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If you need Rekey Locks service in Sacramento, a typical house job costs between $75 and $160 for the first lock and $15 to $30 for each additional lock, depending on the brand and cylinder type. We quote the full price on the phone before anyone gets in the van. That price goes on a written work order at your door, and it’s the same number on the invoice. Call us at (956) 275-7388 and a live person answers, day or night.
We know Sacramento’s housing stock. The Land Park bungalows, the East Sacramento foursquares, the midtown Victorians, and the newer construction out near Natomas all have different lock hardware. What works for a Kwikset deadbolt on a 1990s North Natomas track home doesn’t work for a 1920s mortise lock on Folsom Boulevard. Our Rekey Locks in Sacramento team sees both every week.
Why Ridley Locksmith & Security Is Sacramento’s Preferred Rekey Locks Company
We’re part of the Garrison Partners family, operating to The Garrison Standard since 2007. That standard is a written code. Every technician is background-checked and uniformed. Every job gets a written price before work starts and a written guarantee covering the repair for one full year. That’s the 365-Day Done Right Promise, and it applies to every rekey we do in Sacramento, from Curtis Park to Rosemont.
Sacramento homeowners tell us the same things over and over. They’ve had a locksmith quote $29 on the phone and then arrive with a clipboard full of add-ons. They’ve had a crew in an unmarked van that couldn’t identify the brand of deadbolt on the door. They’ve had work done that failed six weeks later with no way to reach anyone. Our model is different. Drew Kowalski runs this location, and every tech answers to the same written standard. If the work isn’t right within a year, we come back at no charge. That’s not a verbal promise; it’s a document.
We answer the phone 24 hours a day. Not a voicemail, not an answering service. A live person. For a city the size of Sacramento, that matters when you’re locked out at 11 p.m. or realize at 6 a.m. that your ex has a key you never got back.
Rekey Deadbolt in Sacramento
Rekey Deadbolt work in Sacramento typically costs $75 to $140 for a standard Schlage or Kwikset single-cylinder deadbolt, including the service call and new keys. For homeowners needing Sacramento Schlage service, we carry full pin kits and key blanks in every van. The job means removing the cylinder from the deadbolt, replacing the internal pins so the old key no longer turns, and cutting new keys to match. It usually takes 15 to 20 minutes per lock once the tech is at the door.
Schlage and Kwikset Deadbolts
Most homes built in Sacramento after 1960 run on Schlage or Kwikset deadbolts. These are pin-and-tumbler locks, and they rekey cleanly on the bench. We carry pins and key blanks for both brands in the van, so there’s no second trip for parts.
High-Security Deadbolts
If your deadbolt is a Medeco, Mul-T-Lock, or Abloy, the cylinder is a different animal. Those are high-security keyways with patented or restricted keys. We’re certified to work on them, and we’ll give you the rekey price for your exact model before dispatch. Don’t let anyone drill a Medeco; a proper rekey preserves the cylinder.
Rekey House in Sacramento
Rekey House service across a typical three-bedroom Sacramento home, with a front door, back door, and side garage door, runs $110 to $220 total when all locks are standard Schlage or Kwikset hardware. The work means repinning every exterior cylinder so a single new key operates all entries. Old keys die on the spot. We can usually complete it in under an hour.
Older Sacramento Homes
Land Park and East Sacramento homes built before WWII often have mortise locks, not bored cylindrical deadbolts. A mortise lock rekey means pulling the lock body from the door, removing the cylinder, repinning it on the bench, and re-seating everything so the deadbolt throws cleanly. It’s more time, but the price is predictable. We’ll tell you the number before we dispatch.
Rental Turnover Rekeys
Sacramento has a huge rental market, and property managers between midtown and Arden-Arcade need rekeys between tenants. A Sacramento Commercial Locksmith who understands turnover timelines matters when every day of vacancy costs money. We work with owners to get every exterior lock onto one new key, and we keep records so future rekeys are faster. The written price is the same whether it’s one door or twelve.
Trusted Brands We Service in Sacramento
We rekey Schlage, Kwikset, Medeco, and Yale hardware every week. Schlage and Kwikset dominate Sacramento’s suburban housing stock, Medeco shows up on commercial buildings and higher-end homes, and Yale has a solid presence in midtown apartments and condos. We carry the pins, key blanks, and specialty tools for these brands in our vans, so a Sacramento customer rarely waits on parts. If your hardware is another brand, tell us what you have and we’ll confirm we can repin it before anyone is dispatched.
Common Rekey Locks Problems We See in Sacramento Homes
- Cracked cylinders from valley heat. Sacramento’s hot, dry summers bake door hardware. Old brass and pot-metal cylinders dry out, seize, and sometimes crack. A routine rekey can reveal a cylinder that must be replaced before it can be repinned.
- Mismatched keyways on old hardware. In Land Park and midtown rentals, doors often have a Kwikset on the front and a Schlage on the back. They look similar, but the keyways don’t match. A cheap rekey that ignores keyway compatibility leaves you with two keys instead of one.
- Mortise locks that won’t retract smoothly. East Sacramento pre-war homes run on mortise lockbodies. If the internal springs are worn, the deadbolt drags. Repinning alone won’t fix that; the lockbody needs attention.
- Unknown key copies circulating. You bought a house. The previous owner’s adult children each had a key. So did a neighbor, a house cleaner, and maybe a contractor from a 2018 remodel. A rekey kills every one of those copies at once.
Pricing for Rekey Locks in Sacramento, CA
A standard rekey in Sacramento runs $75 to $160 for the first lock and $15 to $30 for each additional lock. Deadbolt-only jobs land at the lower end. Mortise locks in Land Park or East Sacramento run higher because the cylinder work takes longer. High-security cylinders like Medeco or Mul-T-Lock run $30 to $60 per cylinder on top of the base rekey. We quote the full price on the phone, before dispatch, including the service call. There is no call-out surcharge added when the tech arrives. Call (956) 275-7388 for an exact quote on your Sacramento home.
The information-gain point here is simple: Sacramento’s pre-war housing stock, especially in Land Park and East Sacramento, is dominated by mortise locks and older pin-and-tumbler sets, not the Kwikset or Schlage deadbolts common in newer suburbs like Natomas. A routine rekey often means repinning a vintage cylinder that must be removed and hand-fit on the bench. The valley heat also dries out and cracks old cylinders, which means rekey work frequently surfaces a lock that needs replacement before it can be repinned at all. We factor that into the quote before we send a tech, not after.
Old Sacramento mortise and pin-and-tumbler cylinders seize or crack in valley heat, so a simple repin turns into a cylinder replacement after the tech is already on site. Ask for the all-in price before dispatch, not a teaser rekey rate. We give you that number up front and it goes on a written work order at the door.
We Also Serve Cities Near Sacramento
Our Sacramento crews cover West Sacramento, Rio Linda, North Highlands, and Carmichael. If you’re just over the river in West Sacramento or up the 80 in North Highlands, the same written price and the same 365-Day Done Right Promise apply. Call us and we’ll confirm coverage for your address.
Serving Sacramento, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Sacramento 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 Sacramento
A rekey removes the internal pins from each lock cylinder and replaces them with a new set that matches a new key. Every old key stops working immediately. For a Land Park home with mortise locks, our tech removes each cylinder on the bench, repins it, and reinstalls it. Call (956) 275-7388 and we’ll walk you through what your hardware needs before dispatch.
A standard three-door Sacramento home with Schlage or Kwikset deadbolts takes 45 to 75 minutes on site. If you have mortise locks, expect closer to 90 minutes or two hours depending on the lockbodys’ condition. We’ll give you an accurate window when you describe your hardware on the phone.
Yes, if the keyways are compatible. Kwikset and Schlage use different keyway shapes, so a home with one of each brand can’t always be put on a single key without replacing one lock. We’ll tell you that before dispatch, and we’ll quote the replacement hardware flat if it’s needed.
Ask for the all-in price including the service call, the per-lock rate, and the brand of cylinder being used. Ask whether rekeying or replacing is more cost-effective for your hardware. Ask if the price will be on a written work order before any work starts. Then call (956) 275-7388 and compare what you hear.
We rekey the keyed cylinder inside most smart locks and keypad locks, including Schlage Encode, Kwikset Halo, and Yale Assure. The keypad or app functions keep working; only the physical key changes. Tell us the exact model and we’ll confirm repinability before dispatch.
Written by Drew Kowalski, Owner at Ridley Locksmith & Security, serving Sacramento under The Garrison Standard.