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 West Miami
If you just bought a home in West Miami or a tenant moved out of your rental near SW 8th Street, you need the locks rekeyed before anyone spends a night there. Rekeying a standard lock in West Miami typically runs $25 to $45 per cylinder, including the labor and new pins. We give you the full written price before anyone drives to your address, and a live arrival time you can track on your phone. Call (409) 405-4485 and you’ll get a real person, not a voicemail tree, 24/7.
West Miami is small and mostly residential, wedged between Coral Gables, Miami, and Hialeah. That means most of our rekey work here is on older single-family homes and low-rise rentals off Flagami Street and SW 57th Avenue, where a landlord or new owner still holds a ring of original keys and nobody knows who else has copies. Our Rekey Locks team knows this city’s housing stock well. We work on the builder-grade Kwikset and Schlage cylinders common across the 33144 ZIP code, and we show up with the pins and key blanks to finish the job in one visit.
Why Preston Locksmith & Security Is West Miami’s Preferred Rekey Locks Company
Founded in 2008 and part of the Relay Home Co. family, we built our reputation in West Miami the same way we built it everywhere else: the written price you approve on the phone is the price on the invoice. No dispatch fee added when the tech arrives. No “it’s worse than we thought” escalation. The Relay Visibility Guarantee locks that in writing before a single tool leaves the bag.
Every tech we send to a West Miami address is background-checked and arrives in uniform, with a live trackable arrival time. You see who is coming, what they look like, and exactly when they’ll pull up. Before and after photos document the job. Kevin Yoon, who leads our team, set that standard because too many locksmith calls end with an anonymous contractor and a bill that doubled between the quote and the knock.
After the job, you get a digital invoice with a pay link, and the 365-Day Done Right Promise applies: if the rekey isn’t done right, we make it right. That includes a free second visit if the repair fails. No charge, no argument.
Lock Rekey in West Miami
Lock Rekey in West Miami means swapping the internal pins inside the existing cylinder so the old keys stop working, without changing any hardware. You keep the same lock body, the same deadbolt, and the same finish. Only the keys change. For most West Miami homes, this is the right call because the hardware is still sound and the only problem is key control: ex-tenants, contractors, housekeepers, or a jilted roommate who kept a copy. A standard cylinder rekey runs $25 to $45 per cylinder in this market, and a typical front door deadbolt plus entry knob runs $50 to $90 total, written and confirmed before anyone is dispatched.
Rental Turnover on West Miami Duplexes
When a tenant moves out of a West Miami duplex or in-law unit near the city hall area, you don’t need new locks. You need every old key excluded from the lock. We pull the cylinder, replace the pins, cut fresh keys on the spot, and hand you a documented set that only you and the new tenant hold. The old tenant’s keys become useless instantly, even if they still have them on a ring somewhere.
Same-Key Convenience Without New Hardware
Older West Miami homes often have three or four locks, and the owner is carrying a fat keyring. A rekey lets us set every lock to the same key, including the front deadbolt, the back door knob, and a side gate deadbolt, without purchasing new hardware. That’s usually $25 to $45 per cylinder, done in under an hour for most single-family homes.
Locksmith Rekey in West Miami
Locksmith Rekey in West Miami is the full-service version of the job: we come to the property, inspect each lock, tell you what can be rekeyed and what should be replaced, and give you the written price before any work starts. Some locks look fine but have been drilled or forced once, and rekeying those just resets the same failure. That’s why we check the cylinder and the deadbolt body before pulling pins. If the lock is too worn, we’ll tell you and quote a replacement honestly, but most locks in this city take a clean rekey and hold tight for years.
Older Mortise Locks
West Miami’s housing stock includes a fair number of older mortise locks on interior doors and small apartment entries. These aren’t something a tech with one pin kit can handle. Our team carries mortise cylinder pins as well as standard Kwikset and Schlage pin kits, so we don’t have to leave and come back. A mortise cylinder rekey runs $30 to $50 per cylinder in West Miami, depending on condition.
Builder-Grade Knob Locks
Most builder-grade knob locks in West Miami rental units are Kwikset or no-name clones with five or six pins. They take fifteen minutes to rekey properly. The problem we see often is that the lock itself is loose or the strike plate is misaligned, which no rekey will fix. We’ll point that out before touching the pins, so you’re not paying for a rekey on a lock that won’t latch. The inspection is part of the service, not an upsell.
Trusted Brands We Service in West Miami
We stock key blanks, pins, and replacement cylinders for the brands actually on West Miami doors. That includes Kwikset and Schlage on most residential entries, Medeco and Baldwin on higher-end single-family homes near the Coral Gables line, and Yale on older or replacement hardware. Kevin Yoon’s team trains on all of them, so the tech at your door on SW 67th Avenue carries the right pin kit for the lock you actually have. No coming back tomorrow with parts; we carry them on the truck.
Common Rekey Locks Problems We See in West Miami Homes
- Landlord rekey after turnover. A tenant leaves a duplex off Flagami Street and the landlord discovers an extra key floating around. We pull both locks, repin them, and issue a documented key set so only the owner and the new tenant have working keys.
- Contractor or handyman keys still out there. Homeowners near the West Miami city hall area routinely give a key to a painter, a plumber, or a cleaning crew and never count copies. A rekey removes that entire unknown from the equation for $25 to $45 per cylinder.
- Drilled or forced locks that won’t hold a rekey. A lock that’s been popped once will often fail again even after you rekey it. We inspect the cylinder body and deadbolt first, and if the hardware is compromised, we say so plainly and quote a replacement before touching the pins.
- Mismatched keys on multiple doors. West Miami’s older homes accumulate hardware over decades: one Schlage deadbolt, one Kwikset knob, one no-name garage lock. We key all of them alike in a single visit, so the owner carries one key instead of five.
Pricing for Rekey Locks in West Miami, FL
A standard cylinder rekey in West Miami runs $25 to $45 per cylinder. A typical front door with a deadbolt and an entry knob costs $50 to $90 to rekey. If you have a mortise lock on an older interior door, expect $30 to $50 per cylinder. If a lock is worn beyond rekeying, a basic residential deadbolt or knob replacement runs $35 to $85, hardware included, and we’ll give you that price in writing before we swap anything.
What moves the price is the number of locks, the lock type, and whether you want every cylinder keyed alike. We don’t charge a call-out fee that magically appears on arrival. The phone quote is the invoice price, period. Call (409) 405-4485 for an exact quote on your West Miami locks; estimates are free, and the written price comes before dispatch.
We Also Serve Cities Near West Miami
Our crews handle rekeys across Rekey Locks in West Miami and the surrounding South Florida cities. That includes Miami, Hialeah, Miami Gardens, and Homestead. If you own or manage a property in multiple cities, we can key all of them alike in one or two scheduled visits, depending on the schedule we set on the phone.
Serving West Miami, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the West Miami 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 West Miami
You need a rekey, not new locks, unless the hardware is visibly damaged or drilled. A rekey changes the internal pins so every old key stops working, costs $25 to $45 per cylinder in West Miami, and takes about fifteen minutes per lock. If the lock body itself is worn, we’ll tell you and quote a replacement honestly. Call (409) 405-4485 and we’ll give you the written price before anyone drives out.
Yes. We rekey both cylinders in one visit and set them to the same key at no extra charge for the keying-alike portion. A front deadbolt plus back door knob typically runs $50 to $90 in West Miami, and we’ll confirm the exact written price on the phone before dispatch. Most single-family homes are done in under an hour.
No drilling. We remove the cylinder from the lock body, empty the old pins, insert new pins matched to a new key, and reassemble the cylinder in the same housing. The lock itself never changes, only which keys operate it. You keep the same hardware, the same finish, and the same bolt.
The written price is agreed on the phone before a tech is dispatched, and that price is the price on your invoice. The Relay Visibility Guarantee includes a live trackable arrival time and before-and-after photos, so you see what was done. No call-out surcharge added on arrival. Call (409) 405-4485 for a free estimate in West Miami.
No. A rekey changes only which key operates the lock. It does not upgrade the lock’s resistance to bumping, picking, or force. What it does is guarantee that every previous key is excluded from the cylinder. If you want bump-resistant or high-security cylinders, we stock Medeco and Mul-T-Lock hardware and can quote that separately, in writing, before any work starts.
Written by Kevin Yoon, Owner at Preston Locksmith & Security, serving West Miami and surrounding South Florida since 2008.