Lock Rekeying

When mov­ing to a new loca­tion, PROTECTION PLUS® is here to pro­tect your new home or busi­ness. Our PROTECTION PLUS® lock­smiths offer peace of mind with rekey­ing ser­vices that ensure only those with new keys can access your prop­er­ty. Just give us a call and let us know when you’re mov­ing, and our lock­smiths will arrive at your new place to rekey the locks and pro­vide new keys.

What is Lock Rekeying?

Lock rekey­ing is per­formed by our pro­fes­sion­al lock­smiths, who change the con­fig­u­ra­tion of your lock’s cylin­der, so all exist­ing keys become inop­er­a­tive. It is the most cru­cial step to keep­ing your new loca­tion secure and should be arranged on or before mov­ing day. In many cas­es, the cost of rekey­ing locks can be less than throw­ing the old locks away and buy­ing new locks.

We assess the exist­ing lock to ensure it is sound and of the high­est qual­i­ty before rekey­ing the lock. If the cylin­der is not reusable, we can replace the cylin­der or the entire lock with var­i­ous secure lock options.

Why You Need Lock Rekeying

You might be sur­prised how many peo­ple have keys to your new home. Many home­own­ers for­get they have shared keys with every­one from dog walk­ers to house clean­ers and neigh­bours to friends. Although the land­lord or real estate agent requests the pre­vi­ous ten­ant or home­own­er to hand in keys when they move, they can eas­i­ly for­get or even pur­pose­ful­ly not pro­vide every set they made. That leaves your home vul­ner­a­ble to break-ins.

Anoth­er rea­son to have locks rekeyed at your new home is that you can have all the locks rekeyed for each door includ­ing the front door, garage door, side entries, etc. so you only have a sin­gle key for your entire home. This makes man­ag­ing keys much eas­i­er. Also, insur­ance com­pa­nies are sus­pi­cious of break-ins that don’t show signs of forced entry which means access with an exist­ing key could lead to insur­ance com­pli­ance issues, includ­ing out-and-out claim denial. Lock rekey­ing is an afford­able solu­tion we high­ly rec­om­mend.

How to Improve Home Security

As many as 50% of break-ins in Toron­to and the GTA occur with­out signs of forced entry. This is often because exist­ing keys are in the wrong hands. The eas­i­est way to improve home secu­ri­ty in your new home is to start with either lock rekey­ing, cylin­der replace­ment, or a new secure lock sys­tem.

Once you move into your new home loca­tion, be dili­gent in reduc­ing the num­ber of keys you share. The more keys out there, the more dif­fi­cult it becomes to track them, and the high­er risk there is for keys to be lost, stolen, or used to gain unau­tho­rized entry to your home.

PROTECTION PLUS® lock­smith ser­vices can help you decide which locks are suit­ed to rekey­ing or when it makes more sense to replace the cylin­der or entire lock. This is the oppor­tu­ni­ty to con­sid­er the many types of locks avail­able and choose a replace­ment that best suits your needs. You can also ask about our Mas­ter key pro­gram and Key Con­trol options.

When to Arrange for Lock Rekeying Services

We rec­om­mend giv­ing us 30 days’ notice. This pro­vides ample time to have every­thing tak­en care of by mov­ing day. We will ensure your home is ade­quate­ly pro­tect­ed and can also offer a spe­cial mov­ing pro­mo­tion if you are an exist­ing cus­tomer.

We want you to feel com­plete­ly safe in your new home and pro­vide free home secu­ri­ty audits to look for vul­ner­a­bil­i­ties that could make you an easy tar­get for intrud­ers. Our assess­ments can also con­sid­er an exist­ing secu­ri­ty sys­tem already installed at your home.

Whether you require lock rekey­ing or addi­tion­al secu­ri­ty steps, we base our rec­om­men­da­tions on the lev­el of safe­ty you pre­fer. Our goal is to edu­cate you on the risks your new home presents so we can keep you safe and secure, with no oblig­a­tion to pur­chase any of our prod­ucts.

Why Choose PROTECTION PLUS®?

Whether you require lock rekey­ing or want advice on keep­ing your new home safe, we offer the lev­el of ser­vice you require when you need it. We can assist with any of the fol­low­ing secu­ri­ty prod­ucts and ser­vices:

We’ll find a cus­tomized secu­ri­ty pack­age ide­al for your needs.

How to Make Your Move Secure

To help make your move as secure and safe as pos­si­ble, fol­low these steps:

Book Your Lock Rekey­ing ASAP

Pro­vid­ing as much notice as pos­si­ble ensures exist­ing key hold­ers can’t open your locks. If you own your new home, con­sid­er installing high-qual­i­ty locks such as key­pad entry instead of a key for even more con­trol over who enters your home.

Have a free Secu­ri­ty Assess­ment

A free secu­ri­ty assess­ment pro­vides valu­able insights into the most vul­ner­a­ble areas of your new home with afford­able solu­tions to keep your home secure.

If you’re mak­ing a move, call to set up your lock-rekey­ing appoint­ment as soon as pos­si­ble. You can also con­tact our team to dis­cuss our free secu­ri­ty assess­ments. We’re here to offer cost-effec­tive solu­tions to keep you and your fam­i­ly safe and sound.