Safe Watermael-Boitsfort

Watermael-Boitsfort: Garden City and Forest

Watermael-Boitsfort is famous for its garden cities Le Logis and Floréal, UNESCO-listed. Bordered by Sonian Forest, it’s one of Brussels’ greenest municipalities.

We secure unique properties in this municipality, respecting architectural heritage while ensuring modern security.

Locks and architectural heritage

The Le Logis and Floreal garden cities present a unique locksmith challenge: their period front doors, often in solid wood with glazed transoms, are fitted with mortise lever locks and original 1920s hardware. Any intervention must respect heritage constraints while providing current security, for instance by installing high-security cylinders in existing locks. Villas on avenues bordering Sonian Forest, particularly around Boulevard du Souverain and Dreve des Bonniers, have solid doors with multipoint locks and often garden gates requiring weather-resistant exterior locks.

Typical situations in Watermael-Boitsfort

A quintessentially residential and green commune, requests mainly concern home security with multiple garden accesses facing the forest. Homeowners in the Coin du Balai area and near Ter Kamerenbos call us for keyed-alike systems covering front door, garage, garden gate and garden shed. Low commercial density means few metal shutter interventions, but the few shops on Place Keym rely on us for their cylinders and locks. Older residents in this peaceful commune also entrust us with installing thumb-turn cylinders enabling keyless exit from inside.