Rekeying keeps your existing hardware and just changes which key operates it. It is normally the cheaper and faster answer. Replacing makes sense when the locks are worn, damaged, or you want better ones.

Can all my doors use one key?

Usually, provided the locks are compatible. It is a common request during a rekey and it costs little extra at the same visit.

How quickly can it be done?

Rekeying is straightforward work and it is normally done in a single visit. Tell us when you call if you consider it urgent.

Stop using the door

Keys lost or stolen

The question is not whether you can get in. It is who else can. If the keys are gone and they had anything on them identifying where you live, the locks need changing.

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While you wait — please don't

If the keys were stolen along with anything showing your address, treat it as urgent and do not sleep on it.
Do not assume a lost key will never be found by anyone. The cost of rekeying is small next to the alternative.
Do not forget the back door, the garage side door and the gate. People rekey the front and stop.
If there has been a break-in, report it before the locks are changed — the police may want to see the door.

What has probably happened

Keys lost somewhere public, with a tag, a fob or an address that connects them to your door.
A handbag or wallet stolen with the keys in it.
A break-in where the keys were taken.
A tenant, contractor, ex-partner or house-sitter who never returned a copy.
You have no idea how many copies exist, which is its own answer.

What the technician does

Rekeying: the existing locks are re-pinned to a new key, so old keys stop working. Usually cheaper than replacing the hardware.
New cylinders or complete locksets where the hardware is worn or you want an upgrade.
All exterior doors matched to one key, if that is what you want.
Garage side doors, gates and outbuildings included — the ones people forget.
Advice on which doors genuinely need doing and which do not.

Questions people ask

Rekey or replace?: Rekeying keeps your existing hardware and just changes which key operates it. It is normally the cheaper and faster answer. Replacing makes sense when the locks are worn, damaged, or you want better ones.
Can all my doors use one key?: Usually, provided the locks are compatible. It is a common request during a rekey and it costs little extra at the same visit.
How quickly can it be done?: Rekeying is straightforward work and it is normally done in a single visit. Tell us when you call if you consider it urgent.

Get a technician out

Free estimate. The price is agreed before the work starts.

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One Call Locksmiths arranges the visit; the technician does the work and gives you the price.