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 Florin
Rekey locks in Florin, CA typically runs $25 – $40 per cylinder for standard Kwikset or Schlage hardware, and most jobs are done in under an hour once our tech arrives. You get a written price before we dispatch, a live arrival time you can track, and before-and-after photos of the actual cylinders we rekeyed. If you’ve just moved into a place off Florin Road or Stockton Boulevard, or a tenant handed back keys you’re not sure about, call (409) 405-4485 and we’ll lock in a price before anyone gets in the truck.
Florin’s housing stock leans hard on 1960s – 1980s tract homes and older rental units along the Florin Road corridor. What that means for you: most of the locks we touch here are original builder-grade Kwikset or Schlage knobs and deadbolts, and those take a standard pin and tumbler rekey. No hardware swap, no drilling, no upsell. We rekey the cylinder already in your door, and the old keys die right then and there.
This isn’t a generic service call for us. Dispatch and scheduling are coordinated from our Sacramento office, and crews serve Florin locally, so we know the streets and the stock. Florin rekeys are usually one-trip jobs.
Why Preston Locksmith & Security Is Florin’s Preferred Rekey Locks Company
People in Florin call us for Rekey Locks work because the price is in writing before we show up. Kevin Yoon founded this company in 2008, and the way we run jobs hasn’t changed: a background-checked tech in uniform, a live arrival time, and a written guarantee on every repair. No anonymous contractor, no price that swells at the door.
Florin landlords and property managers have told us the same story over and over: they call for a rekey, get quoted a number, and then the tech on site “discovers” the deadbolt needs replacing. The price changes at the door. That doesn’t happen with us because we confirm the lock brand and type before dispatch, so the right pins and tools are on the truck when we roll up to your place off Gerber Road or near Luther Burbank High School.
Every job carries the 365-Day Done Right Promise. If the rekey isn’t done right, we come back and make it right. Free second visit if the repair fails. That’s written on the invoice, not something we just say on the phone.
You won’t sit through a four-hour window. You get a live arrival time you can track, and you see before-and-after photos of the work. That’s the Relay Visibility Guarantee, and it’s standard on every Florin job.
Rekey Door Lock in Florin
Rekey Door Lock service in Florin means we pull the existing cylinder from your knob or deadbolt, swap out the internal pins to match a new key, and put the same hardware back. Old keys stop working, new keys work, and nothing about the lock’s look changes. Most Florin homes have Kwikset or Schlage entry sets, and those rekey cleanly in about 10 – 15 minutes per cylinder.
This is what you need after closing on a house near the South Land Park Hills side of Florin, or when a roommate moves out and you don’t want to wonder who still has a key. It’s also the smart move for landlords along the Florin Road corridor every time a tenant changes. A rekey runs $25 – $40 per cylinder in Florin, and a standard front door with one knob and one deadbolt is usually $50 – $80 total, written price confirmed before we start.
The Landlord Turn
Between tenants, you need the old keys dead before the new lease starts. We rekey the existing cylinders, hand you fresh keys, and email a written confirmation of what was changed. No new hardware cost, no delay getting the unit back on the market.
The New Homeowner Reset
You just bought a 1970s ranch off 24th Street or near the light rail line. You don’t know who the previous owner gave keys to. Rekeying every exterior lock to a single new key is the fastest way to close that gap. One key can do every door.
Rekey Service in Florin
Rekey Service in Florin covers everything from a single deadbolt on a rental unit to all the exterior locks on a house near Freeport Boulevard. We bring the pin kits for your hardware, rekey on site, and test every cylinder before we call the job done. The price is per cylinder, not per hour, so you know the total before we start.
Most Florin jobs are finished in under an hour. A two-bedroom rental with two entry doors and a deadbolt each usually lands between $100 and $160 total, all cylinders rekeyed to one key. That’s the honest range for this area’s housing stock, and we put it in writing before dispatch.
Commercial Rekeys Along Florin Road
Small offices and retail spots along Florin Road call when an employee leaves and keys might be in the wind. We rekey the cylinders in place, issue fresh keys to your staff, and keep a written record. If you have Medeco or Mul-T-Lock cylinders with key control, we confirm the brand before dispatch so the work goes through the first time.
Keyed-Alike Convenience
If you want one key to work every door at a unit near 47th Avenue or Fruitridge Road, we can rekey multiple cylinders to a single key during the same visit. It’s a per-cylinder cost, same as any rekey, and it removes the pile of keys from your pocket.
Trusted Brands We Service in Florin
Our techs are trained and equipped to service Schlage, Kwikset, Medeco, Yale, Baldwin, Mul-T-Lock, Sargent, and Abloy hardware. In Florin, the most common calls are builder-grade Kwikset and Schlage, but we also rekey Medeco cylinders on commercial doors along the Florin Road corridor. We stock standard pin kits in the truck for fast turnaround, and if a cylinder needs a special key control pin kit, we confirm the brand before we dispatch so the right parts arrive with the tech. That’s the whole point of a written price: we don’t discover your lock brand at the door.
Common Rekey Locks Problems We See in Florin Homes
- Original builder-grade locks that haven’t been touched since the 1970s. Most Florin tract homes still have their original Kwikset or Schlage knobs and deadbolts. They rekey fine, but worn pins sometimes mean a new pin kit is faster than trying to reuse the old springs.
- Landlords quoted one price, then hit with a hardware swap at the door. A flat quote over the phone for a single rekey becomes a replaced deadbolt when the tech arrives. We confirm lock brand before dispatch so the price doesn’t move.
- Renters told the lock was rekeyed but the old key still works. Sometimes a cheap new lock gets installed instead of a rekey, or the cylinder wasn’t actually rekeyed. We hand you before-and-after photos of the cylinder we worked on, and the old key doesn’t work when we leave.
- Bump-resistant or high-security cylinders on older Florin commercial doors. Medeco and Mul-T-Lock cylinders need specific pin kits and sometimes authorization cards. If the brand isn’t confirmed before the tech arrives, the job stalls. We ask before dispatch.
Pricing for Rekey Locks in Florin, CA
A standard rekey in Florin runs $25 – $40 per cylinder. A common front-door job with one knob and one deadbolt is usually $50 – $80. A rental unit with two doors, each with a knob and deadbolt, lands between $100 and $160. High-security cylinders like Medeco cost more because the pins and key control cards cost more, and we’ll tell you that on the phone before you commit.
What affects the price: the number of cylinders, whether they’re standard or high-security, and whether you want multiple cylinders keyed alike. There is no call-out surcharge added on arrival, and the full price is quoted before anyone is dispatched. Call (409) 405-4485 for a free estimate, and the number we give you is the number on the invoice.
We Also Serve Cities Near Florin
Beyond Florin, our rekey crews cover Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, and San Francisco. If you manage properties across multiple cities, we can coordinate rekeys at each site with the same written pricing and the same 365-Day Done Right Promise. Call us at (409) 405-4485 and we’ll sort out scheduling from a single phone call.
Serving Florin, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Florin 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 Florin
A rekey in Florin typically costs $25 – $40 per cylinder, so a standard front door with a knob and deadbolt is $50 – $80 total. The exact price is written before we dispatch, and it doesn’t change when the tech arrives. Call (409) 405-4485 for a free quote specific to your locks.
No. Drilling is not part of a rekey. We remove the cylinder, swap the internal pins to match a new key, and reinstall the same hardware. If a tech tells you a rekey requires drilling your lock, that’s a sign they intended to replace the hardware instead. Call (409) 405-4485 and we’ll tell you honestly what your lock needs.
Yes, and that’s the most common rekey we do in Florin. Those builder-grade Kwikset and Schlage cylinders are standard pin and tumbler locks, and they rekey clean without new hardware. We bring the pin kits for your brand and confirm before dispatch.
Most Florin houses with two or three exterior doors are done in under an hour once our tech arrives. The rekey itself is 10 – 15 minutes per cylinder. You get a live arrival time so you’re not waiting through a four-hour window, and the written price is set before we roll.
Our techs arrive in uniform and carry company ID with the Preston Locksmith & Security name on it. You’ll see a background-checked, named technician, and you’ll have their arrival time tracked on your phone before they knock. Call (409) 405-4485 and the person who answers can tell you who’s coming and when.
Written by Kevin Yoon, Owner at Preston Locksmith & Security, serving Florin since 2008.






