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 Suisun City
If you just got keys to a place in Suisun City, or you’re a landlord flipping a unit near the waterfront, a rekey is the fastest way to make old keys stop working. Rekeying in Suisun City typically costs $18 to $30 per lock cylinder for a standard Schlage or Kwikset, plus a modest service call fee, and our tech finishes most jobs in 30 to 45 minutes on site. We’re Preston Locksmith & Security, founded in 2008 and part of the Relay Home Co. family, and we serve the whole Suisun City area from Old Town to the Marina tracts. Call (409) 405-4485 and a live person answers, 24/7.
Here’s the part that matters to Suisun City homeowners and property managers: we put the full price in writing before we dispatch anyone. No bait number on the phone, no inflated invoice at the door. The Rekey Locks work we do is simple to explain – we swap the small pins inside the lock cylinder so the old keys no longer turn it, then cut new keys to match. You keep the same hardware. Old keys become dead metal.
Why Preston Locksmith & Security Is Suisun City’s Preferred Rekey Locks Company
Suisun City is a compact, mostly single-family, owner-occupied city wrapped around the Suisun Marina and the Historic Waterfront District. That changes what a rekey job looks like. Most of our calls here aren’t college-town turnover; they’re new homeowners after closing, landlords between tenants near Pennsylvania Avenue, or adult children moving back home in the Lawler Ranch area. Each of those customers expects us to show up when we say we will, put the real price in writing before touching a tool, and finish without inventing extra work.
We built our process around exactly that. Every Suisun City job includes The Relay Visibility Guarantee: a written price before any work starts, a live trackable arrival time, before-and-after photos of the work, and a written guarantee on every repair. Our 365-Day Done Right Promise means if the rekey isn’t functioning right, we make it right – including a free second visit if the repair fails. No charge, no argument, no phone tag.
Calls ring to a live person. When a Suisun City homeowner calls us about rekeying two doors before a weekend move-in, they aren’t sent to a voicemail tree or told to wait for a callback. We answer, set the arrival window, and send a background-checked, uniformed technician whose name and photo they can see before the knock. Dispatch is coordinated from our Los Angeles office, but the crews serving Suisun City work locally and know the streets. Call (409) 405-4485 and you’ll reach a person.
Keyed Alike in Suisun City
Keyed Alike is the job Suisun City homeowners ask for most when they’re done carrying a ring of four different keys – one for the front, one for the garage entry, one for the deadbolt, one for the side gate. Keyed alike means we re-pin every lock cylinder so one single key operates every lock you choose. In Suisun City, this usually runs $18 to $30 per cylinder plus the service call fee, and the whole thing is done in under an hour for a typical three-door home.
One Key, Whole House
For a single-family home off Gunter Street or near the waterfront, we can key every entry to one fresh-cut key. We re-pin the front entry, the back slider deadbolt, the garage door lock, and any gate padlock if it uses a compatible cylinder. You hand out one key to family and none of the old ones work.
Landlord Turnovers
Between tenants in Suisun City apartments and condos, keyed alike keeps the turnover simple. Your tenant gets one key for every lock on the unit, and the previous tenant’s keys won’t work even if they kept copies. We typically do this in the 94585 zip code in one trip, often same week as the move-out.
Rekey Deadbolt in Suisun City
Rekey Deadbolt is the job where we swap the pins inside an existing deadbolt so the old key no longer operates it. This is very common in Suisun City because the deadbolt is the primary security lock on most front and rear doors around the Marina-area tracts and the older Old Town homes alike. A standard pin-and-tumbler deadbolt rekey runs $18 to $30 per cylinder, and we include the new keys in that price.
After a Closing
When a buyer closes on a house near the Suisun City Historic Waterfront, the first thing we recommend is rekeying every exterior deadbolt. Contractors, stagers, the listing agent, previous owners – any of them could still hold a copy. We rekey the deadbolts on the day you get keys, and we verify each one with a smooth test turn before we leave.
High-Security Deadbolts
If the door has a Medeco or Mul-T-Lock deadbolt, the cylinder is restricted and the rekey takes slightly different pins. We carry those kits on the truck for Suisun City calls, not just the standard Schlage and Kwikset depths. You call, we quote the flat price on the phone, and that’s what you see on the invoice.
Trusted Brands We Service in Suisun City
We’re trained and equipped to rekey and repair hardware from Schlage, Kwikset, Medeco, Yale, Baldwin, Mul-T-Lock, Sargent, and Abloy – everything from a standard residential Kwikset deadbolt on a Lawler Ranch front door to a high-security Medeco cylinder on a commercial storefront near Main Street. Because we stock common pin kits and parts on the truck for Suisun City jobs, most Schlage and Kwikset rekeys are done as a single visit. If your hardware is an older mortise lock from an Old Town Suisun City door, we bring the right pinning kit rather than trying to force a modern cylinder into a lock built in a different decade.
Common Rekey Locks Problems We See in Suisun City Homes
- Old Town doors that have settled over decades. The rekeyed cylinder turns clean in the hand but the bolt drags against a misaligned strike plate, so the new key “almost” works and the customer thinks the rekey failed. We check the strike alignment and correct it rather than leaving a lock that binds.
- Landlords who rekey without a working key to test first. Around Suisun City rentals, we regularly see cylinders that are already worn past spec. If we re-pin those without checking, the new key works for a week and then starts sticking. We test-insert and verify before we set pins.
- Smart lock installs on Marina-area homes that skip the mechanical rekey. A homeowner adds a keypad entry but leaves the old keyed cylinder underneath untouched, so the old physical key still opens the door after the new code was added. We rekey the mechanical cylinder so the old key is truly dead.
- Mixed hardware generations on one door. A Suisun City rekey ticket often pairs an older mortise lock on the front door with a modern deadbolt on the slider. Both get rekeyed on the same trip, but they need different pin kits and different key blanks – which is why we carry both.
Pricing for Rekey Locks in Suisun City, CA
For a standard Schlage or Kwikset cylinder, rekeying in Suisun City runs $18 to $30 per lock. Older mortise locks in Old Town homes typically run $25 to $40 because the cylinder comes apart differently and takes more time. High-security cylinders like Medeco or Mul-T-Lock run $35 to $60 per cylinder due to restricted pins and key control. A service call fee applies and covers travel to any Suisun City address in 94585. The total price is written before we dispatch, and it is the exact price on your invoice. There is no call-out surcharge that appears when the tech arrives, and no attempt to upsell new hardware if your existing locks are in good shape. Call (409) 405-4485 for a free estimate on your specific doors and hardware.
We Also Serve Cities Near Suisun City
Beyond Suisun City, we cover Fairfield, Vacaville, American Canyon, and Benicia on a regular schedule. If you own property in more than one of these cities, one call lines up rekeying for all of them. Our Suisun City team can coordinate the route so you’re not paying separate service call fees to separate companies.
Serving Suisun City, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Suisun 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 Suisun City
A single standard deadbolt or entry knob rekey in Suisun City takes about 20 to 30 minutes on site, assuming the existing hardware is in decent shape. If we’re doing three or four doors keyed alike, expect 45 to 75 minutes total. The time is padded a little for Old Town homes where settled doors need a quick strike adjustment so the new key turns smoothly. Call (409) 405-4485 and we’ll give you a realistic window for your specific setup.
No. If your existing lock cylinder is mechanically sound, we rekey it and you keep your hardware. We only recommend replacement when the cylinder or bolt is worn past the point where a rekey would hold reliably, and we’ll show you the wear before you spend a dollar. The price you get on the phone is the price on the invoice, so there’s no incentive for our techs to invent work on the doorstep in Suisun City.
Yes, and this is one of the jobs that makes Suisun City different from Fairfield or Vacaville. We carry mortise pin kits for the older rim and mortise locks common in Old Town and the Historic Waterfront area, and we rekey them without drilling. A mortise cylinder rekey in Suisun City typically runs $25 to $40 and includes the new keys. We match the existing keyway so your original door hardware stays intact.
Yes, keyed alike is a standard job for us in Suisun City. We re-pin each lock cylinder to the same key cut and verify each one turns before we leave. A typical three-door home near the Marina takes under an hour, and the price is the per-cylinder rate plus the service call fee, confirmed in writing before any work starts. If you have mixed Schlage and Kwikset, we’ll let you know which keyway is more cost-effective to standardize on. Call (409) 405-4485 for a straight answer.
You’ll get the tech’s name and photo before they arrive, and they wear a Preston Locksmith & Security uniform. You can track the arrival live through The Relay Visibility Guarantee, and when the job is done you’ll have before-and-after photos of the work plus a digital invoice with a pay link. Our techs are background-checked, and we don’t use anonymous subcontractors. If you ever want to verify, call (409) 405-4485 and we’ll confirm who is en route to your Suisun City address.
Written by Kevin Yoon, Owner at Preston Locksmith & Security, serving Suisun City with upfront pricing and written guarantees since 2008.






