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 Parkway
Rekeying a lock in Parkway typically runs $25 – $45 per cylinder, and most homes here take under an hour from the time our tech arrives. That’s the honest range we quote before anyone gets dispatched. If you’ve just moved into a place off South Land Park Drive, ended a relationship in Parkwoods, or lost a set of keys somewhere between Cosumnes River College and the Parkway neighborhood, we’ll get your locks on a new key fast. Call (409) 405-4485 and we’ll give you a written price before the van ever leaves.
We know Parkway’s streets, its mid-century tracts, and the way its doors are prepped. That matters when a rekey drags because the door itself is out of square. Dispatch and scheduling are coordinated from our Sacramento office, but crews that show up at your Parkway address know this neighborhood and arrive with the right pinning kits already on board.
Why Preston Locksmith & Security Is Parkway’s Preferred Rekey Locks Company
Rekey work here usually isn’t about broken hardware. It’s about who still holds a key you don’t want them holding. Parkwoods, Creekview, and the streets running east of Franklin Boulevard are full of Schlage and Kwikset deadbolts that were installed well but never changed after a tenant turned over or a roommate left. That’s the job we do most often in Parkway, and we do it with a written price before any work starts.
Local reputation in Parkway comes down to showing up when we say we will. The Relay Visibility Guarantee gives you a live, trackable arrival time, so you’re not waiting through a four-hour window. Our tech is background-checked, in uniform, and arrives with before-and-after photos attached to the digital invoice. No anonymous names, no van without branding.
Kevin Yoon, who leads operations at Preston Locksmith & Security, has built the company around one standard: the price in writing is the price on the invoice. Parkway customers get the full quote before we send anyone out, which means no on-arrival upsell, no trip fee added after the fact, and no surprise surcharge for a restricted keyway.
Our Parkway callers talk to a live person, not a voicemail queue. That matters when you’re standing in a house you just bought and realize the previous owner’s gardener still has a key to the side gate. We answer the phone 24/7, we ask the right questions about your hardware, and we give you a real range right then.
Rekey Service in Parkway
Rekey Service in Parkway is the fastest way to neutralize old keys without buying new hardware. We pull the cylinder, swap the internal pin and tumbler stack so the old key no longer turns, and cut you new keys. No drilling, no new deadbolt needed, no old key left in circulation. For a typical Parkway deadbolt, that’s $25 – $45 per cylinder, written and confirmed before we begin. If someone else still has a key to your front door, this is the fix.
Moving Into a Parkway Home
Moving into a home in the Pocket or Greenhaven area immediately resets your key control. You don’t know how many copies of the existing key were made, or by whom. We rekey every exterior cylinder to a new key on move-in day, usually inside an hour. You get new keys at the door, and every old key becomes scrap metal.
After a Tenant or Roommate Leaves
Parkway has a steady churn of renters and shared living situations, especially in the tracts near Cosumnes River College. If a tenant moved out and you’re not certain you got every key back, we rekey the locks before the next person moves in. It’s faster and cheaper than replacing hardware, and it closes the gap on any copy you never saw.
Keyed Alike in Parkway
Keyed Alike in Parkway means every exterior door in your house runs on one key instead of three. If your front deadbolt, back door, and garage entry are all Schlage or Kwikset, we can often repin them all to match a single key without replacing anything. Most Parkway homes with three or four exterior locks get keyed alike for $75 – $140 all-in, depending on cylinder count and whether any cylinders are worn. We confirm the full price on the phone and lock it in writing.
One Key for the Whole House
Homes in Parkwoods and Creekview typically have a front entry, a side door to the garage, and a back patio door. If each one takes a different key, you’re carrying a ring of confusion. We’ll pin every cylinder to the same new key, test each one in the door, and hand you a single key that works everywhere.
Landlord and Property Manager Convenience
Rental properties along Brookfield Drive and the streets near Parkway Elementary often need a master setup or at least one key that opens every unit door you manage. Keyed alike works for that too, and we’ll show you exactly what each key opens before we leave. Written guarantee stamped on the job, no exceptions.
Trusted Brands We Service in Parkway
We work on the hardware Parkway homes actually have installed. That’s mostly Schlage and Kwikset on the residential side, plus the occasional Medeco high-security cylinder that a homeowner added after Sacramento County’s CCW wave pushed more people toward restricted keyway setups. Our vans carry pins, springs, and cylinder parts specific to these brands, so we’re not waiting on a parts run when we’re already at your Parkway door. If you bought a home with Kwikset SmartKey locks, we can rekey those too, often without even pulling the cylinder.
Common Rekey Locks Problems We See in Parkway Homes
- Old keys still working after a “rekey.” Some handymen repin a lock without changing all the pins, so a worn copy of the old key still turns. We verify with the actual old key before we call the job done.
- New key turns on the bench but drags in the door. Parkway’s mid-century door prep isn’t always square. A cylinder that works in our hands needs to be tested in the jamb with the strike plate in place, and we do that on every rekey.
- Front door rekeyed, back door left. In Parkwoods and Creekview, multiple exterior doors often share the same keyway. If we rekey only the front, a copy still works on the back. We rekey all exterior cylinders on the same call.
- Teaser quote, then a stack of surcharges. Parkway sits just outside the city of Sacramento, and some outfits price it like a far-flung service call. We quote a complete, itemized price before dispatch. What you hear on the phone is what you pay.
Pricing for Rekey Locks in Parkway, CA
Here’s what rekey work actually costs in Parkway. A standard Schlage or Kwikset deadbolt rekeys for $25 – $45 per cylinder. Keyed alike across three exterior doors typically runs $75 – $140 total. If you have a Medeco or Mul-T-Lock restricted cylinder, add $10 – $20 per cylinder because the pinning is more involved and the keys cost more. We do not quote a teaser price and then add a trip fee, an after-hours fee, or a “restricted keyway” surcharge when the tech arrives. The number Kevin Yoon’s team gives you on the phone is the number on your invoice. Call (409) 405-4485 for a free, exact estimate. No obligation, no pressure, no phone tag.
We Also Serve Cities Near Parkway
While our focus is on Parkway and its surrounding neighborhoods, we also run Rekey Locks calls throughout the broader region. That includes Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, and San Francisco. Same written pricing, same relay-tracked arrival time, same 365-Day Done Right Promise. If you’re nearby, call and we’ll confirm availability for your address.
Serving Parkway, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Parkway 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 Parkway
Yes. We quote a complete, firm price before anyone is dispatched to your Parkway address. That price includes the cylinders being rekeyed, new keys, and the labor. It does not change when the tech arrives. The price you hear on the phone is the price on your invoice, and it’s backed by our Writing Price Before Any Work Starts policy. Call (409) 405-4485 and we’ll give you an exact figure in minutes.
Yes. If your Parkway deadbolts are Schlage or Kwikset and in working condition, we can repin them all to match a single new key. No new hardware needed. We do it every week in Parkwoods, Creekview, and the neighborhoods around Parkway Elementary. The job typically takes under an hour for three or four exterior doors.
We rekey Schlage, Kwikset, Medeco, Mul-T-Lock, Yale, Baldwin, Sargent, Abloy, and most other common residential and commercial hardware. Medeco and Mul-T-Lock cylinders use restricted keyways, so expect a slightly higher per-cylinder price and a short wait for the correct key blanks. Parkway’s post-CCW upgrade wave has put a lot of these high-security cylinders on local homes, so our techs carry the common restricted keyway kits on the van. We’ll confirm availability for your specific cylinder when you call.
Rekeying changes the internal pin and tumbler stack inside the lock cylinder so the old key no longer works. The lock itself stays in the door. At a Parkway home, a standard rekey of one or two cylinders takes 20 – 40 minutes once the tech is at your door. If we’re keying several locks alike, expect 45 – 60 minutes. You get new keys, the old keys stop working, and you get before-and-after photos as part of the record.
Our Parkway techs arrive in a marked Preston Locksmith & Security uniform, driving a branded vehicle. You’ll get the tech’s name and a live trackable arrival link before they show up, through The Relay Visibility Guarantee. We don’t subcontract residential rekey work to third parties. The person at your door is background-checked, company-employed, and answers to Kevin Yoon’s standard: written price, written guarantee, no runaround.
Call (409) 405-4485 now for a free, no-obligation rekey estimate in Parkway. We’ll give you a firm price, a real arrival time, and a written guarantee. If it’s not done right, we make it right, free of charge, for a full year.
Written by Kevin Yoon, Owner at Preston Locksmith & Security, serving Parkway and the surrounding area since 2008.






