Q: Can I rekey my door locks myself? A: Yes, you can. Keep in mind that they only rekey most common brands and high-security keys or restricted keyways cant be rekeyed at Home Depot or Lowes. In addition, you can purchase new locks from them, and ask for the new locks to be rekeyed to your existing home key. Home Depot and Lowes, as well as other hardware stores, usually can rekey your locks on site. Q: Can you rekey locks at Home Depot or Lowes? A: Yes. Therefore, as long as you use the same lock brand, shouldn’t be any problem. You can do that only to another Kwikset key. For example, Let’s say that you have a Kwikset lock, and you would like to rekey it to a different key. Q: Can a lock be rekeyed? A: The answer is yes, depends to which key you want to match it. In cases where panic bars, push bars, and other exit devices are involved, mostly for large businesses, the process should take up to an hour. For most residential and commercial door knobs and deadbolts, the process usually takes about 10-15 minutes, that of course in case you have the key to use the lock. Q: How long does it take for a locksmith to rekey a lock? A: The process of rekeying a lock is involved in two phases: 1. In situations where the locks don’t function well, and you need a new key we would recommend completely changing the locks. In this case, rekeying them will be as good. generally speaking, as long as your locks are in good shape, and operate with no problem, then there is no need to change them completely. Q: What is the difference between locks rekey and locks replaced? What is better for me, to rekey my locks or replace them? A: Well, that depends. Schlage has a different keyway and therefore can’t be matched with these other locks. Kwikset, Yale, and Defiant can be rekeyed to the same key as they have the same keyway. Those can be found in most hardware stores. The most common brands today in the US are Kwikset, Schlage, Yale, and Defiant. Q: Can you give examples of locks that can be rekeyed to the same key? A: Yes. Q: What is the cost to rekey a lock? A: To rekey a lock ranges between $20-$50 depends on the type of lock, the labor involved to disassemble it and more.

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