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 Florida City
If you’ve just closed on a house off Palm Drive or you’re turning over a rental unit near Lucy Street, rekeying is the fastest way to make sure old keys stop working. A Rekey Locks job in Florida City typically runs $85 to $140 for the first cylinder and $20 to $35 per additional cylinder, with the price written down before we dispatch anyone. Kevin Yoon and the Preston Locksmith & Security team serve all of Florida City, from the neighborhoods along US-1 down toward the Florida Turnpike interchange to the older blocks east of Krome Avenue. Call (409) 405-4485 and a live person answers, 24/7.
Why Preston Locksmith & Security Is Florida City’s Preferred Rekey Locks Company
Florida City homeowners tell us the same thing again and again: they want to know who’s showing up, what it’ll cost, and that the price won’t move. That’s exactly how we work. Every Preston tech is background-checked and arrives in uniform, and you get a live trackable arrival time before we knock. We’ve handled rekeys across Florida City’s mix of 1960s and 1970s concrete block homes, duplexes, and newer townhomes, so we know the lock hardware here well.
Kevin Yoon has built Preston Locksmith & Security since 2008 around one rule: the price quoted on the phone is the price on the invoice. No call-out surcharge added on arrival, no “discovered damage” upsell. The 365-Day Done Right Promise backs every rekey we do in Florida City. If it’s not done right, we make it right. Written guarantee on every repair, free second visit if it fails, no charge, no argument.
Rekey Door Lock in Florida City
A Rekey Door Lock job in Florida City means swapping the internal pins and springs inside your existing cylinder so the old keys no longer turn it. The lock body stays on the door. This is the right call when you’ve bought a home in Florida City and don’t know how many prior tenants, cleaners, or relatives still hold keys, or when a rental unit on SW 344th Street turns over and you need the next tenant keyed in without replacing hardware.
We rekey Schlage, Kwikset, Medeco, and Abloy cylinders daily across Florida City. Most single-cylinder rekeys take 15 to 25 minutes per lock. You keep your existing hardware, which matters in Florida City where many homes still have the original builder-grade Kwikset knobs and deadbolts from construction.
What the tech actually does
The technician removes the cylinder from the knob or deadbolt, swaps the old pins for a new set cut to your new key, and reassembles the lock. No drilling, no damage to the door. Then we test the lock through a full throw both directions and hand you the new keys.
When rekeying beats replacing
If your existing hardware is in decent shape, rekeying is the cheaper, faster move. You get new-key security without changing the look of your doors, which keeps things consistent across a Florida City rental property or a home you just bought.
Rekey Service in Florida City
A Rekey Service call in Florida City covers the full job from start to finish: we confirm your lock brands over the phone, give you a written flat price before dispatch, arrive with the pin kits and key blanks already loaded, and rekey every cylinder you want under one key. Most Florida City homes have two to four cylinders to rekey, and we quote the full total before anyone gets in the truck.
Landlords across Florida City use our rekey service between tenants. Because this part of Miami-Dade sees frequent seasonal and agricultural-worker turnover, the same cylinder gets re-pinned for a new renter rather than replaced. That’s cheaper and faster, and it happens on the landlord’s schedule, not ours.
Multi-lock jobs made simple
When a Florida City rental has a Schlage deadbolt on the front, a Kwikset knob on the back, and a no-name cylinder on the side door, rekeying all of them to one key takes a little longer. We quote that honestly upfront. One flat price, every cylinder accounted for, no surprises when the invoice comes.
Same-day turnaround
We schedule rekey service in Florida City same-day in most cases. When you call (409) 405-4485, we confirm your address, ask what brands you’re seeing on the locks, and give you a live arrival window you can track from your phone.
Trusted Brands We Service in Florida City
Our Florida City trucks carry pin kits, springs, and key blanks for Kwikset, Schlage, and Medeco hardware, plus Abloy and other high-security systems. That means we don’t have to run back to a supply house mid-job when your 1970s CBS house still has original Kwikset deadbolts or a duplex on NW 13th Street has a mismatched set of Schlage and Defiant. We stock enough locally to handle typical Florida City rekey jobs in one visit.
Common Rekey Locks Problems We See in Florida City Homes
- Builder-grade Kwikset cylinders with 30 years of wear. The pins get sloppy, the keyway loosens, and a DIY rekey kit can yank the cylinder out and leave it misaligned so the deadbolt drags or won’t throw fully. We fix that with a proper rekey and cylinder reset, no drilling needed.
- Mismatched brands across one house. Florida City homes often have a Schlage deadbolt on the front, a Kwikset knob on the back, and something else on the side door. That’s a multi-cylinder rekey job, and we quote it as one flat price before arrival, not per hour.
- Every door keyed differently after years of tenant changes. Landlords on streets like NW 6th Avenue and Palm Drive call us because the current tenant only has the front door key and the back door hasn’t been touched since construction. We key every lock to one key in a single visit.
- Teaser-price bait and switch from other shops. We hear from Florida City callers who got quoted a low per-lock number on the phone, then watched the on-site tech “discover” that the lock needed full replacement. Our price is written before dispatch and it does not move.
Pricing for Rekey Locks in Florida City, FL
Here’s the honest Florida City market breakdown. A standard single-cylinder rekey runs $85 to $140 per cylinder, and each additional cylinder on the same visit adds $20 to $35. Most Florida City homes need two to four cylinders done, so a typical full-house rekey lands between $125 and $245. High-security cylinders from Medeco or Abloy cost more, usually $40 to $70 per cylinder on top of the base rekey price, because the pin kits cost more and the work takes longer. The full price is quoted on the phone before anyone is dispatched to your Florida City address, and that’s the price on the invoice. No call-out surcharge when the tech arrives. Call (409) 405-4485 for a free estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Florida City
Beyond Florida City, Preston Locksmith & Security provides rekey service to Miami, Hialeah, Miami Gardens, and Homestead. If you own rentals across South Miami-Dade or manage properties in multiple nearby cities, one call covers all of them. We dispatch from our South FL office and serve Florida City locally with the same written-price guarantee.
Serving Florida City, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Florida City 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 Florida City
You’ll get the tech’s name, photo, and live trackable arrival time on your phone before they knock. Our technicians are background-checked and arrive in a Preston uniform with branded vehicle. Call (409) 405-4485 and we’ll confirm the tech’s identity before they touch a single lock.
No. Rekeying removes the cylinder, swaps the internal pins, and reassembles the lock. No drilling. Drilling is only for lockouts or when a cylinder is too damaged to remove with the key. In that rare case we tell you first and quote the replacement before doing anything.
Rekeying costs $85 to $140 per cylinder plus $20 to $35 per additional cylinder. Replacing the same lock with new hardware runs $180 to $400 per door installed. If your existing hardware functions, rekeying is the cheaper option and you keep the same look on your doors. Call (409) 405-4485 for an exact quote, free.
Yes, as long as the cylinders are compatible or can be repinned to a common keyway. We rekey Schlage, Kwikset, Medeco, Abloy, Yale, Baldwin, and most other brands. If one lock can’t take the same key due to a totally different keyway, we tell you before we start and give you the option to replace just that one cylinder.
Most Florida City rekeys take 15 to 25 minutes per cylinder, so a typical two-to-four-lock house is done in under two hours. We schedule same-day in most cases. Call (409) 405-4485 and we’ll give you a live arrival window and a written price before anyone is dispatched.
Call Preston Locksmith & Security for Rekey Locks in Florida City
When you need a rekey in Florida City, you want three things: a real price, a real arrival time, and a tech you can trust at your door. Kevin Yoon and the Preston team deliver all three. The 365-Day Done Right Promise covers every job, and the written guarantee means a free second visit if anything isn’t right. Call (409) 405-4485 now for a free estimate on rekeying your Florida City home or rental property. The price we quote is the price you’ll pay.
Written by Kevin Yoon, Owner at Preston Locksmith & Security, serving Florida City since 2008.