Locksmith in Muskego, WI

Locksmith in Muskego, around three lakes

A locksmith in Muskego works in a city shaped by water. Three lakes cover about a fifth of its land, and a lot of daily life here happens at a boat launch, a beach, a park, or a house on the shore. We come to all of those places as a mobile locksmith. Opening a car or a house usually takes a few minutes once we arrive, and a keypad lock, a rekey, or a new car key takes 15 to 60 minutes. Muskego is about 15 miles southwest of downtown Milwaukee, in Waukesha County.

A city named for a fish

The name Muskego comes from a Potawatomi word usually given as Mus-kee-Guaac, which refers to the sunfish found in these lakes. For most of its history the area was a rural town with small crossroads communities such as Tess Corners and Durham Hill. Muskego became a city on November 9, 1964, and in 2020 it had 25,032 residents.

For almost a century, Muskego was also known for fun. The Muskego Beach Amusement Park opened on the south shore of Little Muskego Lake in 1861 and ran until 1967, and the same grounds operated as DandiLion Park until 1977. Today the draw is quieter: the lakes, the parks, and about 32 miles of trails.

Big Muskego, Little Muskego, and Lake Denoon

The three lakes could hardly be more different. Big Muskego Lake covers about 2,260 acres but is less than 4 feet deep in most places, a shallow lake ringed with cattail marsh in the south-central part of the city. Little Muskego Lake covers about 506 acres and reaches about 65 feet deep, and most of its shore is lined with homes. Lake Denoon, in the southwest corner of the city, covers about 162 acres. All three lakes have public boat launches.

Lake days create their own locksmith problems. Keys get locked in the truck at the launch while the boat is already in the water. A fob goes into the lake with a swimsuit pocket. A key ring gets left on a dock or on a picnic table. For a car locked with the keys inside, tell us the launch or the park, and we open it; a car lockout starts at $69 (car lockout). For a key that is gone, we cut and program a new one at the vehicle: from $119 when no key is left, and from $159 for a push-to-start smart key (lost car keys).

Lake homes, cottages, and keypad locks

A house on Little Muskego Lake or Lake Denoon often has more people coming and going than a house in town: family on weekends, friends with the boat, a neighbor who checks the place in winter, and sometimes renters. Handing out keys for all of them leaves you with no idea who can still get in. A keypad or smart lock solves that. Each person gets a code, a code can be deleted at the end of the season, and nobody has to hide a key under a flowerpot by the lake door. Installation starts at $99 (smart locks), and we leave a key backup in case the batteries die over the winter.

When you buy a lake house, or when a long list of people has had keys, rekey the doors before the next season. We key the front door, the lake-side door, and the garage to one new key, from $59 for the first lock and $20 for each additional lock (rekeying). A house lockout starts at $69.

Homes away from the water

Most of Muskego is not on a lake. Subdivisions, larger rural lots, and newer homes fill the rest of the city, and they need the usual work: a lockout, a rekey after a move, a new deadbolt from $119, or a sliding patio door lock from $89. For a detached garage or a pole building, we can key the lock to the same key as the house.

Driving to Muskego

Muskego borders Franklin on the east, across the Milwaukee County line, and New Berlin on the north. Hales Corners is just to the northeast, and Waukesha is to the northwest. We cover all of them at the same prices.