Lock Rekey

Affordable Lock Rekeying Services in locksmith in California & Beverly Hills

Lock rekeying is one of the most locksmith pricing guide-effective ways to enhance your security without replacing your entire lock hardware. BH Locksmith Services USA provides professional lock rekeying services across the greater Los Angeles area, including Beverly Hills (90210, 90211, 90212), West Hollywood (90046, 90069), Santa Monica (90401–90411), Burbank (91501–91506), Glendale (91201–91210), Pasadena (91101–91110), Long Beach (90801–90815), Culver City (90230–90232), Inglewood (90301–90312), Torrance (90501–90510), Encino (91316, 91436), Sherman Oaks (91401, 91403, 91423), Studio City (91604), North Hollywood (91601–91607), Van Nuys (91401–91411), Woodland Hills (91364, 91367), Calabasas (91302), Malibu (90265), Brentwood (90049), Westwood (90024, 90095), and Hollywood (90028, 90038). Our licensed technicians can rekey any lock, giving you brand-new keys while keeping your existing hardware intact — saving you significant money compared to a full lock replacement. Read more about our lock change options.

What Is Lock Rekeying?

Rekeying is the process of changing the internal pin configuration of a lock cylinder so that the old keys no longer work and new keys are created. The lock body, handle, and all exterior hardware remain exactly the same. Only the internal mechanism is modified, making it invisible from the outside. This is a precise skill that requires professional locksmith training and specialized tools including pinning kits, follower bars, and plug followers to perform correctly and reliably. For professional smart lock services, our team is ready to help. Whether you need emergency lockout tips or other locksmith services, we’re here to help. For professional commercial locksmith services services, our team is ready to help.

When Should You Rekey Your Locks?

Rekeying is recommended in several common situations that Los Angeles residents and business owners frequently encounter. When you move into a new home or apartment — whether it is a luxury condo in Century City, a bungalow in Silver Lake, or a rental in Koreatown — rekeying ensures that previous owners, tenants, or their friends and family can no longer access your property. If you have lost your keys anywhere in the sprawling LA metro area, rekeying prevents anyone who finds them from entering your home. After a roommate moves out or a relationship ends, rekeying restores your exclusive control over who enters your space. When you want all your locks to use one convenient key, rekeying can make multiple locks operate with a single key (called keyed-alike service). If an employee with key access leaves your business — whether a restaurant on Melrose Avenue, an office on Wilshire Boulevard, or a shop on Montana Avenue in Brentwood — rekeying affected locks prevents unauthorized entry and protects your business assets. For professional automotive locksmith services, our team is ready to help.

Rekey vs Lock Change: Making the Right Choice

The main difference between rekeying and changing locks is cost and scope. Rekeying modifies the existing lock to accept new keys and is significantly less expensive — typically 40 to 60 percent less than a full lock change. A lock change replaces the entire lock hardware and is ideal when locks are physically damaged, badly worn, or you want to upgrade to a higher security grade such as moving from a standard Kwikset to a high-security Medeco or Mul-T-Lock cylinder. Our technicians will assess your specific locks and recommend the most appropriate and cost-effective solution, never upselling you on services you do not need.

Our Professional Rekeying Process

The rekeying process begins with carefully removing the lock cylinder from the door. Our technician then disassembles the cylinder, removes the existing key pins, and installs new pins that match a completely new key configuration. The cylinder is reassembled with precision, reinstalled in the door, and thoroughly tested to ensure smooth operation from both inside and outside the door. We provide you with the specified number of new keys — typically two per lock, with additional copies available. Most single lock rekeys take just 10 to 15 minutes, meaning we can rekey an entire house with five or six locks in about an hour.

Keyed-Alike Service for Maximum Convenience

One of the most popular rekeying options is our keyed-alike service, where we rekey all the locks in your home or business to work with a single master key. No more fumbling through a keyring trying to find the right key for the front door, back door, side gate, or garage entry. One key opens every lock. This is especially popular with new homeowners in neighborhoods like Hancock Park, Larchmont Village, Bel Air, Pacific Palisades, and Studio City who want the convenience of a single key along with the peace of mind of freshly rekeyed locks.

Commercial Rekeying Services

For businesses throughout the greater Los Angeles area, we offer comprehensive rekeying services that include master key system modifications and expansions, individual tenant lock rekeying for property managers, high-security cylinder rekeying for Medeco, ASSA, and Mul-T-Lock systems, restricted keyway implementations that prevent unauthorized key duplication, and construction master key removal after building projects are complete. Whether you manage a retail plaza on Ventura Boulevard in Encino, an apartment complex in North Hollywood, or an office tower in Downtown LA, we work efficiently to minimize disruption to your business operations and tenants.

Apartment and Property Management Rekeying

LA property managers rely on our fast turnaround rekeying service between tenants. We can rekey an entire apartment unit — typically three to five locks — in under an hour, ensuring the unit is ready for the next tenant without the cost of all-new hardware. We maintain records of key codes for property management clients, making future rekeys even faster. We serve apartment buildings across every LA neighborhood from Venice and Mar Vista to Pasadena and Glendale.

Neighborhoods and Landmarks We Serve

Our rekeying technicians are dispatched from multiple locations across LA County, allowing us to reach you quickly no matter where you are. We regularly service properties near landmarks and in neighborhoods including the Beverly Center, The Grove, Farmers Market, Century City Mall, Westfield Century City, UCLA campus in Westwood, USC campus near Exposition Park, Old Town Pasadena, Downtown Burbank, the Arts District in DTLA, Playa Vista, Marina del Rey, Venice Boardwalk area, Topanga Canyon, Chatsworth, Northridge, Granada Hills, Porter Ranch, Tarzana, Reseda, Canoga Park, and Winnetka.

Rekeying works hand-in-hand with other security upgrades. Consider pairing your rekey with garage door lock improvements, safe rekeying or combination changes, and modern access control installation. Review our locksmith cost guide for pricing on bundled services, and explore smart lock alternatives that eliminate rekeying entirely.

Frequently Asked Questions

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