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.
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AfterFast, Reliable Rekey Locks Across Antioch
Rekeying a lock in Antioch typically costs $65 – $160 per keyway depending on hardware type, and a standard single-cylinder rekey on a Kwikset or Schlage lock runs $75 – $120. Most Antioch homes take 45 – 90 minutes on site, and we quote the full written price before a technician is dispatched to your address. If you just closed on a house off Lone Tree Way or you’re renting out a unit near the marina and the previous tenant’s key still works, call (956) 275-7388. A live person answers 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and you’ll get a number you can hold us to before anyone gets in a van.
Why Ridley Locksmith & Security Is Antioch’s Preferred Rekey Locks Company
We’re the Garrison Partners locksmith serving Antioch, and we’ve operated under The Garrison Standard since 2007. That standard is a written code covering every job, every technician, and every invoice. It’s the reason a rekey here is quoted before dispatch, performed by a background-checked technician in a uniform, and backed by a written guarantee covering the work for one full year. Drew Kowalski leads our team, and every job reflects a chain of accountability you won’t get from an independent shop or a call center that dispatches whoever’s closest.
Antioch customers don’t ask us for discounts. They ask whether the person showing up will be the same person who quoted the work. We answer that before they dial. Our technicians are trained on everything from builder-grade Kwikset to high-security Medeco and Mul-T-Lock hardware, which matters in a city where a single house often has three different lock generations on the same door frame. We work the Delta side of town, the Highway 4 corridor, and the hills around Black Diamond, and we know what each area’s housing stock does to a lock’s internals.
Every rekey carries the 365-Day Done Right Promise. If the work isn’t right within a full year, Ridley comes back and makes it right at no charge. That’s not a verbal assurance. It’s a written guarantee on every job, automatically. No follow-up call required beyond one phone call to activate the free return visit.
Lock Rekey in Antioch
Lock rekey in Antioch means changing the internal pins and springs inside an existing lock cylinder so the old keys stop working and a new key operates the lock. The hardware stays on the door. The cylinder gets re-pinned, a new key is cut for it, and the old key becomes dead metal the moment we finish. Homeowners here request this after a closing, after a tenant move-out, after a breakup, or after a contractor, cleaner, or dog walker had a key for too long. No new locks are installed during a rekey. The old lock’s finish, style, and security grade remain. Only the key changes.
After Closing on a Home
You don’t know how many copies of the previous owner’s key are floating around Antioch. The seller’s real estate agent, the handyman, the neighbor who watered plants, the stager, the cleaning crew. None of them signed anything promising to return keys. A rekey wipes all of that in one visit. We recommend it before furniture moves in.
After a Tenant Leaves
If you rent out a house near Lone Tree Way or a condo near the Somersville Towne Center, the previous tenant’s key is a liability the moment they return it. They may have made copies. A rekey gives you a new key and a written guarantee that covers the re-pinning for a full year. You don’t need to buy new hardware unless the lock itself is failing.
Locksmith Rekey in Antioch
Locksmith rekey in Antioch is the job of our Rekey Locks technicians pull the cylinder from the lock, replace the pin stacks to match a new key’s cuts, and reinstall the cylinder without damage to the door or faceplate. We see original 1970s ranch houses near the Antioch Marina with Kwikset knob locks on the interior doors and newer Schlage deadbolts on the front, all on the same house. Those are two different keyways. A proper rekey quote has to account for both. We’ll walk you through the breakdown on the phone so the number you hear is the number on the invoice.
Two-Keyway Houses
Antioch’s housing stock often mixes Kwikset and Schlage on the same door. A Kwikset KW1 key cannot slide into a Schlage SC1 cylinder, and vice versa. To get one key operating both, we swap the interior knobs to Schlage cylinders, then re-pin the entire set to match. It’s common work here, and the quote should reflect it upfront. If a locksmith quotes you one price without asking what brand your deadbolt is, that price usually won’t survive the driveway.
Master Key Systems for Landlords
Landlords with multiple properties around Antioch sometimes want a master key that opens every unit while each tenant’s key only opens their own. That’s a master key system, and it requires a locksmith who understands pinning math, not just pin swapping. Ridley trains on master keying for Schlage, Kwikset, and high-security lines like Medeco and Sargent. We’ll map out the system, give you a written scope, and price it per lock before any work starts.
Trusted Brands We Service in Antioch
Our Antioch customers run Schlage, Kwikset, Yale, and Medeco hardware, and we keep pin kits and cylinder parts stocked for all of them. That’s the difference between a rekey done today and a rekey that waits for a parts order. If your front door has a Baldwin mortise lock and your back door has a newer Schlage smart lock, we service both without telling you to swap brands. We also carry Medeco and Mul-T-Lock cylinders for homeowners and businesses around Antioch who want key control that prevents unauthorized copies. The hardware stays yours. The key changes.
Common Rekey Locks Problems We See in Antioch Homes
- Mixed keyways on one door set. A Kwikset knob and a Schlage deadbolt on the same door can’t share a key unless one cylinder gets swapped or re-keyed to match. We’ve seen this on late 1980s builds throughout the auto mall corridor, where builders used one brand for knobs and a different one for deadbolts.
- Original locks stiff from Delta humidity and hard water dust. Locks along the river side of Antioch sit in consistently humid air, and that accelerates internal corrosion and pin wear over time. A rekey alone doesn’t fix a sticky cylinder; it needs a teardown and cleaning as part of the job. We’ll tell you before we start if that’s what’s needed.
- Rental turnover locks with a dozen old keys in circulation. Landlords around the Somersville corridor tell us they’ve lost count of how many copies the last tenant made. Rekeying each cylinder to a new key solves this without buying new hardware, but every door that uses the old key has to be re-pinned in the same visit. Miss one and the old key still works on that door.
- Smart lock retrofits that leave the mechanical cylinder untouched. A homeowner installs a smart lock over the original cylinder but never rekeys the mechanical core. The old physical key still turns the old cylinder. If that key was floating around before the smart lock went on, it still is. We rekey the cylinder even when the smart interface is new.
Pricing for Rekey Locks in Antioch, CA
A single-cylinder rekey on a standard Schlage or Kwikset lock in Antioch runs $75 – $120. A double-cylinder deadbolt rekey runs $95 – $145 because there are two cylinders to re-pin. High-security cylinders like Medeco or Mul-T-Lock run $30 – $60 more per cylinder due to the extra pin stacks and key control hardware, plus the price of the controlled key blanks. A typical Antioch house with three exterior doors and mixed Kwikset and Schlage hardware lands around $220 – $340. We give you the full written price on the phone before dispatch, and that price is the one on your invoice. No added call-out fee when the van shows up. Call (956) 275-7388 for an exact written quote.
Rekey Price Breakdown for Antioch
- Single-cylinder rekey (standard Schlage/Kwikset): $75 – $120
- Double-cylinder deadbolt rekey: $95 – $145
- High-security cylinder rekey (Medeco/Mul-T-Lock): $135 – $195 per cylinder
- Typical single-family home, 3 doors: $220 – $340 total
We Also Serve Cities Near Antioch
Our Rekey Locks in Antioch service extends to the neighboring communities along the Highway 4 corridor. We dispatch locally to Oakley, Pittsburg, Clayton, and Brentwood with the same written price, the same background-checked technicians, and the same one-year written guarantee. If you’re just outside the Antioch city line, you’re still in our coverage area without any change to how the work is quoted or performed.
Serving Antioch, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Antioch 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 Antioch
Yes. We rekey the Schlage deadbolt and either re-pin the Kwikset knobs or, if you want a single key system, swap the Kwikset knob cylinders to Schlage cylinders and then rekey everything to one Schlage SC1 key. It’s the single most common rekey configuration we encounter across Antioch. The work is priced per cylinder, not per keyway, so you’ll get one written number that covers the whole door set. Call (956) 275-7388 and tell the dispatcher what brands you have. You’ll get the real price before anyone is dispatched.
For a standard three-door house with one or two keyways, plan on 45 – 90 minutes. That includes teardown, re-pinning, key cutting, reassembly, and testing every lock twice with the new key. If we find a stiff or corroded cylinder, especially in river-side homes where humidity sits on the hardware year-round, it adds 10 – 20 minutes for cleaning and lubrication. We’ll tell you the window when we quote the job.
No. A rekey leaves the lock and door hardware intact. The cylinder is removed, re-pinned, and reinstalled in the same finish and footplate. We don’t drill, pry, or cut anything on the door. If your existing lock is already damaged or failing internally, we’ll stop and show you what’s wrong before any rekey work changes the scope. That’s part of the written price process.
Yes. Every rekey in Antioch is quoted as a written price on the phone before a technician is dispatched, and that written price is the final invoice amount. We don’t add a call-out fee when we arrive, and we don’t renegotiate on the doorstep. The quote covers what it covers. If something changes once the technician sees the locks, we call you with the updated number and you approve it before the work proceeds. No surprises.
Every Ridley technician in Antioch arrives in a marked van, wearing a uniform with the Ridley and Garrison Partners identifiers, and carries a photo ID that matches the name on your dispatch confirmation. The dispatcher gives you the technician’s name before they arrive. You can also call (956) 275-7388 at any point while the technician is at your door and confirm who was sent. We train customers to ask for that. A real locksmith wants you to verify them; a scammer wants you to skip it.
Written by Drew Kowalski, Owner at Ridley Locksmith & Security, serving Antioch, CA under The Garrison Standard since 2007.