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 Morgan Hill
Rekeying locks in Morgan Hill usually runs $25 – $45 per cylinder plus a $45 – $65 trip fee, and at a typical house we finish in 30 – 60 minutes. That means most Morgan Hill homes pay $95 – $180 total for a full-home rekey, with the exact figure quoted on the phone before we dispatch anyone. Our crews know the streets here, from the downtown blocks to the west-side subdivisions, and we arrive with every pin kit and cylinder needed to get it done in one visit. Call (956) 275-7388 and you’ll talk to a live person, not a voicemail.
Why Ridley Locksmith & Security Is Morgan Hill’s Preferred Rekey Locks Company
Most Morgan Hill customers call us after dealing with one of two things: a no-show, or a price that changed the minute a tech stepped inside. We don’t do either. Ridley Locksmith & Security has been part of the Garrison Partners family since 2007, operating under The Garrison Standard, a written code that every technician on every job has to answer to. That means a background-checked, uniformed tech shows up in a marked van, hands you a written price before touching a single tool, and leaves you a written guarantee covering the work for one full year. If the rekey fails inside that window for any reason, we come back and fix it at no charge. No fine print, no callback loop.
Drew Kowalski runs this operation and he’s built it around a simple idea: you should know exactly who’s coming through your door and exactly what the job will cost before that person arrives. That matters in Morgan Hill, where a lot of houses sit on quiet cul-de-sacs and a stranger fiddling with a lock draws attention. Our techs carry ID, show it at the door, and explain what they’re doing before they start. You can read more about Rekey Locks on our service page, or keep reading here for how this works in Morgan Hill specifically.
Keyed Alike in Morgan Hill
Keyed Alike in Morgan Hill is one of the most common requests we get, and for good reason: so many homes here were built in stages. The original 1950s builder put Kwikset knobs on every door. A previous owner added a Schlage deadbolt in the 80s. Then someone put a smart lock on the front door last year. Now you’re carrying four keys for one house. Keyed alike fixes that by pinning every cylinder in the house, whatever the brand, to the same key. You keep your existing hardware, we just replace the internal pins so one key turns every lock.
Cost in Morgan Hill runs $25 – $45 per cylinder for the rekey work itself. The trip fee is $45 – $65 depending on where you are in the city, whether that’s off Butterfield Boulevard or up near the hills west of town. The total gets quoted in writing before we dispatch, and that’s the number on the invoice. No per-cylinder surprises once a tech is already at your door.
When It Makes Sense
You’d want keyed alike when you’re tired of juggling keys, or when you’ve bought a house and want every lock on one key without replacing all the hardware. It also helps if you have a rental property in Morgan Hill and want one key for the owner and another for the tenant. We set it up as a master key system when that’s what you need.
What It Does Not Involve
We don’t sell you new locks unless you ask for them. Keyed alike keeps your original knobs and deadbolts, changes only the inside pins, and costs a fraction of replacing everything. For most Morgan Hill houses, the whole job is done in under an hour.
Rekey Deadbolt in Morgan Hill
Rekey Deadbolt in Morgan Hill usually costs $25 – $45 for the deadbolt cylinder itself, on top of the $45 – $65 trip fee, which puts most single-deadbolt jobs at $70 – $110. If you’ve just moved in, lost a key, or ended a tenant situation, rekeying the deadbolt should be the first lock you do. It’s the lock that actually stops someone from walking in, and on most Morgan Hill doors it’s a Schlage, Kwikset, or Yale cylinder we can rekey in about 10 minutes at the door.
A deadbolt rekey means we remove the cylinder, swap the internal pins for a new pin stack cut to your new key, and test the lock for any binding or slop. If the deadbolt itself is worn, we’ll tell you before we touch it and give you a written price for any replacement. We carry Schlage, Kwikset, Yak, and Baldwin cylinders and pin kits on the truck, so we rarely need to make a second trip.
Single Deadbolt vs. Whole House
If it’s one deadbolt, the job is quick and the math is simple. If you have a front deadbolt, a back door deadbolt, and a side door knob all on different keys, we price each cylinder separately and key them all alike for no extra charge beyond the cylinder fees. That’s the economical way to secure a whole Morgan Hill house in one visit.
Smart Lock Deadbolts
Smart locks with rekeyable cylinders, like many Kwikset and Yale models, can be rekeyed the same way as a traditional deadbolt. If your smart lock uses a sealed cylinder that cannot be rekeyed, we’ll tell you straight and lay out the replacement options with a written price before any work starts.
Trusted Brands We Service in Morgan Hill
Our techs work on the full range of hardware found in Morgan Hill homes, from everyday Schlage and Kwikset to higher-end Yale and Baldwin, and high-security lines including Medeco and Mul-T-Lock. Because the housing stock here spans so many decades, we keep a broad pin and parts inventory on every truck so we don’t have to run back to a shop. If you have a Medeco cylinder on a front door and a Kwikset knob on the back, we can rekey both on the same visit and key them alike. The same goes for Sargent and Abloy cylinders, which require specialized pin kits not every locksmith carries.
Common Rekey Locks Problems We See in Morgan Hill Homes
- Mismatched lock generations on one door. Morgan Hill’s downtown blocks and the west-side subdivisions built from the 1950s through the 1990s often have a builder-grade knob from one decade, a deadbolt from another, and maybe a newer smart lock. That means rekeys here are rarely one-cylinder jobs, and we usually pin several different brands to one key on the same visit.
- Worn cylinders that bind after a rekey. A lock cylinder that has turned a key 10,000 times since the Reagan administration will not pin cleanly to a new key. We see this often in older Morgan Hill homes, and the fix is usually a new cylinder, which we’ll quote in writing before installing.
- An old key still partially turning. If a previous rekey used mismatched pins or the cylinder was never fully serviced, an old key can sometimes still turn partway or bind the new key. We test every key and every cylinder before we leave, and the 365-Day Done Right Promise means if it fails after we’re gone, we come back free.
- Callers who get a teaser price, then a bigger bill at the door. This is the number one complaint we hear from Morgan Hill customers who call us after another shop. Some companies quote a flat “rekey from $19” over the phone, then add per-cylinder, trip, and after-hours charges once the tech arrives. We give one written price before anyone is dispatched, and that’s the price on the invoice.
Pricing for Rekey Locks in Morgan Hill, CA
Here’s what you’re actually looking at in Morgan Hill. Each lock cylinder rekeyed runs $25 – $45. The trip fee to your door is $45 – $65. So a single deadbolt rekey lands at $70 – $110. A full house with a front knob, front deadbolt, back door, and a slider is typically $145 – $245. Commercial storefronts and homes with high-security cylinders like Medeco or Mul-T-Lock run higher because the cylinders themselves take longer and use proprietary pins. Call (956) 275-7388 and we’ll give you an exact written price for your address before we dispatch. There’s no charge for the estimate and the number we quote is the number you pay.
We Also Serve Cities Near Morgan Hill
Our crews cover Rekey Locks in Morgan Hill and the surrounding area daily. If you’re in San Martin, Gilroy, Los Gatos, or Campbell, the same written price, same 365-Day Done Right Promise, and same live person on the phone applies. One call covers a lot of ground in the South Bay.
Serving Morgan Hill, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
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FAQs About Rekey Locks in Morgan Hill
Every Ridley technician arrives in a marked van, wears a uniform with the company name, and carries photo ID they show at the door before any work starts. You can also call (956) 275-7388 while they’re standing there and the dispatcher will confirm the tech’s name and job number. Drew Kowalski’s operation runs every job under The Garrison Standard, which requires ID verification at the door on every call, including rekeys. No unmarked sedans, no subcontractors.
No. A rekey is done by removing the lock cylinder with a screwdriver and replacing the internal pins, so there’s no drilling and no damage to the hardware. The only time we drill is if a lock is seized or a key is broken off inside the cylinder, which is not part of a normal rekey. If your lock does need drilling, we’ll show you why and give you a written price before we do it.
Yes, and that’s one of the most common jobs we do in Morgan Hill. Front door deadbolts and knobs are standard pin cylinders, and most sliding door locks use a smaller cylinder that can also be rekeyed. We pin every cylinder in the house to the same key profile, so one key opens everything, including the slider. If your slider uses a non-standard or smart lock that can’t be rekeyed, we’ll tell you straight and quote any replacement in writing.
A single deadbolt takes about 10 – 15 minutes at the door. A full house with four or five cylinders takes 30 – 60 minutes from the time the tech starts until every key is tested and the work area is clean. What adds time is older Morgan Hill hardware where cylinders are worn or stuck, which is common in homes built in the 50s through the 90s. The written quote accounts for that before we dispatch.
Usually, yes. Rekeying runs $25 – $45 per cylinder, while replacing a full deadbolt and knob set can run $80 – $200 or more per door for decent hardware, plus installation. If your existing hardware is in good working order but the keys are compromised, rekeying is the logical, lower-cost fix. We never push new locks on a Morgan Hill customer unless the existing hardware is genuinely worn or damaged, and if that’s the case, we’ll show you the worn part and give you a written price before any work starts. Call (956) 275-7388 for an exact quote on your house. Estimates are free and there’s no obligation.
Written by Drew Kowalski, Owner at Ridley Locksmith & Security, serving Morgan Hill since 2007.