Full home or business rekey when keys are lost, stolen, or no longer accountable. Faster and cheaper than replacing every lock. We handle move-ins, post-eviction, tenant turnover, and break-in follow-up.
Rekey pricing: Full home (4-6 cylinders) $150–$300. Per-cylinder $20–$40 plus service call. Lock replacement (when needed): $100–$250 per door installed with hardware included.
Working with Schlage locks? Schlage rekey runs $20-$30 per cylinder and is the most common job we run in Milwaukee homes. The full breakdown of Schlage rekey vs. replacement, plus model-specific notes for the B60, B660, Encode, and Sense, lives on our Schlage locks Milwaukee guide.
Rekey replaces the pins inside your existing lock cylinders so the old keys no longer turn - usually faster and cheaper than swapping every lock. A full home rekey of 4 to 6 cylinders runs $150 to $300 and takes 30 to 45 minutes. Lock change only makes sense when the hardware is damaged, worn, or you want to upgrade to a different lock type.
After move-in if you bought from a previous owner, after a roommate moves out, after a lost or stolen key, post-divorce, after eviction or tenant turnover for landlords, after construction crews and contractors had key access, after a break-in attempt. Generally any time you’re not 100% sure who has a working key.
Yes - keying alike is standard. Every cylinder we rekey on the same visit gets the same key bitting, so one key opens every exterior door. If you want a separate key for a garage interior door or basement, mention it on dispatch - we’ll set it up as a different bitting.
No on standard locks (Schlage, Kwikset, Baldwin, most residential brands). High-security cylinders (Medeco, Mul-T-Lock) require an authorized dealer, which is what we are. Some smart locks (Schlage Encode, August) handle re-codings electronically without physical rekeying - we can walk you through that on dispatch if applicable.
Same visit - we cut new keys on the truck while rekeying the cylinders. A standard home rekey job (4 cylinders, 4 keys per family member) is done in 30 to 45 minutes from arrival.
