Change or rekey
Change or Rekey Locks
When you buy a house you inherit its keys, and there is no way to know how many were cut. Rekeying every exterior door in one visit resets that history. The residential pages start there and go on to the other improvements worth considering.
Which one do I need?
- Your basement tenant has given notice, and a new one arrives on the first.Lock Rekeying
- Someone tried the door last winter.Deadbolt Installation
- The house is fifteen years old and every exterior door still wears the light hardware the builder fitted: a short bolt, a thin strike held by two small screws, and a knob lock that never suited a street entrance.Lock Replacement & Upgrade
- The key turns freely in the round cylinder on the door, all the way around and back, without the bolt shifting at all.Vintage Mortise Lock Service
- Your mother still lives on her own, and the personal support worker, the pharmacy delivery and two siblings all need to get in on different days.Smart Lock Installation
- Every time the courtyard gate closes, it slams hard enough to rattle the fence panels, and the deadlatch never quite drops into the keeper before the spring yanks it the rest of the way.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.