Is it cheaper to rekey or replace locks? | Mr. Locksmith™ Video
Is it cheaper to rekey or replace locks? | Mr Locksmith Video
Rekeying vs. Replacing Locks: What You Need to Know
The video explains the difference between rekeying and replacing locks, highlighting that most locks, including residential, business, and commercial types, can be rekeyed. Rekeying involves changing the lock mechanism so the old key won't work, providing a cost-effective and quick solution compared to lock replacement. The process is suitable for good quality locks, whereas poor quality or outdated locks might need to be replaced to enhance security. The video also covers the rekeying process for various locks, including high-security and padlocks, and mentions the short amount of time required for rekeying. Finally, it promotes the channel's locksmith training courses and methods of entry available on the presenter’s website.
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Cheaper to Rekey or Replace Locks
Whether you just moved into a new home or have been in the same house for a while, it might be a good time for you to look into changing your locks.
Every day I get asked should I re-key my locks or replace them? Re-keying your locks, if you have good locks, it's pretty inexpensive. We just re-key the lock so the old key doesn't fit it. So we take the lock off, re-key it, put it in, give you brand new keys. The old key will go in the lock but it won't turn the lock. That's re-keying. So re-keying is usually less expensive. So most locks can be re-keyed. Residential, business, commercial, everything. Most locks can be re-keyed. Residential and commercial locks The deadbolts and the key in knobs. We can re-key them. We can change the combination inside and give you new keys. If you have a good lock and it's less expensive than replacing them. However, if you have some old, crappy locks or inexpensive or you want to increase the security of your locks, then we will replace the lock and sell you a new one and install it.
Rekey Locks
Re-keying is simple. It's very fast. It doesn't take long for us to do it. And we can re-key regular locks, high-security locks, some padlocks can be re-keyed but most can't, they're sealed units. Re-keying your locks is pretty inexpensive compared to replacing them. Also, it doesn't take a lot of time, 15 minutes we can re-key a basic lock. Sometimes they take a little bit longer, sometimes quicker. Just depends upon the lock and how old it is and what style of lock it is. Some of the high security locks can take quite a while to re-key. But again, it's less expensive. You don't have to change your locks. You don't have to install brand new ones. We can just re-key your existing locks.
Is it cheaper to rekey or replace locks? | Mr Locksmith Video
00:00 Introduction to Lock Rekeying vs. Replacement
00:19 The Basics of Rekeying Your Locks
00:55 When to Replace Instead of Rekey
01:06 Rekeying Process and Time Efficiency
01:43 Conclusion and Additional Resources
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