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 Mayfair
Rekeying a lock in Mayfair typically costs $25 – $45 per cylinder and takes about 15 to 20 minutes per lock once our tech arrives. That price is written down before any work starts, so what you agree to on the phone is what appears on the invoice. Call (409) 405-4485 and a live person answers, day or night.
Mayfair is the kind of place where a lot of people are moving in or out on any given weekend. Rentals turn over, keys change hands, and too often the new tenant gets a key ring while the old tenant still has a copy floating around. We know the streets here: Olive Avenue, Clovis Avenue, the blocks around Belgravia Avenue and east of the railroad tracks. We get to Mayfair fast because our crews run local routes through this part of Fresno County every day.
Why Preston Locksmith & Security Is Mayfair’s Preferred Rekey Locks Company
Kevin Yoon founded Preston Locksmith & Security in 2008, and the way we run jobs in Mayfair hasn’t changed since: a written price before dispatch, a tech in uniform who is background-checked, and a live trackable arrival time so you’re not parked by the window waiting for a four-hour window that never comes.
What Mayfair customers tell us they value most is the locked-in quote. The locksmith trade has a reputation for quoting a small number on the phone and a bigger number at the door. Ours works differently. The price we agree to before our tech heads your way is the price on the invoice, period. That’s part of The Relay Visibility Guarantee, and it’s stamped on every job we do in Mayfair.
We also hear a lot about phone tag. Nobody in Mayfair wants to leave three voicemails to get a locksmith. Our phones are answered by a live human 24/7. You call, you talk to a person, you get a price, you get a time. Done.
Every job is covered by the 365-Day Done Right Promise: if it’s not done right, we make it right. Free second visit if the repair fails, no charge, no argument. That matters when you’re a landlord on Clovis Avenue with a tenant moving in Friday and a lock that won’t turn Thursday night.
Keyed Alike in Mayfair
Keyed alike in Mayfair means every lock on your property is pinned so a single key operates all of them. We see this request constantly in Mayfair, where older single-family rental homes often carry three different brands of hardware on the same lot – a Schlage on the front door, a Kwikset on the back, and whatever was cheapest at the big-box store on the garage.
On a typical Mayfair house, keying alike runs $25 – $45 per cylinder plus a $45 – $65 service call fee. The service call covers our tech’s time to get to you, inspect the locks, and write the exact quote. The full price is confirmed before a tool comes out of the bag.
When a Mayfair Landlord Needs It
Tenant turnover in Mayfair is the biggest driver. Handing new tenants the old keys is a security hole: the previous tenant still has copies, and maybe their cousin does too. Keying alike kills every old key in one visit and gives the new tenant one key for the front door, back door, and garage.
Mismatched Brands on the Same Door
We regularly find a Medeco deadbolt above a Kwikset knob on the same Mayfair door. Both can be rekeyed to match a single key, even across brands, as long as the cylinders are in good shape. If not, we’ll tell you plainly and quote the replacement before touching anything.
Rekey Deadbolt in Mayfair
Rekeying a deadbolt in Mayfair means swapping the internal pins inside the cylinder so the old key stops working and a new key operates the deadbolt, with no new hardware required. Deadbolts are the security workhorse on Mayfair’s older houses, and they’re the lock we rekey most on this side of town.
Expect to pay $25 – $45 per deadbolt cylinder for the rekey, plus the $45 – $65 service call. If you have three deadbolts to rekey, that’s three cylinder charges and one service call. The quote you get on the phone includes the service call, so there’s no separate surprise line item when the tech arrives.
Landlords Between Tenants
If you own a rental off Olive Avenue and the last tenant moved out a week ago, rekeying the deadbolt is the fastest way to secure the property before the next walkthrough. We’ll give you a receipt showing exactly which cylinders were rekeyed and that the old keys no longer turn anything.
When the Deadbolt Doesn’t Line Up
Sometimes a Mayfair homeowner buys a new deadbolt from a big-box store, installs it, and the bolt doesn’t line up with the strike plate or the bore is slightly off. Rekeying the original deadbolt instead would have cost less and kept the hardware matched to the door. We’ll tell you before we rekey whether the existing cylinder is worth saving or whether replacement is the smarter spend.
Trusted Brands We Service in Mayfair
Our techs are trained on premium hardware including Medeco, Abloy, and Mul-T-Lock, and we work on everyday Schlage, Kwikset, and Yale gear every week. In Mayfair specifically, we stock common Kwikset and Schlage pins and cylinder parts on the truck so most rekeys happen in one trip with no second visit for parts. If you’ve got Baldwin or Sargent hardware on an older Mayfair house, we can service those too, and if the cylinder is too worn to rekey cleanly, we’ll say so and quote the replacement before we start.
For the full scope of what we do, see our Rekey Locks service page.
Common Rekey Locks Problems We See in Mayfair Homes
- Hand-me-down keys on rentals. A landlord reuses the old keys to save a few dollars, and now the previous tenant’s keys still work. We’ve seen this on properties along Olive Avenue and Clovis Avenue more times than we can count. The fix is a proper rekey, not a key hand-off.
- Three keyways on one property. Front door, back door, and garage each take a different key because hardware got replaced piecemeal over the years. We consolidate them all to one key in a single visit.
- Big-box deadbolt swaps gone wrong. A homeowner buys a cheap deadbolt to avoid a rekey, and the new hardware doesn’t fit the existing bore or the bolt doesn’t line up. Now they’ve paid for hardware and still need a professional to fix the alignment. A rekey of the original cylinder would have been faster and cheaper.
- Fresno Valley heat and old cylinders. Mayfair’s hot, dusty summers accelerate wear on older pin and tumbler stacks, especially on hardware that hasn’t been serviced in years. We’ll assess the cylinder condition before rekeying and tell you if it needs replacing instead.
Pricing for Rekey Locks in Mayfair, CA
Here’s what you can expect to pay in Mayfair:
- Service call fee: $45 – $65, includes travel to your door in Mayfair and a written on-site quote.
- Rekey per cylinder: $25 – $45, standard pin and tumbler cylinders on Schlage, Kwikset, Yale, and similar hardware.
- Keyed alike (multiple locks to one key): $25 – $45 per cylinder, plus the service call. No extra fee for the keying-alike itself on standard cylinders.
- High-security cylinders (Medeco, Abloy, Mul-T-Lock): $35 – $60 per cylinder, depending on the system and keyway.
You’ll get the exact total on the phone before anyone is dispatched. That’s the price on the invoice. No call-out surcharge added on arrival, no fee to hear the number. Call (409) 405-4485 for a free estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Mayfair
Our crews run routes out of Los Angeles and serve the broader region, including Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, and San Francisco. If you own rentals in Mayfair and also have properties elsewhere, one call to (409) 405-4485 covers all of it.
Serving Mayfair, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Mayfair 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 Mayfair
Yes. Rekeying swaps the internal pins in the existing cylinder so the old key stops working and a new key operates the same deadbolt. It costs $25 – $45 per cylinder in Mayfair, plus the $45 – $65 service call. Call (409) 405-4485 and we’ll quote the exact total before anyone heads your way.
Your tech arrives in a Preston Locksmith & Security uniform, is background-checked, and you’ll have received a live trackable arrival time before they show up. You’ll also have their name. The Relay Visibility Guarantee means before-and-after photos of every job and a written price before any work starts.
That’s a rekey with keyed-alike service. We re-pin each cylinder so all three locks accept the same key, even if the hardware brands don’t match. In Mayfair we typically charge $25 – $45 per cylinder plus the service call. Call (409) 405-4485 for a firm phone quote.
About 15 to 20 minutes per cylinder once our tech is at the door. A standard Mayfair rental with a front door, back door, and garage deadbolt usually takes under an hour on site. We’ll give you a live arrival time so you’re not waiting through a four-hour window.
We always try non-destructive entry first. Most of the time a seized or misaligned cylinder in Mayfair can be opened without drilling. If drilling is the only option, you’ll know the exact cost before we do it. That price is in writing before the drill comes out.
Written by Kevin Yoon, Owner at Preston Locksmith & Security, serving Mayfair and the surrounding Fresno County communities.