the code

If you're not sure what you have, a photo usually answers it. The lock type and the brand on the door tell Mike most of what he needs to plan the visit.

Stores and offices on Frankford and Cottman

Frankford Avenue runs through the middle of Mayfair, and Cottman Avenue crosses it. The shops, takeouts, salons and offices along those streets use the same kinds of safes Mike worked on for banks and stores: deposit and drop safes, under-counter safes and ATMs. He also handles the doors on those businesses: panic bars and door closers, lever sets, and master key systems.

What customers say

Mike's reviews aren't tagged by neighborhood, but they show what working with him is like. Two of them:

★★★★★

Unbelievable locksmith! We had more than 1 problem and he fixed everything! Mike rekeyed our home, made a key for our Honda Accord, and opened our safe which we had lost the combination for! I called several locksmiths and most would just do cars. Others just rekey lock. Mike fixed all 3 at a wonderful price! I highly recommend!

★★★★★

Hi...we recently locked ourselves out of our house ..called Mike at Aspire Locksmith, he is our longtime friend ..he was at our house quickly and had us in enjoying a cup of coffee ..thanks Mike you never let us down

Everyday locksmith work, close to home

In and around Mayfair, Mike is also the neighborhood locksmith. He rekeys houses, upgrades and installs locks, handles house lockouts, and cuts and programs car keys and fobs. Some jobs are less routine. He has originated keys for a motorcycle ignition.

Before you call anyone, it's worth knowing how to spot a locksmith scam. And if you're wondering what a safe job will run, start with what a safe opening costs.