Fast Locksmith Burnaby designs and installs restricted master key systems for strata buildings, commercial offices, multi-unit residential properties, and any Burnaby site where controlled access across multiple doors is the goal — without handing everyone the same key.
The right key opens the right door — and no more than that. That's the entire point of a master key system, and we design them to stay that way for years.
A master key system lets different people access different combinations of doors with a single key each — while a master key (or grand master key) held by the owner, manager, or building superintendent opens all of them. The system is built around a restricted keyway: a key profile that can't be copied at a hardware store, so your access hierarchy stays intact even when a key goes missing.
Burnaby has one of the densest concentrations of strata-titled properties in Metro Vancouver — highrise towers around Metrotown and Brentwood Town Centre, low-rise complexes throughout Edmonds and South Slope, mixed-use blocks along Kingsway, and office parks along Willingdon Avenue and Canada Way. Poorly managed key control is one of the most common security problems we're called to fix in all of these settings. A properly designed master key system solves it up front.
Every master key system is custom — the cost scales with the number of doors, cylinders, and key levels required. The ranges below reflect typical Burnaby projects; your actual quote is given on-site after the access assessment.
| Project type | Typical range |
|---|---|
| Small office or retail (3–8 doors) | $400 – $850 |
| Medium commercial or strata (9–20 doors) | $900 – $2,200 |
| Large building or campus (20+ doors) | $2,500 – $6,000+ |
| Restricted key blanks (per key, ongoing) | $18 – $45 / key |
| Cylinder re-pinning for existing hardware | $55 – $120 / cylinder |
Ranges include parts and labour for a standard installation. Buildings with non-standard door prep, or projects requiring certified Medeco or ASSA Abloy restricted products, may fall at the higher end. We walk you through everything before any work starts — no surprise fees.
We sit down with you — or your strata council or facilities manager — and map every door against every user group. This defines the key hierarchy before we touch a single cylinder.
We select the restricted keyway, specify the cylinders, and cut a sample key set for approval. For larger Burnaby sites we produce a key bitting list — a formal document you keep on file.
Cylinders are installed or re-pinned, keys are distributed with a sign-off sheet, and we leave you with a clear process for adding or retiring keys as your team or tenants change.
Strata corporations in Burnaby face a persistent challenge: the building superintendent or strata manager needs access to every suite entry in an emergency, but residents reasonably expect that no one else does. A well-designed master key system handles this precisely.
The superintendent holds the master key; residents hold change keys that open only their own unit. Amenity rooms — gym, storage lockers, bike room, rooftop deck — can be on a sub-master level accessible to all residents but not to visiting tradespeople. Mechanical rooms and electrical closets can be on yet another level, accessible only to maintenance staff. When a resident moves out, only that one change key needs to be addressed. The rest of the building's access hierarchy is unaffected.
We've designed and installed master key systems in Burnaby strata buildings of all types — the concrete tower blocks around Metrotown and Brentwood, the low-rise complexes in Highgate and South Slope, and the mixed strata-rental buildings in Edmonds and Lougheed. Each building type shapes the design, and we adapt to your specific layout and strata bylaws.
For Burnaby's commercial tenants — offices along Willingdon Avenue and Canada Way, BCIT research facilities, industrial units in the Production Way corridor, and retail operations throughout Metrotown — key control is a daily operational issue. Different staff need different access levels, and that access should be in the hardware, not in a policy memo that gets ignored.
A typical commercial setup in Burnaby runs three to four key levels: grand master for ownership, master for management, sub-masters for department or floor access, and change keys for individual offices or secure areas. The server room, HR files, and executive suites get their own levels. The cleaning crew's key opens the common areas and nowhere sensitive. When staff leave, one key is addressed — the rest of the building continues as normal.
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