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 San Martin
Rekeying a lock in San Martin typically costs $25 to $45 per cylinder, and most homes here take under two hours from the time our tech arrives at the curb. That’s the real number, and it’s a written price before anyone is dispatched, not a guess you hear after the van is already in your driveway. San Martin’s layout, mostly single-family ranch homes and rural residential parcels along the 101 corridor rather than dense apartment blocks, means most rekey jobs involve multiple exterior doors plus a shop or barn. We know that pattern well. Call (409) 405-4485 and you’ll get a live person, a fixed quote, and a scheduled arrival window you can actually track.
Why Preston Locksmith & Security Is San Martin’s Preferred Rekey Locks Company
Most of the rekey work we do in San Martin comes from referrals, neighbors telling neighbors near Foothill Avenue or East Middle Avenue that the price we quoted on the phone is exactly what appeared on the invoice. That’s the whole point of The Relay Visibility Guarantee: a written price before work begins, a live trackable arrival time, before-and-after photos of the job, and a written guarantee on every repair. No vague hourly rates. No anonymous tech in an unmarked car. Preston Locksmith & Security was founded in 2008 and is part of the Relay Home Co. family, independently owned and operated, with Kevin Yoon leading the team. Every technician who rolls into San Martin is background-checked, uniformed, and has already been identified to you by name before they knock.
Response time to San Martin from our Bay Area dispatch desk is typically 60 to 90 minutes during business hours. After hours, we still answer the phone with a live person and give you a real arrival estimate, no callback queue. Homeowners here don’t have time for phone tag, and neither do we.
Locksmith Rekey in San Martin
Locksmith Rekey in San Martin means pulling the cylinder out of an existing lock, replacing the internal pins so the old keys stop working, and cutting a new key to match, no new hardware required. When we do this for homes off Llagas Avenue or along the 101 frontage, the typical reason is simple: someone moved out, someone moved in, or a contractor who once had a key no longer works for you. The job costs $25 to $45 per cylinder, and the written quote you get before dispatch is the final price. No per-cylinder add-on that appears after the tech arrives.
What Gets Rekeyed, Door by Door
We rekey the deadbolt and the knob or lever on each entry door, usually as a matched set so one key turns both. On a San Martin ranch home, that typically means the front entry, the door from the garage into the house, and the back slider if it has a keyed lock.
Keying Options That Make Sense Here
We can key every exterior lock to a single key, or set up a simple two-level system, house doors on one key, shop or barn on another, with a master key that opens everything for you. Most San Martin homeowners choose the single-key option just so they stop carrying a ring of five keys they can’t tell apart.
Rekey Door Lock in San Martin
Rekey Door Lock in San Martin usually starts because a homeowner just bought a place near Jackson Oaks or off Sycamore Avenue and has no idea how many old keys are floating around out there. We handle that by rekeying each door lock to a new key and handing you however many copies you need, all coded to the same cylinder. Cost runs $25 to $45 per lock cylinder, and a standard front door with a deadbolt and a knob is two cylinders, so typically $50 to $90 for that door. The quote is written down before anyone heads your way.
Same-Key Convenience vs. Keyed-Alike
When we rekey multiple doors, we can cut all the locks to the same key, which is what most homeowners want. If you’d rather keep the front door and the shop on separate keys, we set that up too, with a master key for you.
No Drilling, No Replacement Unless You Ask
Rekeying does not damage the lock. If a lock is genuinely worn out, we’ll show you a photo and quote a replacement, but rekeying an existing ANSI Grade 1 deadbolt costs a fraction of new hardware and is almost always the right move. We rekey the cylinder, not sell you a lock you don’t need.
Trusted Brands We Service in San Martin
We rekey Schlage, Kwikset, Yale, Baldwin, and Medeco hardware, and our vans carry pin kits for all of them, including the high-security cylinders that cheap locksmiths refuse to touch. For San Martin homeowners, that means a Baldwin mortise lock on an older ranch house or a Medeco deadbolt on a shop door doesn’t require a second appointment or a trip to a shop in Gilroy. We arrive with the right pins, the right key blanks, and the tools to do every lock on the property in one visit. Our techs train on premium brands, Medeco, Mul-T-Lock, Abloy, Baldwin, and Sargent, alongside everyday Schlage and Kwikset residential hardware.
Common Rekey Locks Problems We See in San Martin Homes
- Multi-building key sprawl. A house, a detached shop, and a back gate might each have different keys, and the previous owner’s key set is only partially accounted for. We fix this by keying every exterior cylinder to one key, so key control actually means something.
- Contractor keys still in circulation. A remodel crew, a landscape company, or a house cleaner was given a key months ago and you never got it back. San Martin’s rural residential lots with outbuildings make this common, and the fix is a full exterior rekey, not just the front door.
- Sun-worn and dusty cylinders. San Martin gets hot, dry summers, and dust from the surrounding hills works into exterior locks over time. A cylinder that’s gritty or stiff can usually be rekeyed after a proper clean and re-lube, if the internal pins aren’t damaged.
- Rekeying only one door. Someone rekeys the front door after a tenant leaves, but the back slider and the garage-entry door still work on the old keys. That’s false security, and it’s the most common thing we correct when we pull up to a San Martin property.
Pricing for Rekey Locks in San Martin, CA
Rekeying a standard lock cylinder in San Martin runs $25 to $45 per cylinder, which includes the new keys cut on site. A typical three-door ranch home with a front entry, a garage entry, and a shop door often lands between $150 and $250 total, all in, with the written price agreed before we dispatch. High-security brands like Medeco or Mul-T-Lock cost more per cylinder because the pins and key blanks are more expensive, but you’ll see that number on the quote before anything starts. There is no call-out surcharge added on arrival, and the price on the invoice is the price on the phone. Call (409) 405-4485 for a free estimate, and you’ll know the full cost before the van ever turns onto your road.
We Also Serve Cities Near San Martin
Our techs cover San Martin and the surrounding South Bay corridor, including Rekey Locks work in Morgan Hill, Gilroy, Los Gatos, and Campbell. Same upfront pricing, same written guarantee. For more about the area we serve, see Rekey Locks in San Martin.
Serving San Martin, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the San Martin 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 San Martin
Yes. We rekey the front entry, back doors, garage-entry doors, and detached shop or barn locks to a single new key, as long as the cylinders are in workable condition. On a typical San Martin parcel with a house plus an outbuilding, that usually means three to five cylinders, and we can also set a master key system so one key opens everything but a secondary key only opens the house. Call (409) 405-4485 and we’ll walk the lock count with you over the phone and give a written quote before dispatch.
The price is confirmed in writing before anyone is dispatched. You tell us how many doors and what brands, we give you a dollar figure on the phone, and that number is the number on the invoice. We don’t do dispatch-before-price, and we don’t add a per-cylinder surcharge once the tech is in your driveway. If we arrive and find something outside the original scope, we stop, show you a photo and a new written number, and wait for your approval before touching a single pin.
No drilling, unless a lock is already broken or seized beyond what a rekey can fix, which is rare. A standard three-door rekey in San Martin usually takes 45 to 90 minutes on site. We pull each cylinder, swap the pins, cut the new keys, test every door in front of you, then hand you the keys and walk the property. For a house plus a shop and a couple of outbuildings, budget closer to two hours.
We carry pin kits and key blanks for Schlage, Kwikset, Yale, Baldwin, and Medeco, plus the high-security lines from Mul-T-Lock, Abloy, and Sargent. That means a Baldwin mortise lock on an older San Martin ranch house or a Medeco cylinder on a shop door gets rekeyed on the first visit, not quoted and rescheduled while someone orders parts. If you’re not sure what brand you have, text us a photo of the edge of the door and we’ll identify it before we roll.
Before the tech arrives, you get their name and a live arrival link that shows their vehicle in real time. They show up in a Preston Locksmith & Security uniform, and they’ll confirm the written quote with you at the door before any work begins. After the job, you get before-and-after photos of the locks and a digital invoice with a pay link. That’s The Relay Visibility Guarantee, and it’s how we operate on every San Martin job.
Need a rekey on a San Martin home or shop? Call (409) 405-4485 now. You’ll get a live person, a written price, and a tech you can track, not a stranger with a tool bag and a surprise invoice.
Written by Kevin Yoon, Owner at Preston Locksmith & Security, serving San Martin and the South Bay since 2008.