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 Granite Bay
Rekeying a lock in Granite Bay typically costs $25 – $45 per cylinder for standard Schlage or Kwikset hardware, and most jobs are done same day. The work means swapping the internal pins so your old keys stop working and a new key operates the same lock. No new hardware needed, unless we find the cylinder has corroded beyond saving. Call (409) 405-4485 for a written quote before anyone rolls a truck.
Granite Bay sits right where the Sacramento Valley humidity meets the lower Sierra foothills, and that specific mix does real damage to door hardware. We work Douglas Boulevard, Auburn-Folsom Road, and the lakeside streets off Sierra College Boulevard every week. Our locksmiths know which hardware survives and which gives out, and we price rekey work honestly based on what we actually find when the cylinder comes out.
Why Preston Locksmith & Security Is Granite Bay’s Preferred Rekey Locks Company
Preston Locksmith & Security has been doing residential and commercial locksmith work since 2008, and our Rekey Locks crew serves Granite Bay locals who expect a real arrival time and a price that does not move. The Relay Visibility Guarantee means you get a live trackable arrival window, before-and-after photos of the actual cylinder work, and a written price confirmed before the first tool leaves our bag. No phone tag, no four-hour vagueness.
Kevin Yoon runs our Granite Bay scheduling, and the standard he set is simple: a background-checked, uniformed technician shows up, quotes flat per-cylinder pricing in writing, and hands you a digital invoice with a pay link when the job is done. The 365-Day Done Right Promise covers every rekey: if something is not right, we come back and make it right, free of charge. That written guarantee is stamped on every repair we do in Granite Bay.
We answer our phones with a live person around the clock. You will not sit through a voicemail tree when a seized deadbolt has you locked out on a foggy Folsom Lake morning. And because we are trained on Schlage, Kwikset, Medeco, and Yale hardware, we can rekey almost any residential cylinder without ordering parts and making you wait a week.
Keyed Alike in Granite Bay
Keyed Alike work in Granite Bay means rekeying multiple locks so that a single key operates every one of them, and it usually runs $20 – $35 per cylinder after the first, depending on the lock brand and how much corrosion we have to clear. Homeowners on lakeside streets near Folsom Lake often ask us for this right after moving in, because the previous owner’s key copies are still floating around. One key, every door, old keys dead.
One Key for Every Door
We rekey front doors, side doors, garage entry doors, and deadbolts to a shared keyway. If the cylinders are the same brand and keyway type, we pin them alike. If you have mixed Schlage and Kwikset hardware, we will tell you what it costs to standardize versus what we can pin to work with an existing key.
Lake Property Key Control
For Granite Bay homes near the lake, we see extra key copies out there: housekeepers, boat detailers, landscaping crews. Keyed Alike with fresh pins cuts all old copies off at once. You keep control, and we document the new key count on your invoice so you know exactly how many keys exist.
Rekey Deadbolt in Granite Bay
Rekey Deadbolt work in Granite Bay generally runs $30 – $50 per deadbolt, including a new set of keys and fresh pins matched to your existing single-cylinder or double-cylinder hardware. The job means pulling the cylinder, replacing the pin stack, and reinstalling the deadbolt so the old key no longer turns it. If the tailpiece or strike is corroded, we will show you a photo and quote the repair before touching anything.
Single-Cylinder Deadbolts
Most Granite Bay front doors run a single-cylinder deadbolt: key outside, thumb turn inside. Rekeying these is fast, usually 15 – 20 minutes per deadbolt once we are at the door. We check the strike plate and latch alignment as part of the job because a deadbolt that rekeys clean but does not fully throw is still a problem.
Double-Cylinder Deadbolts on Lake-Facing Doors
Some older Granite Bay homes have double-cylinder deadbolts on doors with glass panels nearby. If the inside cylinder is seized from winter fog, we rekey it with marine-grade pins and a corrosion-resistant cylinder core where possible. Kevin Yoon’s crews carry stainless and nickel-silver replacement cores on the truck so we do not have to schedule a second visit.
Trusted Brands We Service in Granite Bay
We rekey and service Schlage, Kwikset, Medeco, and Yale hardware across Granite Bay, from standard residential deadbolts to high-security commercial cylinders. Our trucks carry common pinning kits, stainless steel strike plates, and replacement tailpieces for these brands, so most jobs finish in one trip. If your Granite Bay home has Baldwin or Mul-T-Lock hardware, we are trained on those too. We stock local parts for the brands that hold up in damp foothill air, and we will say plainly when a cylinder is not worth rekeying.
Common Rekey Locks Problems We See in Granite Bay Homes
- Seized brass cylinders from Folsom Lake fog. Winter fog rolling off the lake settles on brass door hardware, and over a few seasons the pins and springs inside start to bind. A rekey is still possible if we catch it early, but we often have to clear corrosion from the cylinder bore before fresh pins will seat correctly.
- Corroded steel strikes failing before the pins wear. On lake-facing doors, the strike plate and deadbolt latch take the brunt of moisture exposure. We routinely replace pitted steel strikes with stainless versions during a rekey, because rekeying a deadbolt against a failing strike is half a fix.
- Outdoor padlocks and gate cylinders that refuse standard pinning. Salt-and-moisture exposure eats padlock shackles and outdoor key cylinders fast in Granite Bay. These usually need marine-grade replacement hardware before a rekey makes sense, and we will tell you that honestly rather than pin a cylinder that seizes again in a year.
- Snapped keys inside lakeside cylinders. Corrosion builds friction, friction snaps keys. We carry broken-key extractors on every Granite Bay call, and if the cylinder is too far gone, we replace it with a stainless or nickel-silver core that survives wet winters far longer than stock brass.
Pricing for Rekey Locks in Granite Bay, CA
Rekeying a standard lock in Granite Bay runs $25 – $45 per cylinder. Keyed Alike across multiple doors lands around $20 – $35 per cylinder after the first. Rekeying a deadbolt alone runs $30 – $50, and if we have to replace a corroded cylinder or stainless strike plate, you will see that line item before we start. No call-out surcharge added on arrival, no bait figure that swells when the tech gets to the door. The price Kevin Yoon quotes on the phone is the price on your invoice.
What moves the number: brand and keyway type (Medeco and high-security keyways pin higher), how many cylinders, and whether existing hardware needs cleanup or replacement before fresh pins can seat. We write the full scope down before work begins and send before-and-after photos with the digital invoice. Call (409) 405-4485 for a free, no-commitment estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Granite Bay
Beyond Rekey Locks in Granite Bay, our crews serve Roseville, Rocklin, Orangevale, and Loomis. If you are just over the Placer County line or a few minutes down Auburn-Folsom Road, we can usually route a Granite Bay tech to you the same day. Same written pricing, same 365-Day Done Right Promise.
Serving Granite Bay, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Granite Bay 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 Granite Bay
Granite Bay’s damp foothill air, with winter fog pooling off Folsom Lake and summer irrigation drift settling on lake-facing doors, corrodes brass lock cylinders and steel strikes much faster than the drier inland air Roseville gets. The moisture seeps into the cylinder bore, the brass pits, and the pins start binding. Roseville homes see more wear-and-tear failure; Granite Bay sees corrosion failure. We rekey lakeside locks on a corrosion schedule, not a breakage schedule. Call (409) 405-4485 to have a cylinder inspected before it seizes shut.
Sometimes yes. If the cylinder has seized from corrosion but the core is not too pitted, our tech can extract the cylinder, clear the corrosion from the bore and pin chambers, and rekey it with fresh pins. If the cylinder is too far gone, we replace it with a stainless or nickel-silver version that survives Granite Bay’s humidity better than stock brass. Either way, you get a written price before we start. Call (409) 405-4485 and describe what the key does; we will tell you straight what to expect.
Stainless steel strikes, stainless or nickel-silver cylinder cores, and marine-grade padlocks with sealed shackles survive Granite Bay’s lakeside humidity far better than stock brass cylinders and steel strikes. On lake-facing doors we often swap pitted steel strikes for stainless during a rekey, because that is the part that fails first. For outdoor padlocks and gate hardware, we recommend marine-grade bodies and boron shackles. Kevin Yoon’s crews carry these on the truck for Granite Bay jobs, so we can fit survival-grade hardware the same day.
Almost never. Rekeying costs $25 – $50 per cylinder in Granite Bay, while replacing a mid-grade Schlage or Kwikset deadbolt runs $60 – $120 plus the new hardware. If the existing hardware is in decent structural shape, rekeying is the cheaper and faster option. The exception is hardware already corroded beyond safe pinning; we will show you a photo and quote the repair instead of pushing a rekey that will not hold. Call (409) 405-4485 for a written estimate before you decide.
Yes, Keyed Alike work pins every exterior door to the same key, and in Granite Bay it runs $20 – $35 per cylinder after the first. This works cleanly when all cylinders share the same keyway; if you have mixed brands, we will tell you what it costs to standardize. Old keys stop working the moment we pin the new stack. One key for every door, and the 365-Day Done Right Promise covers the job if anything is off. Call (409) 405-4485 to schedule a rekey with a live arrival time you can track.
Need a rekey in Granite Bay? Call Kevin Yoon’s team at Preston Locksmith & Security at (409) 405-4485. You will get a live person, a written price before work starts, a trackable arrival time, and before-and-after photos of the actual cylinders we rekeyed. If it is not done right, the 365-Day Done Right Promise means we come back and make it right, free.
Written by Kevin Yoon, Owner at Preston Locksmith & Security, serving Granite Bay with written, guaranteed rekey work.






