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 Anaheim
Rekey locks in Anaheim typically runs $25 – $45 per cylinder for standard Schlage and Kwikset pin-and-tumbler hardware, plus a $45 – $65 trip charge. A full house with three to four locks usually lands between $120 and $190 before tax. The number we quote on the phone is the number on your invoice. Full stop. That’s the service Kevin Yoon built Preston Locksmith & Security around when we opened in 2008, and it hasn’t changed.
We work across Anaheim every day, from the 1950s ranch houses near the Colony District to the newer infill around the Platinum Triangle. Those two parts of the city have very different locks, and we’ll talk about that below. If you need a rekey today, call (409) 405-4485 and a live person answers. No callback queue, no voicemail tree, no “leave a message and we’ll get back to you.”
Why Preston Locksmith & Security Is Anaheim’s Preferred Rekey Locks Company
Anaheim homeowners and property managers call us because we do one thing other locksmiths won’t: we put a written price in your hand before a technician gets in the van. That’s the Relay Visibility Guarantee, and it applies to every Rekey Locks job we book. You get a live trackable arrival time, a background-checked uniformed technician who arrives in the window we gave you, and before-and-after photos of every cylinder we touch. If the repair fails within a year, we come back free. No charge, no argument. That’s the 365-Day Done Right Promise, stamped on every invoice.
We’re part of the Relay Home Co. family, independently owned and operated. Kevin Yoon runs a tight crew. Every technician is trained on Schlage, Kwikset, Medeco, Yale, Baldwin, Mul-T-Lock, Sargent, and Abloy hardware, so when you call about a 1980s builder-grade Kwikset deadbolt near West Broadway or a Schlage keypad entry set off East Lincoln Avenue, the person on the phone actually knows the lock you’re describing.
Rekey Deadbolt in Anaheim
Rekey Deadbolt in Anaheim means pulling the cylinder, swapping the internal pins and springs so the old key no longer turns, and cutting a new key to match. On a standard Kwikset or Schlage deadbolt, that’s a $25 – $35 cylinder rekey plus the trip charge, and it takes about 20 minutes per lock. We don’t replace hardware unless the cylinder is actually worn out.
When a Deadbolt Rekey Makes Sense
A deadbolt rekey is the right call after a move-in, a tenant turnover, a roommate change, or whenever you’ve handed out more keys than you can account for. In Anaheim’s rental market, especially around the Colony District and the older tracts off Brookhurst and Euclid, landlord turnovers happen constantly. We rekey the deadbolt and the knob or lever cylinder to the same new key in one visit.
Signs Your Deadbolt Cylinder Is Worn Past Rekeying
If the key sticks, needs jiggling, or the plug feels gritty when you turn it, the pin chambers may be shot. Builder-grade cylinders on 60-year-old Anaheim homes have often been rekeyed three or four times already. At a certain point, the honest answer is a fresh ANSI Grade 1 deadbolt, not another repin. We’ll tell you that on the phone, not on your doorstep.
Rekey House in Anaheim
Rekey House in Anaheim usually means rekeying every exterior door to one common key while keeping interior door locks on their original keys if you want, or matching them all to one key if that’s cleaner. On a three-bedroom ranch with a front door, back door, and side garage door, expect $120 – $190 for the full job. We quote that number before dispatch and it doesn’t move.
How Many Locks Actually Need to Be Rekeyed
Most Anaheim homes have two to four exterior locking points. We rekey the deadbolt and the entry knob or lever on each. If you’ve got a Kwikset SmartKey system, we can rekey on the spot without replacing pins. If you’ve got a Medeco or Mul-T-Lock high-security cylinder, we service those too, and the per-cylinder price runs higher, typically $50 – $75, because those systems use proprietary keying and tighter tolerances.
Keying All Locks Alike vs. Keeping Doors Separate
You can have every exterior door keyed to one key, or separate keys per door. For Anaheim rentals, we usually recommend keying all exterior doors alike for the landlord and leaving interior privacy locks untouched. For a single-family home, most people want one key for everything. We’ll walk through it on the phone before anyone is dispatched, and the written quote reflects the final keying plan.
Trusted Brands We Service in Anaheim
We service Kwikset, Medeco, Yale, and Baldwin hardware daily across Anaheim, from the original builder-grade pin-and-tumbler Kwikset cylinders common in the Colony District to Baldwin mortise sets on newer custom homes near Anaheim Hills. Our vans carry common pin kits and key blanks for Schlage and Kwikset, so most standard rekeys in Anaheim happen same-day without waiting on parts. For Medeco, Mul-T-Lock, and Abloy systems, we schedule around key card availability and keep you informed the whole way.
Common Rekey Locks Problems We See in Anaheim Homes
- The rental-turnover upsell. You call for a rekey quote, get a low teaser number, then the tech arrives and says the lock is “too worn to rekey” and has to be replaced. Anaheim landlords see this constantly, especially with older Kwikset cylinders. Our price is quoted before dispatch and includes an honest assessment of whether the cylinder is actually worn out.
- One key for every unit. A property manager rekeys a fourplex, then hands the same new key to all four tenants, defeating key control. That’s the whole reason you rekeyed. We key each unit separately by default, unless you tell us otherwise.
- Smart lock code confusion near the Platinum Triangle. Newer Anaheim buildings often have Schlage or Kwikset keypad entry deadbolts. A rekey here means resetting user codes and rekeying the mechanical override cylinder, not just repinning. We do both and leave the old code dead.
- Worn pin chambers on 1950s and 1960s tract-home cylinders. The original builder-grade Schlage and Kwikset cylinders on Anaheim tract homes have often been rekeyed multiple times. The pin chambers wear, the key gets sloppy, and a repin won’t fix it. We’ll tell you when a new deadbolt costs less than nursing the old one along.
Pricing for Rekey Locks in Anaheim, CA
A standard rekey in Anaheim runs $25 – $45 per cylinder for pin-and-tumbler Schlage or Kwikset locks, plus a $45 – $65 trip charge, so a typical three-lock house lands between $120 and $190. High-security cylinders like Medeco or Mul-T-Lock run $50 – $75 per cylinder. Keyed-alike requests, master keying, or rekeying to match existing keys may add a small flat fee, quoted upfront. The price we quote on the phone is the price on the invoice. That’s the written guarantee, and if the lock fails within a year, the second visit is free. Call (409) 405-4485 for an exact quote now.
We Also Serve Cities Near Anaheim
Our Anaheim customers often refer us to family and colleagues in Anaheim‘s neighboring cities. We cover Buena Park, Stanton, Garden Grove, and Fullerton with the same written-price guarantee and background-checked, uniformed technicians. If you own property in two or three of these cities, one call gets a quote for all of them.
Serving Anaheim, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Anaheim 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 Anaheim
Every tech is a Preston Locksmith & Security employee, not a subcontracted hand-off. They arrive in uniform, carry ID, and their photo and name match the live tracking link we send when they’re dispatched. You see who is coming, what they look like, and when they will arrive before they knock.
Before dispatch, always. We quote the full rekey price on the phone based on the lock types and number of cylinders you describe. That number is in writing before the van leaves our Los Angeles dispatch office, and it is the number on your invoice. If the tech finds something genuinely different, you approve the change before any additional work is performed. No doorstep surprises. Call (409) 405-4485 for a quote now.
If the cylinder is still smooth and the key inserts cleanly, rekeying is the right call and usually runs $25 – $35 per cylinder. If a 1980s builder-grade Kwikset or Schlage cylinder has been rekeyed three or more times, the pin chambers are often worn and you’ll get a sloppy key. In that case, replacing with a new ANSI Grade 1 deadbolt costs about the same as nursing the old cylinder along and gives you a lock that will hold up for decades.
Yes, but it’s two steps. We reset the programming to erase every old user code, then rekey the mechanical override cylinder so the previous residents’ physical keys stop working too. Both are included in the quoted price, and the old code is dead by the time we pull out of the driveway.
We remove each cylinder from the door, disassemble it, replace the pins and springs so the old key no longer works, reassemble the cylinder, reinstall it, and cut new keys to match. We test every lock multiple times. You get before-and-after photos of each cylinder via the digital invoice, which includes a pay link. The whole job for three or four locks takes about 90 minutes. Call (409) 405-4485 for an exact quote, free.
Written by Kevin Yoon, Owner at Preston Locksmith & Security, serving Anaheim with written-price rekey service since 2008.