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 Artesia
Rekeying a lock in Artesia typically costs $85 to $140 for the first cylinder and $55 to $85 for each additional cylinder keyed alike, and a standard two door house is usually finished in under an hour. That’s the honest range we quote over the phone, and it’s the price you’ll see on the invoice when our technician parks on Pioneer Boulevard or Alburtis Avenue. If you just bought a home in Artesia, changed property managers, or let a contractor keep a key for too long, call (409) 405-4485 and we’ll get it done without the bait-and-switch pricing that gives this trade a bad name.
Why Preston Locksmith & Security Is Artesia’s Preferred Rekey Locks Company
We’ve been answering calls from Artesia since 2008, and the homes here have a rhythm we know well. Most of the houses between Artesia Boulevard and the 91 are 1950s through 1970s tract builds with single-cylinder deadbolts and original pin and tumbler knob locks. Our technicians are background-checked and arrive in uniform with a live trackable arrival time on every job, so you’re not waiting on a four-hour window for someone who may or may not show.
Kevin Yoon, who leads our team, has trained our techs on old mortise locks and worn pin sets that newer locksmiths won’t touch. When a rekey is done right in Artesia, every old key stops working that day. And our 365-Day Done Right Promise applies to every rekey we perform: if it’s not done right, we make it right, backed by a written guarantee stamped on the repair. No charge. No argument.
Rekey Service in Artesia
Rekey Service in Artesia means pulling the lock cylinder out of the door, replacing the internal pins with a new set matched to a fresh key, and confirming every old key is dead. No new hardware. The door, trim, and finish stay exactly as they are. For older Artesia tract homes built south of Artesia Boulevard, that usually means disassembling a worn Kwikset or Schlage pin and tumbler cylinder, cleaning out twenty years of gunk, and installing fresh pins so the key turns smoothly instead of catching on the third try.
You need a rekey after buying a house, after a tenant moves out, after divorce, after a roommate leaves, or any time more than two people have ever held a copy of the key and you’ve lost count. A standard rekey in Artesia runs $85 to $140 for the first cylinder and $55 to $85 for each additional one, with the total written down before the first screw comes out.
Single-Cylinder Deadbolt Rekey
The deadbolt is the lock that actually stops a door from being kicked in, and it’s the one most Artesia homes need rekeyed first. We pull the bolt assembly, rekey the cylinder in place or at the van, and test it with the old key to prove it no longer turns. You keep the same deadbolt, same hole, same strike plate.
Entry Knob or Lever Rekey
The knob or lever below the deadbolt gets its own rekey because the cylinder is smaller and wears differently. Some Artesia homes still have original Weiser or Kwikset entry knobs from the 1960s. We can rekey most of those, but if the cylinder body is cracked or the plug is too worn to hold new pins, we’ll tell you before doing anything and give you a replacement price in writing.
Keyed Alike in Artesia
Keyed Alike in Artesia means rekeying multiple locks so one key operates all of them: front door, side door, garage entry, back slider, side gate. Most Artesia homes have at least three exterior doors, and plenty of landlords find out the hard way that the garage man door was never keyed alike after the last tenant. That’s how old keys keep showing up.
We rekey every cylinder to the same pin set in one visit, then hand you as many copies of the single key as you want. For a typical Artesia three-door home, keyed alike runs $195 to $310 total, depending on how many cylinders and whether any are mortise locks. You get one key. All the old keys go in the trash, together.
Front and Side Door Keyed Alike
We rekey the front entry and the side or garage entry to the same key. This is the most common setup for Artesia’s single-story tracts, where the side door into the kitchen or laundry gets forgotten until someone tries an old key in it.
Whole-House Keyed Alike With Deadbolts
If your deadbolts and door knobs use different keys right now, we can key them so one key works both the deadbolt and the knob. We do this whenever we’re already on site for a rekey, and it usually adds no extra service call: just the per-cylinder rekey cost. Kevin’s crew does this for rental turnovers in Artesia every week, because a landlord with one key per unit has fewer key copies floating around the complex.
Trusted Brands We Service in Artesia
We rekey and service the brands already installed in Artesia’s housing stock, not just the ones that are easy to order. That means Schlage and Kwikset pin and tumbler cylinders, plus Medeco high-security cylinders for commercial storefronts on Artesia Boulevard and the industrial units near the 91. We also work on Yale locks, which show up in older Artesia apartment complexes and some 1970s custom homes. We stock common pins, replacement springs, and cylinder clips for these brands in our vans, so a standard rekey on a Kwikset or Schlage lock in Artesia usually doesn’t require a second visit.
Common Rekey Locks Problems We See in Artesia Homes
- Original 1950s – 1970s pin and tumbler locks with worn cylinders. The pins are fine, but the cylinder plug has so much slop that the new key still wiggles. We replace the pins and, when needed, the cylinder shell, keeping the original door finish intact.
- Mortise locks on back sliders and older front gates. These are the locks homeowners get quoted a teaser price on by phone, then charged extra for being “hard-to-reach” once the tech arrives. Our flat quote on a mortise rekey in Artesia includes the extra labor because we already know the house has one.
- Rental turnover between tenants, with keys unaccounted for. Landlords near Artesia Boulevard and Pioneer Boulevard call us after moving a new tenant in and realizing the previous tenant’s cousin still has a key. We rekey the whole door set and key alike the garage entry so one key does it all.
- Missing bump-resistant or key-control cylinders left untouched. A rekey on a worn pin and tumbler cylinder without checking whether it already has bump-resistant features means the old keys sometimes still work if the pin set wasn’t fully replaced. We test every rekey with the old key before we leave.
Pricing for Rekey Locks in Artesia, CA
A single-lock rekey in Artesia runs $85 to $140 for the first cylinder. Each additional cylinder rekeyed to the same key adds $55 to $85. A whole-house keyed alike on a three-door Artesia tract home runs $195 to $310 total. Mortise locks, which are common on back sliders and older doors throughout the city, add $15 to $25 per lock because of the extra disassembly time. We don’t charge a separate “service call” or “dispatch fee” on top of the per-cylinder price.
The price we give you on the phone is the price on the invoice. You’ll see it in writing before the tech touches a tool, and we don’t add a “hard-to-reach” surcharge when we ring the doorbell near Artesia Park or Cerritos College. Call (409) 405-4485 for an exact quote, and you’ll have it before we hang up.
We Also Serve Cities Near Artesia
Our Rekey Locks team covers Artesia and the surrounding area, with same-day availability in Cerritos, La Palma, Hawaiian Gardens, and Norwalk. If you’re just over the city line, the pricing and guarantee are identical. Rekey Locks in Artesia is where most of our calls come from, but the vans roll through the whole corridor daily.
Serving Artesia, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Artesia 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 Artesia
Yes. The price we quote on the phone for a rekey in Artesia is the price on your written estimate, and the written estimate is the price on your invoice. A single cylinder rekey runs $85 to $140; each additional cylinder keyed to the same key adds $55 to $85. We don’t add a dispatch fee or a surprise surcharge for older mortise locks. Call (409) 405-4485 and we’ll give you the exact number for your doors before anyone is dispatched.
Under an hour for a standard two-door rekey on an Artesia tract home, and about 20 to 30 minutes longer if we’re keying alike a third or fourth door. Mortise locks add a few minutes each. If we find a cylinder that’s too worn to rekey safely, we’ll show you the problem and give you a replacement price in writing before doing any extra work.
Yes, and that’s what we recommend for any Artesia home with more than one exterior door. Front door, side door, garage entry, back slider: we rekey every cylinder to the same pin set in one visit, hand you one key, and test it in every lock before we leave. Expect $195 to $310 for a typical three-door single-story Artesia home.
Most of the time a rekey works, even on the worn 1950s – 1970s pin and tumbler locks common throughout Artesia. We clean the cylinder, replace the pins, and test with the old key. The exception is when the cylinder body is cracked, the plug is stripped, or the lock has been drilled and patched before. We’ll tell you before doing anything and quote a replacement lock at a straight parts-plus-labor price, same as the rekey.
You get a photo of the technician before they arrive, along with a live trackable arrival time on the Artesia call. The tech is in a Preston Locksmith & Security uniform and arrives with your written estimate already on file. You’ll see the same name on the before-and-after photos we send after the job, and the final invoice comes digitally with a pay link. No anonymous unmarked vans.
Written by Kevin Yoon, Owner at Preston Locksmith & Security, serving Artesia since 2008.
Need a rekey done in Artesia without the phone tag and surprise pricing? Call (409) 405-4485 now. Kevin and his team quote firm prices, show up when they say they will, and stand behind every rekey with the 365-Day Done Right Promise.