Re-key Your Lock Instead of Replacing
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 Paxton Locksmithing can re-key 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
Re-keying a lock is the process of changing the tumblers of a lock cylinder with tumblers of different sizes. When you re-key a lock the old key can be thrown away as it will no longer work on the lock. The lock will require the new key that coincides with the new tumblers to operate. Paxton Locksmithing can re-key locks at a significantly lower cost than full replacement of the lock.
In addition to re-keying locks for security many home owners choose to re-key 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. Paxton Locksmithing can re-key an unlimited number of locks in your home to all work with the same key. For owners of rental properties 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.
The decision to re-key or replace your locks may come down to the expense. But keep in mind that in many states you are required to re-key old locks between tenants if you own residential rental property.
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