Lock Re-key Service

It is well known that taking an action such as having your locks at home re-keyed or changed will make it more secure. Be that as it may, more often than not, these two types of solutions often get confused as it is hard to determine at times what needs to be done. Re-keying is the most well-known residential type service a professional locksmith will offer.

On a very basic level, when you have the locks at your home re-keyed, you are actually having the pins inside the cylinders of the lock changed so that they all work with the same new key. It is important to note that this type of service does not entail changing the locks, just simply changing the pins inside the cylinder of the lock. The lock cylinder is the rounded component in which the key is inserted to in order to lock or unlock the lock.

Many people think this type of service is costly; however, having the lock changed can cause much more not to mention having the new locks match the same key.

Frequently, we get called when a lock at somebody's home is broken and should be serviced. At times, this would imply that another lock is required to replace the existing one where at other times; it just means the pins should be balanced and/or other lock components should be serviced. It's normally much less cost if there is no need replacing parts such as knobs, strike plates, cylinders, or other types of hardware.

When a locksmith in Portland shows up to service a lock, he usually will make sure first if there is a need to have the locks re-keyed to match the same key. Once the technician is onsite, the re-key service can be done in a timely manner. Having your locks at home re-keyed periodically is crucial in light of the fact that after some time most people have given out a considerable amount of keys to their home, have lost keys, or have put in new locks which match a variety of keys instead of just one.

By re-keying the locks at home and changing the locks to utilize the same key, you make your life simpler, as well as avoiding a situation where people who may got a key to your home and will attempt to use it.