Lock Rekeying in Indianapolis, IN

Typical arrival inside I-465 is 15 to 25 minutes. Downtown, Fountain Square and Broad Ripple are usually at the fast end. Add 10 to 20 minutes during major events at Lucas Oil Stadium, Gainbridge Fieldhouse or the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, when downtown traffic is heavily restricted.

Yes. All 35 Indianapolis ZIP codes are covered, plus the included towns of Speedway, Lawrence and Beech Grove, and every neighbourhood from Nora down to Greenwood Park. Coverage extends past I-465 in all directions to the surrounding county lines.

Yes. Pre-1940 homes in Irvington, Meridian-Kessler, Herron-Morton and Old Northside commonly have original mortise lock bodies. These are usually repairable and rekeyable rather than needing replacement, which matters if you want to keep original hardware on a historic property.

Often, yes. Many downtown towers and managed communities require the leasing office or on-site management to authorise entry to a unit, even for the tenant. If your building has 24-hour staff, contacting them first is usually faster. Where the office is closed, a lease and matching photo ID normally lets us proceed.

Rekeying changes the pins inside the cylinder you already own so a new key works and old keys do not. Replacing swaps the entire lock for new hardware. Rekeying gives you the same security outcome for a fraction of the cost unless the hardware itself is faulty or too low grade.

About 10 minutes per cylinder. A typical house with a front knob and deadbolt, a back door and a garage service door is four to six cylinders, so roughly 45 to 60 minutes including testing and cutting keys.

Yes, immediately and permanently. Once the pin stack is rebuilt to a new bitting, the old key cannot lift the pins to the shear line, so it will not turn. There is no window where both keys work.

Most residential brands — Kwikset, Schlage, Defiant, Baldwin, Weiser and similar — are rekeyed routinely. Some high-security cylinders such as Medeco, Mul-T-Lock and Abloy require restricted keyblanks and factory authorisation, which changes the cost and lead time. Tell dispatch the brand when you book.

Rekeying handles the key risk, but not the hardware risk. After a forced entry the strike plate, jamb and door edge are often damaged, and a lock that survived is not necessarily sound. The technician inspects the whole door and will recommend reinforcing the strike with longer screws into the stud, which is what actually resists kick-ins.