Just moved into a White Rock condo on Marine Drive, a hillside family home, or a retirement suite near Five Corners? Lost a key? We change or rekey your locks the same day — one call, one visit, upfront price before we touch anything.
If you've just moved into a place in White Rock — a waterfront condo along East Beach, a retirement community near Uptown, a single-family home in the hillside streets above Johnston Road, or a rental suite in the Five Corners area — there's a good chance you have no idea how many keys are still out there from previous owners, tenants, or the property manager. Rekeying or changing the locks is the single fastest way to reset your security, and it costs far less than replacing everything.
We handle both options: a full lock change replaces the entire lockset — cylinder, bolt, and hardware — with a new unit; a rekey keeps your existing hardware and swaps only the internal pin tumblers so old keys stop working immediately. Both leave you with a fresh set of keys and a lock that only you control. We'll tell you honestly which option makes more sense for your door before quoting anything.
Prices vary by lock grade (residential vs. commercial), brand, and whether you need a rekey or a full change. The table below gives honest ranges — not minimums designed to get us through your door. Your final price is confirmed on the phone and before work starts.
| Service | Typical range (per cylinder) |
|---|---|
| Rekey — residential deadbolt or knob | $35 – $65 |
| Rekey — multiple locks, key-alike | $25 – $50 each (bulk) |
| Lock change — grade 2 residential deadbolt (supply & fit) | $120 – $200 |
| Lock change — grade 1 / high-security (supply & fit) | $180 – $320 |
| Commercial deadbolt change or rekey | $80 – $160 per cylinder |
| Service call / dispatch fee | $49 – $75 (applied to work) |
Emergency and after-hours calls carry an additional premium — we state it clearly when you call. Strata and multi-door commercial jobs are quoted as a package, typically lower per-door than individual pricing.
Tell us your White Rock address, the lock brand if you know it, and whether this is a move-in, lost key, or post-break-in situation. We quote a range on the phone before dispatching.
The technician arrives, inspects the cylinder condition and grade, confirms the final price, and gets your go-ahead. If a rekey is the better call, we say so — even if it costs less than a full change.
We rekey or swap the lock, cut fresh keys, and test every key in the lock in front of you before leaving. Most jobs are done in under an hour.
White Rock's housing mix is distinctive: waterfront condos and towers along Marine Drive and East Beach, mid-rise buildings near Five Corners and Johnston Road, hillside single-family homes with ocean views, and a strong concentration of retirement and assisted-living communities throughout Uptown. Rental turnover in the waterfront buildings is steady, and in older rental suites in the hillside streets, keys can pass through many hands over years of tenancy changes. BC law doesn't require landlords to rekey between tenants — and many simply don't. A rekey takes about 20 minutes per cylinder and costs a fraction of new hardware. It's the first thing we'd do after collecting the keys to a new place in White Rock.
For waterfront condos and strata buildings — White Rock has a significant number of them, from the East Beach towers to the Uptown mid-rise complexes — some strata councils require approval before altering suite entry hardware. We're familiar with how strata requirements work in this area. Rekeying the cylinder only, without changing the lock brand or exterior escutcheon, typically doesn't require strata sign-off. We advise you before we start so there are no surprises with building management.
Rekeying isn't always the right answer. Older single-family homes in the hillside streets above Johnston Road and along Thrift Avenue sometimes still have cheap builder-grade knob locks with a one-inch latch and no proper deadbolt. A full upgrade to a Grade 2 deadbolt is worth the extra cost for the security improvement alone. Similarly, if the lock cylinder is worn, the door frame is damaged, or your insurer requires a specific security grade, we recommend a change rather than a rekey. We stock Schlage, Kwikset, and Grade 1 deadbolts on the truck and can install them the same day — no return visit needed.
Mobile lock change and rekey service across White Rock and the peninsula — same-day availability in every neighbourhood.
Every job done in-house by a licensed White Rock technician — mobile, same-day, no subcontractors.
Pick-, drill- and bump-resistant cylinders with keys that can’t be copied at the hardware store. Cut, pinned and registered in-shop.
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Car keys are priced by vehicle. Pick what you need and we’ll collect your make, model & year to text you an exact quote.