Rekeying your locks is one of the smartest and most affordable ways to improve your home or business security. When you rekey a lock, the internal pins are changed so only your new key works — making ...
Rekeying your locks is one of the smartest and most affordable ways to improve your home or business security. When you rekey a lock, the internal pins are changed so only your new key works — making all previous keys useless. It's faster and cheaper than replacing hardware, and just as secure. Casper Locksmith provides same-day rekeying throughout Burnaby and Vancouver.
Rekey all your door locks to a single new key. Perfect after moving into a new home, losing keys, or ending a tenancy.
Rekey office, retail, or warehouse locks after staff turnover or security concerns — minimizing disruption to your business.
Have multiple locks set to work on one key. We rekey all your locks to the same key for ultimate convenience.
Update or expand your master key system. We rekey locks into existing hierarchies or build new systems from scratch.
Landlords — we offer efficient multi-unit rekeying packages. Fast turnaround between tenants to protect new occupants.
We rekey Medeco, Master Lock, and other high-security padlocks, filing cabinet locks, and storage locks.
Everything you need to know — straight answers, no fluff.
Rekeying changes the internal pins (tumbler) of the existing lock cylinder so a new key operates it. Lock replacement swaps out the entire hardware. Rekeying is typically 60–70% cheaper.
For an average home with 3–5 locks, rekeying takes 30–60 minutes. We can often do it same-day or even while you wait.
We rekey all major brands including Schlage, Kwikset, Weiser, Baldwin, Medeco, Mul-T-Lock, and most others. Some high-security locks require specialized tools we carry.
Yes, an authorized adult must be present. Please have photo ID available in case we need to verify residency.
Yes — this is called keying alike. We set all your locks to accept the same key, which is much more convenient than carrying a bunch of different keys.
Yes — the security level depends on the lock quality, not whether it's new. Rekeying a quality existing lock is just as secure as buying a new one of the same quality.
Immediately. You have no way of knowing how many copies of the previous key exist. Rekeying on move-in day is the safest practice.
Usually yes — we can pick or decode the lock cylinder to rekey it without the original key, though this takes a bit longer.