Rekey Locks in Novato - Flat Per-Lock Price, Quoted on the Phone

Fast, Reliable Rekey Locks Across Novato

Rekeying a lock in Novato typically costs $25 – $45 per cylinder for standard Kwikset or Schlage hardware, and a whole-house rekey usually runs $95 – $190 depending on how many doors you have. That price is confirmed in writing before we dispatch, and it’s the same number on your final invoice. We know Novato’s housing stock well: older single-family homes packed with builder-grade hardware from the 70s, 80s, and 90s, plus newer developments near Hamilton and San Marin with smart locks mixed into traditional keyways. Call (409) 405-4485 and you’ll get a live person, a straight price range, and a trackable arrival time.

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Why Preston Locksmith & Security Is Novato’s Preferred Rekey Locks Company

Our Rekey Locks in Novato customers keep calling us back for one reason: the price we quote on the phone is the price on the invoice. No bait-and-switch, no made-up “worn cylinder” upsell at the door. Kevin Yoon runs our Novato jobs with a simple rule: if the lock can be rekeyed, we rekey it. If it genuinely needs replacement, we show you why with photos before we touch anything.

We answer calls live, 24/7. Not a dispatch center that promises a callback. Not a voicemail tree. A person who knows Novato, knows what a 1970s Pleasant Valley deadbolt looks like inside, and can tell you honestly whether rekeying will solve your problem. Every tech arrives in uniform, background-checked, with before-and-after photos as standard practice. The 365-Day Done Right Promise covers every rekey: if it’s not done right, we make it right, and the second visit is free.

Rekey House in Novato

Rekeying a house in Novato means replacing the internal pins inside each lock cylinder so your old keys stop working, without buying new hardware. It’s the right call after buying a home off the 101 corridor, after a tenant moves out of an ADU near San Marin, or after a roommate situation changes anywhere from downtown to Black Point. You keep the same knobs and deadbolts. We just change what key turns them.

When a whole-house rekey makes sense

New house keys. That’s the big one. The previous owner, their kids, their contractor, their dog walker: you don’t know how many copies of that key exist. A whole-house rekey gives every exterior door one new key and kills every old copy. In Novato we see this constantly on sales of older ranch homes near Pleasant Valley and Ignacio, where key duplication has been happening for decades.

Cost and time for a Novato house rekey

A typical three-door, two-lock-per-door Novato house rekey runs $150 – $250. That includes all labor, new pins, and new keys. We finish most whole-house rekeys in 60 – 90 minutes, and we write the final price before we start. If you have a mix of Kwikset and Schlage, we can key them all to one key, or keep them separate. Your call.

Lock Rekey in Novato

A lock rekey in Novato covers anything from a single deadbolt to a commercial storefront cylinder. If you’ve got a Schlage deadbolt on the front door, a Kwikset knob on the garage side door, and a smart lock on the back patio, we can rekey every one of them without replacing a single piece of hardware. Older Novato homes often have worn pin-and-tumbler stacks from twenty-plus years of daily use. Rekeying fixes the key control problem and often tightens up a sticky cylinder at the same time.

Rekeying mixed lock brands to one key

Schlage and Kwikset use different keyways, so unless we’d rekey them to one key, you’d typically need separate keys. But we stock both pin kits and can key them alike in most cases if the cylinders are compatible. If not, we’ll tell you exactly what’s possible before we start, and the written price accounts for whichever route you pick.

Commercial and rental rekeys in Novato

Rental turnovers near downtown Novato and office suites along Redwood Boulevard often need a fast rekey between tenants. We handle lock rekeys for property managers and small-business owners with flat per-cylinder pricing and no dispatch fee even if you decide not to proceed. Master key systems are also available for multi-unit properties and home offices.

Trusted Brands We Service in Novato

We rekey Schlage, Kwikset, Medeco, and Abloy hardware daily. Those names come up constantly across Novato, from the 1970s Schlage deadbolts on Pleasant Valley ranch homes to Medeco high-security cylinders at commercial buildings along the 101. We stock pin kits, springs, and key blanks for all of them, so most Novato rekey jobs finish in one visit. No waiting on a parts order. No second truck roll. Our Rekey Locks team trains on these brands regularly, including bump-resistant and high-security cylinders that generic locksmiths often drill because they lack the right pin kit.

Common Rekey Locks Problems We See in Novato Homes

• Builder-grade Kwikset knobs with decades of key copies in circulation. The pins inside get so worn that nearly any similar key can sometimes jiggle the cylinder. A rekey restores true key control.
• Mixed lock brands on one house. A Schlage deadbolt on the front door and a Kwikset knob on the garage door means two keys unless the cylinders are compatible. We can often rekey both to one new key.
• Landlords who never rekeyed between tenants. A single Novato rental that’s had five tenants in ten years with no rekey means five unknown sets of keys still floating around. That’s a tenant safety issue, not hypothetical.
• Smart locks that still have a physical keyway. Many Novato homeowners install a keypad deadbolt but never rekey the physical cylinder. The old key still works. We rekey that keyway while keeping the smart functions intact.

Pricing for Rekey Locks in Novato, CA

We Also Serve Cities Near Novato

Beyond our regular Novato routes, we handle rekeys in Novato, Fairfax, San Anselmo, Petaluma, and San Rafael. Same written pricing, same trackable arrival times, same background-checked techs. If you’re just over the Marin County line, call and we’ll confirm coverage on the spot.

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