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 Burbank
Rekey locks in Burbank typically runs $65 – $110 for the first cylinder and $15 – $25 per additional cylinder when all keyed to the same new key, with most single-family homes completed in 45 – 90 minutes. The work means changing the pins inside your existing lock so old keys stop working, without replacing the hardware. If you just closed on a house near the Rancho, moved into a rental off Olive Avenue, or let a contractor keep a set of keys too long, call (956) 275-7388 and we’ll give you a written price before anyone heads your way.
Why Ridley Locksmith & Security Is Burbank’s Preferred Rekey Locks Company
We’ve worked both sides of Burbank: the late-1940s bungalows in Magnolia Park and the newer builds east of the 5. That matters in this city because a rekey here is rarely a five-minute swap on a modern deadbolt. It’s more often a 70-year-old Schlage that needs careful re-pinning, not drilling. Our Rekey Locks team carries the pin kits and cylinder followers for original hardware from the 1940s onward, so we don’t have to talk you into a replacement you didn’t ask for.
Burbank customers get the same structural accountability as every other home we serve: a written price before any work starts, a uniformed technician who is background-checked and employed by us (not a subcontractor), and the 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing. That promise covers the rekey for one full year. If the work fails inside that window, we return and make it right at no charge. It’s automatic, and it’s a document, not a verbal assurance.
The live person answering our phones at 3:00 a.m. is the same standard applied to daytime calls in Burbank: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, a real human picks up. No call center script, no answering service triage. That’s The Garrison Standard, the operating code we’ve been held to as part of the Garrison Partners family since 2007. Drew Kowalski runs this shop under that code, and every Burbank job carries it.
Rekey Service in Burbank
Rekey Service in Burbank is the cheapest way to invalidate old keys without changing the look of your doors, and for most older Burbank houses it’s also the smartest choice because the original lock bodies were built better than what’s on the shelf today. The work involves pulling the cylinder, replacing the internal pins and springs, cutting new keys, and testing the lock through multiple cycles. You keep the deadbolt. The old keys just stop working.
When Burbank homeowners call for a rekey
The most common call is a fresh real estate closing in the Magnolia Park or Rancho tracts. The prior owner, their relatives, their housekeeper, their contractor, their real estate agent all may have had keys. A rekey wipes every one of those keys in about an hour. The second most common is a tenant turnover on a Burbank rental, where a rekey is standard between leases and often required by the lease terms themselves.
Pinning original cylinders without drilling
If a Burbank home still has its 1940s or 1950s pin and tumbler cylinder, we re-pin it non-destructively. Drilling a worn but serviceable cylinder turns a $90 rekey into a $200-plus replacement, and we won’t do that to you. The only exception is a cylinder so badly worn or corroded that pins won’t seat, and if that’s the case we’ll show you before we drill. That’s the only point where the written price can change: when there’s evidence in front of you, and you’ve approved it.
Keyed Alike in Burbank
Keyed Alike in Burbank means every exterior lock in your home operates on the same new key, so you stop carrying a ring of five or six different keys. Many older Burbank homes have one keyed front door, an old keyed side door, and a back deadbolt that was added later with its own key. We cut a single key that works the front, the back, and the side, and we remove the old pins from every cylinder so previous keys no longer turn.
Matching older doors and newer deadbolts
A 1948 bungalow on North Catalina Street in Magnolia Park came to us this year with one original Schlage deadbolt and two Kwikset interior knobs all running on the same worn brass key. The homeowner had just closed and wanted every old key dead. We rekeyed the Schlage non-destructively, rebuilt the pin stack, and keyed the deadbolt and knobs alike so one new key ran the front and back doors. The homeowner kept the original lock body and paid a rekey price, not a full hardware swap. That’s how Keyed Alike should work in Burbank: same key, less cost, no unsolicited replacement.
Single-key convenience without losing security
Keying alike does not mean the locks are less secure. Each lock keeps its own independent cylinder and its own pin stack. They simply share the same key cut. The security of each lock is unchanged. What changes is convenience: one key for the front door, back door, and side door. If you have a Burbank garage with a keyed entry door, we can key that alike too.
Trusted Brands We Service in Burbank
We rekey Schlage, Kwikset, Medeco, and Yale hardware every week in Burbank, from 1940s original Schlage pin and tumbler cylinders in Magnolia Park to current Kwikset smart-key deadbolts in the hills above Glenoaks Boulevard. We stock pins, springs, and cylinder caps for these brands in our service vehicles, so a Burbank rekey doesn’t wait on a parts order. For Medeco and other high-security lines, the key cuts are controlled and the pins are specific to the keyway; if your Burbank property has high-security cylinders, we can rekey them under the same written pricing standard.
Common Rekey Locks Problems We See in Burbank Homes
- 1950s originals that have never been rekeyed. The Rancho and Magnolia Park tracts are full of original Kwikset and Schlage cylinders installed when these houses were built. They still work, but the pins are worn and sloppy. A careful re-pin restores the cylinder’s crispness along with changing the key.
- A single keyed exterior door with interior locking knobs. Burbank was a dry town until 1986, and many pre-1986 homes still have just one keyed exterior door with locking interior bedroom and bathroom doors. A “whole house” rekey quote that doesn’t clarify which doors actually have a cylinder creates a mismatch at the doorstep. We ask before we quote.
- A phone quote for a flat rate that balloons at the door. Some companies quote a flat rekey rate over the phone, then discover a worn mortise lock or an old interior door set on arrival and add a “vintage hardware” upward adjustment. The price should be agreed before dispatch, not renegotiated on the porch. We write the number before we leave.
- Drilling a serviceable cylinder on a rental. A technician in a hurry drills a worn but working cylinder on a Burbank rental, turning a $90 rekey into a $250 deadbolt replacement the landlord never authorized. Unless the cylinder is broken beyond pin seating, we re-pin it. We only drill when we can show you why.
Pricing for Rekey Locks in Burbank, CA
We Also Serve Cities Near Burbank
We handle Rekey Locks in Burbank every day, and our crews also cover Glendale, West Hollywood, Altadena, and Beverly Hills with the same written-price standard and the same 365-Day Done Right Promise. The drive times differ, the pricing structure does not.
Serving Burbank, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Burbank 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 Burbank
In most cases we can rekey it. The original Schlage and Kwikset cylinders installed in Burbank tract homes were built better than modern builder-grade hardware, and as long as the cylinder body is not cracked or corroded through, we re-pin it non-destructively. You keep the original lock and pay a rekey price, not a replacement price. Call (956) 275-7388 and describe your front door; we’ll tell you what’s likely before we arrive.
Keyed alike covers every lock cylinder that takes a key, which in many older Burbank homes means just the front door and maybe one other exterior door. Interior bedroom and bathroom knobs are typically privacy locks with no keying. We will tell you in plain terms exactly which doors have a rekeyable cylinder before we start, and your written price reflects that count. No mismatched expectations at the doorstep.
A single-family Burbank rekey usually takes 45 to 90 minutes from arrival to test-fit. The price is agreed on the phone before dispatch, written down, and that written price is the price on the invoice unless you approve a change in person. The only change on site would be something like a broken cylinder we can show you, and you approve the new number before we touch it.
Every technician arrives in a marked Ridley vehicle, in uniform, with company identification. We do not use subcontractors, and we do not dispatch independent operators in unmarked vans. You know who is coming through your Burbank door because it’s the same standard Drew Kowalski holds every tech to under The Garrison Code: background-checked, uniformed, and accountable to a written guarantee. Call (956) 275-7388 and the person who answers can confirm the tech’s name before they leave the shop.
Will rekeying trigger a bump-resistant or smart lock upgrade we didn’t ask for?
No. A rekey changes the pins so old keys stop working. That is it. We will not pitch you a smart lock, a bump-resistant cylinder, or a hardware swap unless you ask. The written price you get before dispatch reflects the work you called about. If you want to discuss an upgrade after the rekey, we’ll tell you the cost, and you decide. The rekey stands on its own.
Call Ridley Locksmith & Security for Rekey Work in Burbank
Rekeying your Burbank home is a one-hour job that resets your security at the key level. You keep your locks, you get new keys, and every old key stops working today. We write the price before anyone is dispatched, the technician is background-checked and uniformed, and the work is covered in writing for one full year under the 365-Day Done Right Promise. Call (956) 275-7388 for a free, written estimate. A live person answers, day or night.
Written by Drew Kowalski, Owner at Ridley Locksmith & Security, operating to The Garrison Standard for Burbank and surrounding areas.