Non-destructive entry first, always - and we re-key Schlage, Kwikset, and Baldwin locks on the spot while you watch
You get a price before we start. It does not change when we arrive. No surprises.
Fast, Reliable Rekey Locks Across Dixon
A Dixon Residential Locksmith typically charges $95 – $145 per cylinder for standard residential hardware, and we can usually be at your door within 45 minutes of your call. If you’ve bought a home near Dixon High School, closed on a place off Pitt School Road, or just discovered a tenant moved out of your rental on North Lincoln Street, you need the old keys stopped working today. That’s exactly what a rekey does. Call (409) 405-4485 and you’ll get a live person, a written price before anyone is dispatched, and a trackable arrival time.
Why Preston Locksmith & Security Is Dixon’s Preferred Rekey Locks Company
We’ve handled a lot of rekey jobs in Dixon over the years, and the pattern is consistent: people call right after closing, right after a roommate leaves, or right after they figure out a contractor’s key never came back. Our techs know Dixon’s housing stock, from the postwar ranchers near West A Street to the newer subdivisions south of Valley Glen Drive, and they arrive in uniform with the pin kits already loaded for the common brands out here.
Our Dixon customers rate us on one thing: does the price match the invoice and does the old key actually stop working. Because every job includes a written price before work starts, a live trackable arrival time, and before-and-after photos, there’s no gap between what we quote on the phone and what we invoice at the door. Kevin Yoon runs our team with a simple rule: if the tech can’t name the price in writing before touching the lock, we don’t take the job.
We answer our phones live, around the clock. No voicemail tree. No call center routing to another city. When you call, you get someone who can confirm the price range, lock in a window, and dispatch a background-checked tech to your Dixon address.
Rekey Service in Dixon
Rekey Service in Dixon is what we do most often: we pull the existing lock cylinders, swap the internal pins and springs so the old keys no longer turn, and cut you a fresh set. No new hardware needed. Homes around Dixon’s older tree-lined streets, especially those built before the 1990s, often have Schlage or Kwikset cylinders that rekey cleanly in 10 – 15 minutes per lock. A standard rekey runs $95 – $145 per cylinder in Dixon, including the new keys and labor.
What a rekey involves
We remove the cylinder from the existing deadbolt or knob, replace the pin stack so the old key profile no longer matches, and cut new keys to a new depth pattern. The lock stays. The old hardware stays. Only the key changes.
When Dixon homeowners call for this
The big trigger here is a home sale. Dixon’s market moves steadily, and new buyers from Davis, Vacaville, and the Bay Area close on homes and immediately realize they don’t know who still holds keys. We handle that same day.
Keyed Alike in Dixon
Keyed Alike in Dixon means every exterior door works off the same key. Instead of juggling a front door key, a back door key, and a garage key, you carry one. That’s why so many Dixon homeowners ask for it after a rekey: they just changed one lock, liked the result, and want every other exterior lock matched to it. We charge $95 – $145 per cylinder for keyed alike work, plus a small setup for the first cylinder, and the price is written down before we touch the first lock.
What keyed alike involves
Each lock gets re-pinned to a shared internal code. We do this with Kwikset and Schlage residential locks, plus some older mortise locks found in Dixon’s craftsman-era homes near the Downtown Historic District. If the lock is too far worn, we’ll tell you before we start and give you a replacement price.
Who asks for this in Dixon
Landlords on Patwin Drive and West H Street especially. They want the front door, side door, and rear access all on one key so a turnover is a two-minute job. And they want the previous tenant’s key dead, which is the point.
Trusted Brands We Service in Dixon
We stock pin kits and cylinder parts for Schlage and Kwikset, the two brands most common in Dixon homes, and as a Dixon Commercial Locksmith we carry Medeco and Abloy cylinders for the storefronts and office doors around downtown. Because we keep the parts on the van, there’s no “we’ll have to order it” moment. The tech who arrives at your house on Hall Memorial Drive or near the Dixon May Fair grounds can rekey most Schlage and Kwikset locks on the spot. If you have something unusual, we’ll tell you before we come out, not after we take it apart.
Common Rekey Locks Problems We See in Dixon Homes
- Worn original keys. Dixon’s older homes have often had the same key copied at hardware stores for a decade. When the original is too far worn, a simple rekey can become a cylinder rebuild. We check before we start.
- Seller’s keys still floating. The most common call we get is a new homeowner near Dixon High School who closed on a house and doesn’t know who the seller gave a key to. Waiting means those copies circulate longer.
- Mismatched pins from past rekeys. If a previous homeowner or handyman rekeyed a lock incorrectly, the cylinder may already be damaged. We see chipped pins and tired springs in a lot of Dixon’s older Schlage deadbolts.
- Contractor keys never returned. A home improvement project on a street off North First Street often means a contractor had a key for weeks. We rekey after every major project, no questions asked.
Pricing for Rekey Locks in Dixon, CA
Here’s what to expect in Dixon: $95 – $145 per standard residential cylinder, rekeyed in place. A keyed alike setup across three exterior doors typically lands between $285 and $435 total, written down before we dispatch. Commercial or high-security cylinders, especially Medeco or Abloy, run $145 – $225 per cylinder because the parts cost more and the pin stacks are more involved. What we never do is quote $45 on the phone and then tell you at the door it’s $300. The price we give you on the phone is the price on your invoice, and it includes the trip. Call (409) 405-4485 for a free estimate. You’ll get a dollar figure, not a vague range.
We Also Serve Cities Near Dixon
Most of our Dixon calls come straight from the neighborhoods around town, but we also get repeat work from Davis, Vacaville, Winters, and Woodland, especially from property managers who handle rentals in more than one of those cities. If you’re in any of them, we’ll dispatch the same way: a written price first, a background-checked tech, and no surprise on the invoice. Learn more about our Rekey Locks in Dixon service and the surrounding coverage area.
Serving Dixon, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Dixon area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About Rekey Locks in Dixon
Yes. In most Dixon homes, a sticking key means the key itself is worn, not the lock. We’ll identify the cylinder type, re-key it to a fresh set of pins, and cut new keys from the original code or a master blank. If the cylinder internals are too far gone, we’ll tell you the replacement price before we proceed, and the rekey is priced at the same cylinder rate.
Call (409) 405-4485 and we’ll schedule a same-day visit. You’ll know the total before we send anyone out.
Most Dixon addresses are within 45 minutes of dispatch. That covers the area around the Dixon May Fair grounds, the neighborhoods off Pitt School Road, and the homes between North First Street and Valley Glen Drive. We don’t put you in a four-hour window. You get a live arrival time you can track, same as a rideshare.
We do. Kwikset and Schlage are the two we see most in Dixon, and we carry the full pin sets for both. Older mortise locks, especially in the craftsman homes around the Dixon Downtown Historic District, take a little longer because the cylinder has to come out of the door. We still rekey most of those in under an hour. The price range is the same $95 – $145 per cylinder, and we confirm the exact number before dispatch.
Tell us the brand and the door type when you call (409) 405-4485 and we’ll give you a firm figure.
Yes, that’s keyed alike work. We re-pin each exterior cylinder to the same code so one key opens the front door, the back door, the side entry, and the garage if it uses a compatible cylinder. In Dixon, we typically key alike between two and four doors per home, and the total is usually $285 – $435 depending on the count. The price is written down before we start, and you get new keys for every door included.
Because before our tech arrives you’ll have their name, their photo, and a live tracking link showing where the van is. Every Preston Locksmith & Security tech is background-checked and arrives in uniform. And because your price is already confirmed in writing before they knock, there’s no on-site negotiating, no pressure, and no anonymous stranger with an unmarked van. If a tech ever showed up without those things, you’d know it wasn’t us. Call (409) 405-4485 for an exact quote. Estimates are free, and the price we give you is the price you’ll see on the invoice.
Call Preston Locksmith & Security for Rekey Locks in Dixon, CA
We were called to a home near the Dixon Downtown Historic District after a new buyer closed on a house whose front door and back deadbolt both still worked with the seller’s old Kwikset keys. Our tech pulled the lock cylinders, swapped the pin and tumbler stacks, and gave the buyer two new keys plus a spare keyed alike to match the side entry. No drilling, no replacement hardware, done in under an hour. The buyer watched the old keys stop working on the spot.
That’s how we like to close every rekey in Dixon. If you’ve just bought a home, lost track of who has a key, or finished a rental turnover, call Kevin Yoon’s team at (409) 405-4485. We’ll give you a written price, a live arrival time, and a tech whose name you already know. The 365-Day Done Right Promise backs every cylinder we touch: if it’s not done right, we make it right.
Written by Kevin Yoon, Owner at Preston Locksmith & Security, serving Dixon and Solano County since 2008.