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 Florin
Rekeying a lock in Florin means changing the internal pins so your old keys stop working, without replacing the hardware itself. Most Florin homeowners call us when keys have been handed out to too many people: an ex-tenant, a contractor, a house cleaner, a roommate who moved out. We get to Florin neighborhoods like the older ranch home streets south of Florin Road quickly, show up in a marked Ridley vehicle with a uniformed technician, and give you a written price before any work starts. Call (956) 275-7388 and a live person answers, day or night.
Why Ridley Locksmith & Security Is Florin’s Preferred Rekey Locks Company
Ridley Locksmith & Security has operated under The Garrison Standard since 2007. That is not a slogan. It is a written code that every technician carries and every job gets measured against. For Florin, part of the Garrison Partners family, it means the person who steps out of the van is background-checked, uniformed, and accountable to someone with a name: Drew Kowalski runs Ridley. If work is not done right within a full year, we come back and make it right at no charge. That is the 365-Day Done Right Promise, and it is in writing on every single job.
Customers in Florin repeatedly tell us the thing they want most after getting burned is knowing the price will not move. Our standing offer is a written price delivered before anyone touches a screwdriver. The price on that paper is the price on the invoice. No dispatch fee tacked on at the door. No surprise because the deadbolt turned out to be a mortise lock. We ask about the hardware on the phone so the written price already reflects what is on your door.
We are trained on the full spectrum of lock hardware you actually find in Florin: standard Schlage, Kwikset, Yale, and Baldwin residential locks, plus high-security lines like Medeco and Mul-T-Lock when a landlord or business needs key control. A live person answers our phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Not a voicemail. Not a call center. The person who picks up works for Ridley.
Rekey Service in Florin
Rekey service in Florin is the most common call we run, and for good reason. Florin is part of unincorporated Sacramento County, and the rental turnover here is constant. Fourplexes off Florin Road, older ranch homes off Stockton Boulevard, properties near Luther Burbank High School. Every turnover means old keys floating around. The fix is a rekey: we remove each lock cylinder, swap out the pins to match a new key, and reassemble. No drilling. No new hardware unless you want it.
A standalone residential rekey in Florin typically runs $95 to $160 for the first lock, with each additional keyed-alike lock running $20 to $35. The exact figure is set in the written price before we dispatch. We ask what brand is on the door and whether it is a deadbolt, a knob, or a mortise-style lock. That is not an upsell conversation. It is how we keep the written price honest.
Door Rekeying
Door rekeying covers the lock cylinders on your exterior and interior doors. We set each cylinder to a new key bitting and hand you the keys. All of your old keys go dead immediately. For a job with multiple doors, we key them alike unless you tell us otherwise.
Deadbolt Rekeying
Deadbolt rekeying is often done in the same visit as the knob or lever below it. We rekey the deadbolt cylinder separately, because the two cylinders almost always use the same key. If your deadbolt is a higher-security cylinder on a Baldwin or Medeco, the rekey costs a bit more because the cylinder requires different pins and more time.
We rekeyed eight units of a fourplex off Florin Road near Elk Grove-Florin after a turnover. The landlord had a stack of Kwikset KW1 keys that had been copied by every former tenant. We pulled each pin and tumbler cylinder, reset the pins to fresh bitting, and cut a small master key system so the owner kept one pass key while each tenant got a unit-only key. We left a written per-unit key-control sheet for the county rental file and tagged each deadbolt so the invoice matched the hardware in one trip. That is the job done to The Garrison Standard.
Keyed Alike in Florin
Keyed alike in Florin means making multiple locks share a single key. For most Florin homes, that is the front door, the back door, and maybe a side door from the garage. You carry one key instead of three. It is done entirely inside the lock cylinder, so the hardware stays in place.
The cost to key locks alike in Florin follows the same structure as a rekey: $95 to $160 for the first lock, then $20 to $35 per additional lock set to match. If the locks are different brands, like a Schlage on the front and a Kwikset on the back, we make them work on one key using the right cylinder changes. If the hardware is so worn the key feels gritty even after rekeying, we will tell you before we start and include the repair in the written price.
One Key for All Doors
One key for all doors is the request we hear most from Florin homeowners who just bought a house. New house, unknown keys out there. We rekey every exterior lock to one fresh key and hand you the copies. Old keys stop working the moment we finish.
Master Key Systems for Florin Rentals
Master key systems serve Florin landlords who need a single pass key for every unit while each tenant key only opens their own door. We cut the master and change keys, and we document the key hierarchy. For rental properties in unincorporated Sacramento County, that documentation is often exactly what the property owner needs for a county rental inspection file.
Trusted Brands We Service in Florin
Most Florin doors run on Schlage and Kwikset cylinders, and we rekey those daily. We also service Yale and Baldwin hardware, which shows up on a lot of the custom deadbolts people installed when Florin homes were built out in the 1960s and 1970s. When a property owner wants real key control, we work on Medeco and Mul-T-Lock high-security cylinders, where key blanks are restricted and a copy cannot be made at a hardware store. We stock common pins and parts for the brands we see most in Florin, which speeds up the job and keeps the written price accurate.
Common Rekey Locks Problems We See in Florin Homes
- Worn Kwikset and Schlage cylinders on older homes. Florin’s housing stock is aging, and many of those original cylinders have decades of use on them. A straight rekey on a badly worn cylinder leaves the new key feeling loose or gritty, so we check pin engagement and replace worn parts rather than hiding behind a cheap quote that leaves the same problem.
- A teaser price that turns into a padded invoice at the door. This happens in Florin more than it should. A lock gets quoted as a standard rekey, then the tech announces it is a mortise lock or a Baldwin with a non-standard cylinder and the price jumps. We ask what hardware is on the door before dispatching, and the written price accounts for it.
- Unmarked vans and techs who look like nobody’s employee. Florin homeowners regularly tell us they hesitated to hand over a key because they could not verify who was at the door. Our technicians arrive in marked Ridley vehicles, in uniform, and they carry Ridley identification. You know who you handed the key to.
- Landlord turnover chaos without key control. Florin has a lot of rental fourplexes and small apartment courts, especially south of Florin Road. When units turn over and keys have been copied across years of tenants, a simple rekey is not enough unless someone tracks which key opens which unit. We rekey all cylinders and leave a key-control sheet so the owner is not guessing.
Pricing for Rekey Locks in Florin, CA
A typical residential rekey in Florin runs $95 to $160 for the first lock and $20 to $35 for each additional lock set to the same key. A deadbolt-only rekey falls in the same range. Mortise locks and high-security cylinders like Medeco run higher because the parts and labor are different. Every price we quote is a written price delivered before we dispatch and before any work begins. There is no call-out surcharge added on arrival. No lockout-style bait pricing where the number you heard on the phone becomes fiction at your door. Call (956) 275-7388 and we will ask about your lock, give you the exact written price, and send a background-checked Ridley technician.
We Also Serve Cities Near Florin
Beyond Florin, our Rekey Locks team covers Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, and San Francisco. If you own rental property in more than one city, you deal with one company and one standard. If you are looking for Rekey Locks in Florin specifically, you are already on the right page.
Serving Florin, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Florin 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 Florin
Yes. We rekey the existing cylinders in place. You do not buy new deadbolts or new hardware. The first lock in Florin runs $95 to $160, each additional lock keyed alike runs $20 to $35, and the written price is set before we dispatch. Call (956) 275-7388 and we will walk through what is on each door.
No. We remove the cylinder from the lock, take out the old pins, insert new pins that match a fresh key, and put the cylinder back. Nothing is drilled. The hardware stays on the door. The job takes roughly 20 to 40 minutes for a typical Florin lock, and your old keys stop working the moment the new pins go in.
Every Ridley technician arrives in a marked vehicle, wearing a uniform, carrying Ridley identification. They are background-checked. They work to The Garrison Standard and the written code that goes with it. If you want to verify before opening the door, call our line and the live dispatcher will confirm the technician’s name and vehicle.
Yes. Florin sits in unincorporated Sacramento County, so many rental properties fall under county rental-inspection rules rather than a city permits desk. We rekey all units, cut master and change keys where requested, and provide written key-control documentation that fits a county rental file. The price per unit follows the same written quote structure: first lock $95 to $160, each additional lock $20 to $35.
Most smart locks and keypad entries still have a physical key cylinder as a backup, and that cylinder can be rekeyed. The electronic entry side stays untouched. If your keypad lock has a key override, we rekey the cylinder so old physical keys stop working, and the digital side keeps functioning exactly as before.
Written by Drew Kowalski, Owner at Ridley Locksmith & Security, serving Florin since 2007.