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 Santa Rosa
Rekeying a lock in Santa Rosa means swapping the internal pins so your old keys stop working, no new hardware required. A standard deadbolt rekey in Santa Rosa typically runs $35 to $65 per cylinder, and a full house rekey of four to six locks lands between $120 and $240 depending on the lock types involved. The written price is confirmed before we dispatch anyone, and that’s the price on the invoice. Call (409) 405-4485 and you’ll get a live person, a straight answer, and a locked-in quote.
We know Santa Rosa’s neighborhoods because we work them regularly: the West End’s pre-war craftsman homes carry mortise locks that need different pins than a 1990s Kwikset deadbolt in Rincon Valley. That local knowledge means the quote we give you over the phone matches what our tech finds at your door.
Why Preston Locksmith & Security Is Santa Rosa’s Preferred Rekey Locks Company
We’ve been rekeying locks since 2008, and in Santa Rosa that means working on everything from 1900s Victorians near downtown to modern Keypad-equipped homes in the newer subdivisions off Stony Point Road. Our techs are background-checked and arrive in uniform, so you know who’s walking up your walkway before they knock. No anonymous contractor in an unmarked van.
Every Rekey Locks job includes The Relay Visibility Guarantee: a live trackable arrival time, before-and-after photos of the work, and a written price before a single tool leaves the bag. We do not quote a vague hourly rate and hope the bill sorts itself out. The number you agree to on the phone is the number on your digital invoice.
Our Santa Rosa customer base is heavy on homeowners and small business operators who book from their phones and don’t want to wait in a four-hour window. That’s exactly how we’re built. You get a real person on the phone 24/7, a dispatch window measured in hours not afternoons, and a tech who respects your time.
Kevin Yoon leads our team, and he’s built the operation around one rule: if it’s not done right, we make it right. That’s the 365-Day Done Right Promise, stamped in writing on every job. No fine print, no argument about who’s responsible when a lock doesn’t turn smoothly two weeks later.
Rekey Deadbolt in Santa Rosa
Rekey Deadbolt work in Santa Rosa starts with the deadbolt you already have. We remove the cylinder, swap the internal pins to match a new key, and reinstall it. The deadbolt itself stays in the door. No new hardware, no patching, no drywall dust. It’s the fastest way to take control of who has access to your home, whether you just moved in, fired a contractor who had a key, or split with someone who shouldn’t be able to walk in anymore.
We charge $35 to $65 per deadbolt cylinder. The price depends on the brand and whether it’s a standard Schlage or Kwikset, or something higher-security like a Medeco or Baldwin. We’re equipped for all of them. The price is quoted in writing before we dispatch, and it does not change when we arrive.
When Santa Rosa Homeowners Usually Call
The first time a homeowner rekeys is usually right after closing. A new house in Santa Rosa has had keys in the hands of realtors, contractors, cleaners, and often the previous owner’s extended family. One rekey call and every old key stops working. It’s cheaper than replacing hardware and takes under an hour for a standard deadbolt.
What It Actually Takes
We match the existing keys or issue new ones. Most deadbolts take ten to fifteen minutes per cylinder with the right pin kit. Old keys are dead the second the new ones are cut and tested. We test in place, in front of you, before we call the job done.
Rekey House in Santa Rosa
Rekey House work means getting every exterior lock in your Santa Rosa home onto a single key. That’s the front door, back door, side door, and often a deadbolt that hasn’t had a working key in years. A four-cylinder house rekey in Santa Rosa typically runs $120 to $240. We quote the full number before dispatch, including the labor, the pins, and cutting new keys.
One thing we’ve learned in Santa Rosa is that “rekey the house” rarely means four identical locks. You might have a Schlage deadbolt on the front, a Kwikset knob on the back, and a Baldwin deadbolt on the side door. That’s fine. We handle mixed hardware without blinking. We bring the pin kits for all of them and get it done in a single visit, usually under two hours for a standard single-family home.
Single Visit, One Key
We re-pin each lock to match one common key. You get copies cut for everyone who needs one. When we leave, every door uses the same key and every old key is useless. That’s the job, defined and delivered.
Odd Locks Don’t Scare Us
If one door has a mortise lock or a non-standard backset, we already know to ask about it on the phone. That way the quote isn’t a fake number we plan to revise when we see the door. You tell us what you’ve got, we quote what it actually takes, and that’s the price.
Trusted Brands We Service in Santa Rosa
We’re trained and equipped for Kwikset, Medeco, Yale, and Baldwin hardware, alongside the rest of the common lineup: Schlage, Mul-T-Lock, Sargent, and Abloy. Whether you’ve got a basic Kwikset deadbolt on a Rohnert Park-era tract home or a Baldwin mortise lock on a West End craftsman, we carry the pins and parts to rekey it same-day. We keep a full kit in the van, so we’re not running back to a shop in the middle of your job. For Santa Rosa customers, that means one visit. Done.
Common Rekey Locks Problems We See in Santa Rosa Homes
- The front door has a mortise lock, not a standard deadbolt. A $40 deadbolt estimate gets re-scoped on the doorstep. We ask about lock type on the phone so this doesn’t happen. If the front door is a 1920s craftsman, we already know what we’re walking into.
- A previous owner installed a smart lock or keypad on one door and left mismatched pin-and-tumbler hardware on the rest. “Rekey the house” becomes four separate cylinders with different keyways. We handle it, but it changes the quote. That’s why we ask before dispatch.
- Old doors have non-standard backsets or worn strike plates. Rekeying the cylinder is fine, but the door still won’t latch securely. The job isn’t done until the door actually closes and locks. If the strike plate is shot, we’ll tell you before we leave, with a real price, not a vague “you might want to think about that.”
- Keys have been duplicated so many times that originals barely turn. The cylinders wear and the key shoulder rounds off. We cut fresh keys to factory spec during the rekey, which makes every deadbolt turn like it’s new.
Pricing for Rekey Locks in Santa Rosa, CA
Let’s put numbers on the table. A single deadbolt rekey in Santa Rosa runs $35 to $65. A house rekey with four to six locks runs $120 to $240. High-security cylinders from Medeco or Baldwin run higher because the key blanks and pins cost more. If the front door turns out to be an old mortise lock, that’s a different job with a different price, and we’ll know to ask before we quote you a deadbolt number. Your written estimate is free. Call (409) 405-4485, describe what you’ve got, and you’ll get a specific price to approve before anyone drives out. That price is the final price.
We Also Serve Cities Near Santa Rosa
Beyond Santa Rosa, our crews cover Sebastopol, Windsor, Rohnert Park, and Cotati. If you’re in any of these surrounding cities, the same pricing and the same written quote rule applies. Dispatch is coordinated from the brand’s San Francisco Bay Area office, and crews serve Santa Rosa locally. You get a live person on the phone, a live arrival time, and the same 365-Day Done Right Promise.
Serving Santa Rosa, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa
Yes, and it’s one of the more common callouts we get from the West End, Burbank Gardens, and the streets around Cherry Street. Those homes often have original mortise locks with narrow-bitted cylinders that a modern Kwikset-style rekey kit won’t touch. We carry the mortise cylinder pin kits and the key blanks those old locks use. A homeowner on Cherry Street had a 1920s craftsman with a mortise lock whose original keys hadn’t worked in years. After our tech pulled and re-pinned the lock cylinder, he discovered the door’s old deadbolt was a non-ANSI unit, confirmed it had been installed without proper screws, and rekeyed both locks to a single key in under an hour, old keys dead, one new key working. That’s the job done right, not just partially. Call (409) 405-4485 for a quote on your specific door.
Yes, and we’re up front about it. A mortise lock rekey costs more than a standard deadbolt rekey because the cylinder, pins, and labor are different. In Santa Rosa, a mortise lock rekey typically runs $65 to $110 per lock. The avoidable headache is when a competitor quotes you a deadbolt price, then re-scopes it on the doorstep. We ask about lock type on the phone, so the written price you approve before dispatch is the price you pay when we arrive. If you’re not sure what’s on your door, text us a photo and we’ll tell you.
For a standard single-family home with four to six locks, plan on one to two hours. That includes re-pinning every cylinder, cutting new keys, testing each lock in place, and confirming every old key is dead. Older Santa Rosa homes with mortise locks or mixed smart-lock and pin-and-tumbler hardware take a bit longer. We’ll give you a realistic window when you book, and you can track our arrival live. No four-hour waiting periods.
Yes, but it depends on the lock. Most smart locks and keypad deadbolts have a standard cylinder inside that can be rekeyed just like any other deadbolt. Some have proprietary cylinders that can’t be re-pinned without a manufacturer service. If you’ve got a Schlage Encode, a Yale Assure, or a Kwikset Halo, we can typically rekey it. If you’ve got something obscure we’ve never seen, we’ll tell you on the phone, not after we’ve taken it apart. Call (409) 405-4485 and describe what you have.
Then we tell you exactly what’s wrong and give you a written price to fix it before any additional work is done. In Santa Rosa, older doors often have worn strike plates, sagging hinges, or a non-standard backset. Rekeying the cylinder makes the old keys dead, but if the door doesn’t latch securely, the security problem isn’t solved. The job isn’t done until the door actually closes and locks. If that means replacing a strike plate or adjusting a hinge, we’ll show you the issue, quote you in writing, and get your approval first. The 365-Day Done Right Promise covers the work we do. If it’s not right, we return free.
Written by Kevin Yoon, Owner at Preston Locksmith & Security.
Need a rekey in Santa Rosa today? Call (409) 405-4485 for a free written estimate. A live person answers, the price is locked before dispatch, and the tech shows up when we said they would, in uniform, with the right pins kits for your locks. That’s how it should work.