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 Norwalk
Rekeying a lock in Norwalk typically costs $25 – $45 per cylinder, and the written price is confirmed on the phone before anyone is dispatched. That means the old key stops working and a new key takes over, without buying new hardware. At Preston Locksmith & Security, we serve the full Norwalk area with background-checked, uniformed technicians who arrive with a live-trackable time. Call (409) 405-4485 for a free estimate with the full price quoted up front.
We know Norwalk’s streets and the way one block off Studebaker can look completely different from the next. We’re not a call center routing you to an anonymous van. Kevin Yoon leads our team, and every job follows the Relay Visibility Guarantee: a written price before we start, before-and-after photos, and a live arrival time you can track from your phone.
Why Preston Locksmith & Security Is Norwalk’s Preferred Rekey Locks Company
Norwalk homeowners keep calling us back because we treat rekeying as the surgical fix it is, not an excuse to sell four new deadbolts. A rekey on Schlage or Kwikset hardware usually takes under an hour per door, and we quote the full price before the tech leaves our dispatch queue. No shop supplies added at the end. No “well, this changed once we got here” line.
Our Rekey Locks team works with landlords around the Norwalk Civic Center who need a vacant unit secure the same day the old tenant hands back keys. We also hear from homeowners near Cerritos College who took in a roommate or lost a key at the park and don’t want to swap every lock on the house. The 365-Day Done Right Promise covers every rekey we perform in Norwalk: if it’s not right, we come back and make it right, with a written guarantee stamped on the work.
Kevin Yoon built the crew around one rule: the person knocking on your door is the person whose name is on the booking. Background-checked, uniformed, and carrying a written price that matches what you approved.
Rekey Service in Norwalk
Rekey Service in Norwalk means taking your existing lock apart, swapping the internal pins, and cutting a new key so every old key becomes scrap metal. It costs $25 – $45 per cylinder in this market, and the price is set before we dispatch. Norwalk housing stock is the reason this matters. The mid-century tract homes off Studebaker Road often still carry original Kwikset pin and tumbler knobsets, while newer townhomes near the Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs Metrolink station run ANSI Grade 1 deadbolts. A single property here can have two generations of hardware, and a rekey has to match both.
Standard Cylinder Repinning
We remove the cylinder, replace the pins against the new key code, and reassemble. If the cylinder shows wear, we clean it before it goes back in. The lock stays, the old keys stop working, and the door hardware doesn’t change.
High-Security Cylinder Work
Medeco, Mul-T-Lock, and Abloy cylinders need different pin kits and a lighter touch. We handle those in Norwalk too, including commercial storefronts along Firestone Boulevard and Norwalk Boulevard. Those jobs are quoted per cylinder after the hardware is identified, but the price still lands in writing before work begins.
Keyed Alike in Norwalk
Keyed Alike in Norwalk means every lock on your property, front door, back door, gate, and sometimes the garage side door, works from one key. It costs $25 – $45 per cylinder for the rekey work, and we cut the matched keys as part of the job. For a Norwalk landlord running a two-unit rental, that translates to one key for both units instead of a keyring that looks like a janitor’s nightmare.
Single-Property Keying
We rekey all cylinders to the same cut so one key operates every entry point. The job usually takes 30 to 60 minutes per door, and we hand you the new keys before we leave.
Multi-Unit Keying Systems
Property managers near the Norwalk Civic Center often want a master key for themselves plus individual keys per unit. We build those systems on Schlage and Kwikset hardware, and every key is stamped and logged. The price is per cylinder, and the written scope comes before the first pin is pulled.
Trusted Brands We Service in Norwalk
We service Schlage, Kwikset, Medeco, and Yale hardware every week in Norwalk, from the original Kwikset knobsets in 1950s tract homes to Schlage deadbolts on newer builds. The hardware matters because the pin kits are not universal. We carry the right kits so we’re not making a second trip across the 605 to grab a part. For high-security Medeco cylinders, we handle the pinning and key control on site, and the written guarantee covers the work the same as any standard rekey.
Common Rekey Locks Problems We See in Norwalk Homes
- Old keys still floating around after a tenant moves out. Norwalk rental turnover is fast around the Civic Center and near Cerritos College. Landlords rekey between tenants as standard practice, and we do it same-day so the vacancy doesn’t sit open.
- Original Kwikset pin and tumbler hardware binding up. Mid-century homes off Studebaker Road and Pioneer Boulevard often have knobsets that have never been serviced. The pins wear, the key gets gritty, and a rekey with a clean and repin fixes it without replacing the door hardware.
- Mixed hardware generations on one property. A front door with a newer Schlage deadbolt and a back door with a 1960s Kwikset knobset means the rekey has to span two different pin systems. We do both in one visit and key them alike at the same time.
- Rekeyed in a hurry, without knowing what they actually changed. Homeowners off Alondra Boulevard sometimes think a rekey installs new locks, then realize the old key still works on a side door that was never touched. We walk the whole property before we start and list every cylinder in the written scope.
Pricing for Rekey Locks in Norwalk, CA
We Also Serve Cities Near Norwalk
Our Norwalk team regularly crosses into Cerritos, Santa Fe Springs, Artesia, and Bellflower for the same written-price rekey work. If you’re just over the city line, call (409) 405-4485 and we’ll let you know the exact arrival window and price range for your neighborhood.
Serving Norwalk, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Norwalk 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 Norwalk
A standard rekey in Norwalk runs $25 – $45 per cylinder, and the full number is confirmed on the phone before dispatch. That’s the price on the invoice, with no call-out surcharge added when the tech arrives. Call (409) 405-4485 with the number of doors and the brand on the face of the lock, and you’ll have a written price in minutes.
Most single-door rekeys take 30 – 60 minutes once the technician is at the door. A full house with three or four cylinders and keyed alike usually runs under two hours. The live arrival time is tracked from your phone so you’re not waiting in a four-hour window.
Your booking includes the technician’s name, a live trackable arrival time, and before-and-after photos of the work. The tech is background-checked and arrives in uniform. Every job follows the Relay Visibility Guarantee, so the person standing on your porch matches the name on the booking you already approved.
Yes. Kwikset and Schlage cylinders both rekey cleanly, and we can key both to the same cut so one key operates the whole property. Older Kwikset knobsets sometimes need a pin and tumbler clean while we’re in there, and that’s included in the rekey labor we quote up front.
Rekeying swaps the internal pins so the old key no longer turns the cylinder. The lock housing, the deadbolt, the strike plate, all of it stays. The old keys become useless the moment we finish, and every job carries the 365-Day Done Right Promise. If it’s not right, we come back free. Call (409) 405-4485 for a free estimate with the real number up front.
Written by Kevin Yoon, Owner at Preston Locksmith & Security, serving Norwalk.






