Rekeying
Keep your locks. Change who can open them.
Rekeying alters the internals of a lock so old keys no longer work and a new one does. The lock stays on the door, which is why it usually costs less than replacing it.
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- Public liability insured
- 24/7, including public holidays
- 15–25 minutes typical response
- No call-out fee*
- No hidden rates*
- 1 year workmanship warranty*
- 6 years in Melbourne
- Home, business and vehicle
- No call-out fee
- No call-out fee when the job goes ahead as booked. If you cancel after your locksmith has already set off, the trip is charged — the cancellation policy on your booking says how much.
- No hidden rates
- The figure you approve is the figure you pay for the job as described. If the job turns out genuinely different on site, that figure still stands until you approve a new one. Anything you have not agreed to is never charged.
- 1 year workmanship warranty
- What the warranty covers depends on the job and on the parts — ask us what applies to yours. It sits alongside your rights under the Australian Consumer Law, which no warranty can exclude.
Recent work
Photos from our own jobs.
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Deadlock with our engraved cylinder Deadlock on a timber door Deadlock fitted level, checked with a square Rim deadlock on a white door Our engraved deadbolt, keys handed over Brass lever and euro cylinder on a panelled door Privacy mortice retrofitted to a bathroom door Key cut to fit an existing window lock Keyed handle on a sliding door Mortice lock and levers on an apartment door
The moving-in job nobody thinks about
When you buy or rent a home you have no idea how many keys are out there. The previous owners, their family, a cleaner, a tradesperson, the neighbour who watered the plants — any of those keys still opens your front door.
Rekeying is a small job that closes all of that off in an afternoon, and it’s the single most worthwhile thing most people can do in their first week in a new place.
One key for the whole house
If your front, back and garage doors all take different keys, they can usually be rekeyed to take the same one. It’s a small change that you notice every day.
It does mean one lost key affects everything, which is worth weighing up — we’ll talk it through rather than just doing it.
After a lost key, or a change at home
A key lost somewhere with your address attached — in a wallet, on a fob with a loyalty card — is worth acting on quickly.
The same applies after a relationship ends or a housemate moves out. It isn’t dramatic; it’s just tidy.
From our job sheet
Our engraved deadbolt, keys handed over 
Brass lever and euro cylinder on a panelled door 
Privacy mortice retrofitted to a bathroom door 
Key cut to fit an existing window lock
Common questions
Is rekeying as secure as a new lock?
For a lock in good condition, yes — the mechanism that resists attack is unchanged, and only the combination that opens it changes. If the lock itself is worn or damaged, replacing it is the better answer and we’ll say so.
How many locks can be keyed alike?
Usually every lock in a house, as long as they’re a compatible type. Which ones are compatible is checked on site, and anything outside the quote is not charged unless you agree to it.
Get a quote for your lock rekeying
Answer what you can — anything you are unsure of, leave it. Your locksmith reads it and comes back with a price, usually within the hour during business hours.
Rather not fill in a form?
Leave your number and we’ll ring you.
Priced by the job, not by the hour — the figure you approve is the figure you pay for the job as described.*
*If your locksmith arrives and the job turns out genuinely different from what you told us — a different lock, extra doors, damage nobody mentioned — you get a plain explanation and a new figure before any work starts, and you can say no. Anything you haven’t agreed to is never charged.
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