Services / Park Slope
Rekeying & lock changes
New place, old tenant, lost keys, or a contractor who never gave the set back.
Rekeying keeps the existing hardware and changes what the key turns — usually the cheaper and faster answer than replacing a lock that is working fine. On rowhouses we commonly key the vestibule and the apartment door alike so one key does both.
- Rekey after a move, sale, or tenant turnover
- Key-alike sets so one key runs the whole door line
- Deadbolt and knob replacement in matching finishes
- Restricted keyways where copies need to be controlled
Straight answers
Is rekeying cheaper than new locks?
Almost always — you keep the hardware and only the pinning changes. We tell you when a lock is worn enough that replacement is the honest answer.
Can one key open all my doors?
Yes — keying alike is standard on rowhouses, so the vestibule and apartment doors run on one key.
I just bought a place — rekey or replace?
Rekey everything on day one, including locks the seller lost keys to. Replace only what is mechanically failing.
Related work
Emergency lockouts
Locked out of a rowhouse, a co-op unit, or a shop gate. Answered around the clock.
High-security cylinders
Medeco, Mul-T-Lock and Abloy — locks whose keys cannot be copied at a hardware store.
Master key systems
One key for the super, individual keys per unit — planned properly so it stays that way.
Locked out right now?
Call. Describe the door. Get the price. Done.