Change or rekey
Change or Rekey Locks
If the previous owner left a drawer full of unlabelled keys, you are not alone. Rekeying, matching cylinders across doors and cutting a small number of fresh keys turns that drawer into two rings that make sense.
Which one do I need?
- One key for the front door, another for the back, a third for the side door into the garage, and a fourth for the shed.Lock Rekeying
- The front door has a handsome lever and a keyed knob, and that is all.Deadbolt Installation
- The keys the seller handed over came in a sandwich bag: six unlabelled copies for two locks of different makes from different decades.Lock Replacement & Upgrade
- Someone painted the door years ago without removing the hardware.Vintage Mortise Lock Service
- Half the evenings someone asks whether the back door got locked, and nobody is sure.Smart Lock Installation
- The padlock on the side gate has gone stiff every winter for three years running, and this year the key simply will not turn past the first few pins.Gate & Building Entry Locks
Change or Rekey Locks
New keys for the locks you have, or new locks where the hardware has worn out: rekeying, replacement, deadbolts, smart locks and older mortise hardware.
Lock Rekeying
Who is entitled to change the locks
Rekeying decides who can enter a home, so the first check is about the person asking. A homeowner shows photo identification and something tying them to the property, such as a tax bill, a closing document or a utility statement. A property manager brings authorization from the owner.
A tenant is asked whether the landlord has agreed to the change and will receive a copy of the new key, because tenancy rules here expect both sides to hold one. Where a unit is in a condominium, the locksmith asks whether the building has a rule about suite-door locks. None of this is an obstacle; it is the part of the job that protects the home being worked on.