Change or rekey
Change or Rekey Locks
A house with a new baby, a house with an elderly parent moving in, a house where a grown child has moved out with a key still on the ring. Each is a small change that touches the locks, and the residential services here are how we help with them.
Which one do I need?
- The previous owners left a coffee tin of keys on the counter, some labelled, most not.Lock Rekeying
- The front door has a handsome lever and a keyed knob, and that is all.Deadbolt Installation
- The century home's original mortise lock takes a key the size of a spoon, sticks in humid weather and has worn its strike to a groove.Lock Replacement & Upgrade
- Someone painted the door years ago without removing the hardware.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
- A visitor buzzes from the panel downstairs, someone presses the button by the door, and nothing happens.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
The condition of every cylinder
A cylinder about to be pinned to a new key should be worth pinning. The locksmith turns the existing key in each lock and feels for a plug that drags, soft springs, a wobbling cam or a keyway packed with grit and old oil. A cylinder in good order is rekeyed as it is.
A worn one is cleaned and given fresh springs while it is apart, and one that has truly worn out is pointed out so you can choose a replacement rather than have new pins dropped into a tired lock. A bolt that binds against its strike gets noticed here too, so the strike can be adjusted while the locksmith is at the door.