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 Oasis
Rekeying a lock in Oasis typically costs $25 – $45 per cylinder for standard Schlage or Kwikset hardware, and most rental-unit jobs are finished the same day. That’s the honest range. We’re Preston Locksmith & Security, and we’ve been rekeying doors across the Coachella Valley since 2008. Call (409) 405-4485 and you’ll get a written price before our tech ever gets in the van. No bait pricing, no surprise line items, no technician who shows up and “discovers” extra work. Just a live person on the phone, a trackable arrival time, and a price that matches the invoice.
Why Preston Locksmith & Security Is Oasis’s Preferred Rekey Locks Company
Oasis sits on the eastern edge of the Coachella Valley, and the housing stock here tells a specific story. Agricultural-worker rentals share the same roads as vacation rentals along Highway 111, and both change hands constantly. That means turnover rekeys, not one-off emergencies, drive most of the calls we take from this area. A property manager needs three units rekeyed on a Friday. A homeowner just bought a place off 70th Avenue and doesn’t know who else has a key. We get it, because we’ve done hundreds of these jobs within a fifteen-minute drive of Oasis.
Our techs are background-checked, uniformed, and sent with a live arrival link you can track from your phone. Kevin Yoon, who leads the team, set a rule early on: nobody dispatches until the customer has a written price in hand. That applies in Oasis the same way it applies everywhere else we work. You’ll get before-and-after photos of the cylinders, a digital invoice with a pay link, and the 365-Day Done Right Promise stamped on the job: if it’s not right, we come back and make it right. No charge, no argument.
Lock Rekey in Oasis
Lock Rekey in Oasis means pulling the existing cylinder, swapping the internal pins, and cutting new keys so the old ones stop working. You keep the hardware. The whole point is key control without replacing deadbolts or handles that still work fine physically. Homeowners along Highway 111 and the smaller streets branching off it call us for this because turnover is constant: tenants move out with keys outstanding, vacation rental guests check out, cleaning crews and maintenance people accumulate copies over time. A rekey resets all of that in about fifteen minutes per lock.
Turnover Rekeys for Rentals
Most Oasis rental rekeys involve two to four cylinders: the front deadbolt, the knob or lever below it, and maybe a back door or side gate. We standardize the keyway first. If the doors are a mix of Schlage and Kwikset, we’ll talk through which way to go before repinning anything, because a master key system only holds up when the cylinders match. You get two keys per new keyway, and the old keys are dead before we leave the driveway.
High-Security Upgrades
Some Oasis landlords have dealt with bump attempts or picked locks on older hardware. When we see that, we don’t pitch a whole new lock automatically. We’ll repin the existing cylinder with tighter tolerances or discuss a bump-resistant upgrade like Medeco, Abloy, or Mul-T-Lock. A simple repin usually runs $25 – $45 per cylinder. A high-security cylinder swap is more, but you’ll know the number before we start.
Locksmith Rekey in Oasis
Locksmith Rekey in Oasis is the service most people need after a key goes missing or a tenant leaves without returning a full set. It’s not just about safety; it’s about knowing exactly how many keys exist for a given door. Our Rekey Locks team handles it as a scheduled job, not a fire-drill. We map every cylinder, write down the key codes, repin them in sequence, and hand you a keying schedule so you can track who has what. For a property manager juggling three units near Thermal, that schedule is the difference between key control and key chaos.
Here’s what a locksmith rekey actually costs in Oasis: $25 – $45 per cylinder for standard pin-and-tumbler hardware, plus a service call that’s quoted before dispatch and never added again on-site. Smart locks and mortise cylinders run higher. We’ll tell you the exact figure over the phone. No “from $19” games. No hourly meter running while the tech sits in traffic on the way here.
Master Key Systems
If you manage several rental units around Oasis, a master key system means you carry one key for every door, while each tenant carries a key that only opens their unit. This works when we standardize the cylinders first. Mixing Schlage and Kwikset without a plan breaks the system, and you end up rekeying three times. We’ll set it up right the first time and give you a written keying schedule so future turnover rekeys are fast and predictable.
Smart Lock and Keypad Rekeys
Rekeying a smart lock in Oasis usually means the mechanical cylinder gets repinned, and then we wipe and reprogram the access codes. That kills both the physical key and any digital access the old tenant or previous owner may have had. For vacation rentals near Highway 111, this matters. A guest might have shared a door code with someone. We’ll clear the code list, set new admin credentials, and show you how to manage it from your phone. Price is confirmed before we touch anything.
Trusted Brands We Service in Oasis
We stock pins, clips, and tailpieces for the brands we see most around Oasis: Kwikset, Schlage, and Medeco. That means a rekey doesn’t stall because we have to order a part from Riverside in the middle of the job. We also service Abloy and Mul-T-Lock cylinders for higher-security setups. If your rental has a Baldwin deadbolt on the front and a Kwikset knob on the back, we’ll repin both in the same visit and get them on one key if that’s what you want. If you’re already running Medeco for key control, we can extend that system to new doors without drilling anything out.
Common Rekey Locks Problems We See in Oasis Homes
- Old landlord stack-on cylinders along Highway 111. Previous rekeys sometimes installed pins out of sequence, which means the lock works with one key but is inconsistent with others. We see this on older rental properties and fix it with a full repin, not a patch job.
- Mixed Schlage and Kwikset doors. A property owner wants one key for everything, but the house has a Schlage deadbolt on the front and Kwikset knobs elsewhere. We standardize the keyway first, then rekey everything to match.
- Vacation-rental rekeys without an agreed price before dispatch. A tech shows up, finds a smart lock plus a side gate, and the quote balloons. Our process avoids this: we ask the right questions on the phone, quote the full job in writing, and the tech arrives with the price already locked.
- Master key requests on mismatched hardware. An owner wants a grand master key for three units, but two units have Schlage cylinders and one has Kwikset. We’ll get everything on one brand or system before touching the first pin, because key control only works when the hardware agrees with the plan.
Pricing for Rekey Locks in Oasis, CA
A standard rekey in Oasis runs $25 – $45 per cylinder. A typical single-family rental with a front deadbolt and knob plus a back door comes to $75 – $135 for three cylinders, written price confirmed before dispatch. High-security cylinders from Medeco, Abloy, or Mul-T-Lock cost more, and we’ll quote those by the specific cylinder model. Smart lock rekeys add programming time. What wrecks a budget is not the pin swap; it’s surprise charges after the tech arrives. Our price is in writing before anyone drives to Oasis. Call (409) 405-4485, tell us how many doors and what hardware, and we’ll give you the number.
We Also Serve Cities Near Oasis
Our team handles rekeys across the broader Coachella Valley and Southern California. That includes Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, and San Francisco for larger commercial and multi-property jobs. If you manage rentals across several cities, one call covers the schedule. Rekey Locks in Oasis is what this page is about, but our techs are already on the road serving the wider region.
Serving Oasis, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Oasis 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 Oasis
Yes. We repin the existing cylinder in place: the housing, bolt, and trim stay exactly as they are. Only the internal pins and springs change. For Kwikset and Schlage deadbolts in Oasis, this takes about fifteen minutes per lock and runs $25 – $45 per cylinder. Call (409) 405-4485 for an exact quote based on your door count.
A standard rental unit with two or three cylinders takes about 30 – 60 minutes once the tech is on-site. The bigger variable is scheduling. We serve Oasis daily and can usually get a tech to you the same day or next morning. You’ll get a live arrival link so you can see exactly when we’re coming. Call (409) 405-4485 to lock in a time.
Confirm the written price covers every door and every cylinder, ask whether the tech has keys to cut on-site, and verify the company sends background-checked, uniformed technicians. We do all three. The price you get over the phone is the price on the invoice, and our techs carry key-cutting equipment in the van so you leave with working keys immediately.
Only if you want one key for every door while tenants keep their own unit-specific keys. Many Oasis property managers use a master key system once they have three or more units, because it eliminates the ring of keys and makes turnover simpler. We’ll walk you through the cylinder standardization first, then set up the system. Call (409) 405-4485 for a flat per-door price in writing.
Yes. The mechanical cylinder gets repinned like any other lock, and then we clear and reprogram the digital access codes so old users are wiped out completely. That covers both the physical key and any pin codes or app access the previous tenant or guest may have had. Pricing depends on the lock model, and we’ll confirm it before dispatch.
Call (409) 405-4485 now for a free estimate on your Oasis rekey. Kevin Yoon and the team will give you a written price, a live arrival time, and a guarantee in plain words: 365 days, if it’s not done right, we make it right.
Written by Kevin Yoon, Owner at Preston Locksmith & Security, serving Oasis and the Coachella Valley since 2008.






