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 Rodeo
Rekeying a lock in Rodeo means changing the internal pins so your old keys stop working and new keys take over. The lock stays on your door. You keep the hardware you already have. A typical rekey in Rodeo runs $25 – $45 per cylinder plus a service call, landing most single-family homes between $95 and $185 when we rekey two or three exterior locks in one visit. Call (956) 275-7388 and we’ll give you a written price before anyone is dispatched to your street.
We work across Rodeo’s waterfront flats and hillside tracts every week. We know the housing stock here: some doors have builder-grade Kwikset cylinders from the 1960s, and the house two doors down has a mortise lock body that takes entirely different pins and tools. That’s why we confirm the exact cylinder type before dispatch. You deserve a price that holds when the van pulls up, not a phone quote that turns into a surprise at the door.
Why Ridley Locksmith & Security Is Rodeo’s Preferred Rekey Locks Company
We’re the local company that holds every technician to The Garrison Standard: a written code that says background-checked, uniformed, accountable. Not a franchise call center that sends whoever answers the phone. Not an independent shop with no one to answer to when work fails. Ridley Locksmith & Security is part of the Garrison Partners family, operating under The Garrison Standard since 2007, and every technician dispatched into Rodeo carries that standard with them.
Drew Kowalski leads our team, and he’s built the operation around one non-negotiable: a written price before any work starts. You get it in writing, on paper, before the first tool comes out of the bag. That price is the price on the invoice. If a repair fails inside one full year, we return free under the 365-Day Done Right Promise. It’s not a verbal promise. It’s a document, handed to you with the invoice, covering the work for a full year.
Response time to Rodeo is tight. We dispatch from our San Francisco Bay Area office, and a live person answers the phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. When you call about a Rekey Locks job, you’re talking to someone who can schedule a tech and confirm a price, not a voicemail.
Keyed Alike in Rodeo
Keyed alike in Rodeo means every exterior lock on your home operates on one key. Instead of carrying a keyring with a front door key, a back door key, and a garage door key, you carry one. The job involves removing each lock cylinder, replacing the internal pins so all cylinders match a single key cut, and testing every door before we leave.
Rodeo homeowners ask for this most often after buying a home, after a tenant moves out, or after years of juggling four separate keys. The cost runs $25 – $45 per cylinder, and locks must use compatible keyways to key alike. Most Schlage cylinders can key alike with each other, and most Kwikset cylinders can, but Schlage and Kwikset don’t cross-key. We’ll tell you on the phone whether your hardware can share one key.
The keyed alike visit
We pull each lock cylinder, re-pin it to the new key, swap them back into the doors, and run the key through every lock twice. The whole visit on a typical three-lock Rodeo home takes an hour to ninety minutes because we quoted per cylinder before dispatch and arrive with the right pins for your specific hardware.
Key control after a tenant leaves
If you own a rental in Rodeo, keyed alike work after a move-out is one of the fastest ways to reset access. We rekey every exterior lock and hand you the exact number of keys we cut. Old keys stop working the moment we re-pin the last cylinder, and we hand you a written guarantee covering the work for one full year.
Rekey Deadbolt in Rodeo
Rekey deadbolt in Rodeo means changing the pins inside your existing deadbolt cylinder so the old key no longer turns the thumbturn from the outside. The deadbolt stays on the door. The hole, the bolt, the faceplate: all untouched. You get new keys and the old ones become useless.
This is the most common request we field in Rodeo: someone moves out, a housekeeper or contractor had a key, a teenager in Hercules or El Sobrante borrowed it and never gave it back. Rekeying a single deadbolt runs $25 – $45 plus the service call. Pairing it with a second lock on the same visit drops the per-lock cost because we’re already there with the pin kit open.
When to rekey instead of replace
If the deadbolt itself is solid: ANSI Grade 1 or Grade 2, no grinding, the bolt throws clean. Rekey it. You keep hardware that works and you stop the old keys. Replacing is only needed when the deadbolt is worn past reliable function or you’re upgrading to a high-security cylinder from Medeco or Abloy.
Rekeying a bump-resistant deadbolt
A note on bumping: pin-and-tumbler cylinders can be bumped open at nearly any age. If your Rodeo deadbolt is older builder-grade Kwikset, we’re honest about that on the phone. Rekeying stops old keys, but it doesn’t change the cylinder’s bump resistance. If you want real protection, we can key a Schlage or Medeco high-security cylinder to your existing key while we’re rekeying the rest of the house.
Trusted Brands We Service in Rodeo
We work on Schlage, Kwikset, Medeco, and Abloy hardware every week in Rodeo. Our vans carry pin kits for standard residential lines and high-security systems, so we don’t have to quote one price and then leave to chase parts. Whether you’ve got a Kwikset keypad deadbolt off Pacific Avenue or a Schlage keyed cylinder on a hillside slider, the technician who shows up carries the right tools on the first visit.
Common Rekey Locks Problems We See in Rodeo Homes
- A phone quote that never asks what kind of lock you have. Rodeo’s housing stock spans the 1940s through the 1970s. Some streets mix mortise lock bodies with modern deadbolts block by block. A flat quote without a cylinder check means the tech arrives without the right pins and the price moves at the door.
- Old tenant keys that still work after a rekey. We see this when only one side of the pin stack gets changed or the cylinder was never removed. Old keys keep turning. Key control dies. We pull every cylinder and re-pin it fully, and we hand you a count of the new keys we cut.
- Cheap hardware swapped in during a rekey. A deadbolt that isn’t ANSI Grade 1 gets replaced with something weaker, and your Rodeo entry door ends up easier to defeat than before the visit. We don’t swap your hardware unless it’s genuinely worn, and then we quote the replacement before we touch it.
- Back slider cylinders overlooked. Sliding glass doors off waterfront homes and hillside decks are easy to forget on a rekey visit. We check every exterior lock, including the slider, garage man door, and side gate, and include them in the written price before dispatch.
Pricing for Rekey Locks in Rodeo, CA
A single rekey in Rodeo runs $25 – $45 per cylinder. That’s the labor to remove the cylinder, swap the pins, cut new keys, and test the lock. The service call to reach your address in Rodeo adds to that, and most homes with three exterior locks land between $95 and $185 all in. A homeowner with one front door deadbolt and a back door lock: typically $120 to $160. Keyed alike work across three or four cylinders: $160 to $240 on a standard visit.
What moves the price is the cylinder type. A modern Schlage or Kwikset deadbolt pins in minutes. An old mortise lock body from the 1960s takes longer and needs different pins. We tell you on the phone which one you have, and we confirm with a photo or an in-person check before dispatch. The price we give you in writing is the price on the invoice. Call (956) 275-7388 for a free estimate on your specific locks.
We Also Serve Cities Near Rodeo
Beyond Rodeo, our techs cover Hercules, Crockett, Pinole, and El Sobrante on the same written-price standard. If you know someone in those towns dealing with a rekey after a move-out or a break-in, this is how we run Rekey Locks in Rodeo and the surrounding Contra Costa shoreline: same dispatch, same guarantee, same price before work begins.
Serving Rodeo, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Rodeo 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 Rodeo
Yes. We rekey existing deadbolts by pulling the cylinder, replacing the internal pins, and cutting new keys. The deadbolt stays on the door and the old keys stop working. We only recommend replacement when the deadbolt is worn past reliable function or the strike plate has failed. Call (956) 275-7388 and we’ll tell you which path fits your door.
Yes, if the cylinders share a compatible keyway. Most Schlage cylinders key alike with Schlage, and most Kwikset with Kwikset. We confirm what’s on each door before dispatch, then re-pin every cylinder to one key. The visit typically costs $25 – $45 per cylinder plus the service call, and we hand you the number of new keys you need.
We ask about your lock type on the phone, and if there’s any question, we request a photo or confirm in person before scheduling. Then we give you a written price. That written price is the price on the invoice, no additions on arrival. It’s a standing policy, not a sales line. Call (956) 275-7388 and you’ll hear the number before you hang up.
No. Rekeying only touches the internal cylinder pins. The door, the bolt, the faceplate, and the lock body stay in place. If your cylinder is seized or corroded, we’ll stop and quote the fix before doing anything, because the written price you agreed to is the work we perform. Nothing gets drilled without your sign-off.
Have a working key to each lock, or at least one key per lock type if the old key is lost. Know which doors you want rekeyed and whether you want any keyed alike. If you’re a landlord, tell us how many new keys you need. We’ll handle the rest, and we’ll hand you a written guarantee covering the work for one full year before we leave your driveway.
Written by Drew Kowalski, Owner at Ridley Locksmith & Security, operating to The Garrison Standard since 2007.