Rekey Your Lock Instead of Replacing
Door lock on home
If you move into a new home, rent a new apartment, lease new commercial space, fire an employee, or change cleaning companies you may find yourself thinking about changing your locks. Even if you do get your keys back from previous owners, occupants, employees or contractors, they have had the opportunity to duplicate your keys. You have no way of knowing how many duplicates may have been made, or who has them. In almost any situation where you think a lock needs to be changed Locksmith Monkey can rekey the lock at a fraction of the cost and in a fraction of the time it would take to select new locks and replace them. You do not need to replace the entire lock to protect your property, files, and cash.
Locks Rekey is the process of changing the tumblers of a lock cylinder with tumblers of different sizes. When you rekey a lock the old key can be thrown away as it will no longer open the lock. The lock will require the new key that coincides with the new tumblers to operate. Locksmith Monkey can rekey locks at a significantly lower cost than full replacement of the lock. If the security grade of the lock has an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Grade 1 designation there should not be a need to replace the entire lock just call Locksmith Monkey any time in the day.
In addition to Locks Rekey for security many home owners choose to rekey locks for convenience. One way to reduce confusion and the weight of many keys on your key ring is to have all of your exterior locks rekeyed to use the same key. Locksmith Monkey can Locks Rekey an unlimited number of locks in your home to all work with the same key. For owners of rental property such as apartment buildings, or for condominium associations, it is often necessary to have a master key that will open multiple locks. These locks then each have a key that will open only that tenant’s lock. Locksmiths can perform master rekeying to almost any configuration to meet the needs of rental property owners, businesses, and home owners.
There are several reasons you may choose to rekey the lock or locks on the doors in your home, place of business, or other secure location. Some of the more common ones include moving into a new place, losing a key, loaning out a key and not getting it back, or wanting to have different keys for your front, back and side door. While you may think that rekeying is a cost effective alternative to actually replacing the old lock sets, the process can still add up if an entire house needs to be done.
The decision to rekey or replace your locks may come down to the expense. But keep in mind that in many states you are required to rekey old locks between tenants if you own residential rental property.
Let Locksmith Monkey help you to prtoect your property, your belongings, and your family. In addition to emergency lockout service, we provide a wide variety of locks, safes, devices, and electronic home security systems for your home and for your property. Our locksmiths are on call and available to respond to commercial emergencies 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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