If the lock is sound, you rarely need a new one. Rekeying re-pins the cylinder so old keys stop working and the hardware you already own keeps doing its job.
Rekeying is the fastest answer to a lost key, a former housemate, a departed employee or a set of keys that went missing with a wallet. Same-day in most cases, and far cheaper than a full hardware change.
For buildings and businesses we design the hierarchy properly on paper first: grand master, master, sub-master and change keys, documented so it can be extended in two years without starting again.
Restricted key profiles add legal control on top. Keys are cut only against your authority, and every key issued is recorded.
Our guarantee
The bit most locksmiths won't put in writing
Locksmithing is a permission trade — you are handing a stranger the keys to your home or business. These are the six commitments we make on every job, day or night.
- 12 month workmanship guarantee
- If a lock we fitted or repaired misbehaves within twelve months of normal use, we come back and make it right at no labour cost.
- Licensed, insured, police-checked
- Fully licensed & insured Victorian locksmiths. Every technician who attends your door is police-checked and carries identification.
- Non-destructive entry first
- Picking, bypass and decoding before anything else. Drilling is a last resort, quoted and explained before we start.
- Price confirmed before we start
- You get a figure on the phone and it is confirmed at the door. If the job differs from the description, we stop and re-quote.
- Insurance-ready paperwork
- Itemised invoices and hardware details in writing, worded for insurers and landlords after a break-in or lost-key claim.
- Australian Standard hardware
- We fit hardware that meets the relevant Australian Standard and typical insurance wording, not big-box hardware that fails in a year.
FAQ
Rekeying & master keys — questions we get asked
- Is rekeying as secure as buying new locks?
- Yes, provided the lock body is in good condition. The pinning is what your key matches, so once it changes every previous key is useless.
- Can different brands share one key?
- Often yes, where the cylinders accept a common keyway. Where they don't, we swap the odd cylinder out rather than the whole door set.
- Is rekeying & master keys available after hours and on weekends?
- Emergency work runs 24 hours, 7 days from Collingwood, including public holidays. Non-urgent rekeying & master keys work is booked into a daytime window that suits you, so you are not paying an after-hours rate for something that can wait until morning.
- Which suburbs do you cover for rekeying & master keys?
- Collingwood plus 14 surrounding suburbs — Fitzroy, Fitzroy North, Abbotsford, Clifton Hill, Richmond, Carlton, Carlton North, Northcote, Thornbury, Brunswick, Brunswick East, East Melbourne, Kew and Hawthorn. Each suburb has its own page with realistic arrival times.
- How do you quote rekeying & master keys?
- We work out the lock type and door on the phone, give you a figure before dispatch, and confirm it on arrival before anything is opened, drilled or replaced. If the job turns out to be different from the description, we stop and re-quote.
- Do you use Australian Standard hardware?
- Yes. We fit lock hardware that meets the relevant Australian Standard and typical insurance wording — usually a keyed deadlock or key-in-lever set with a restricted or patented cylinder where you want key control. We can supply the product details in writing for your insurer.
- Are you licensed, insured and guaranteed for rekeying & master keys?
- Fully licensed & insured Victorian locksmiths, trading since 2009, police-checked technicians, public liability cover, and a workmanship guarantee on every job. Call (03) 7057 3042 to talk it through with the locksmith who will do the work.
Rekeying & master keys suburb by suburb
Every suburb page below sets out the housing stock, the lock types we actually meet there and realistic arrival times from our Collingwood workshop — start with your own suburb, or read the complete Collingwood locksmith service area.
- Rekeying & master keys Fitzroy
- Rekeying & master keys Fitzroy North
- Rekeying & master keys Abbotsford
- Rekeying & master keys Clifton Hill
- Rekeying & master keys Richmond
- Rekeying & master keys Carlton
- Rekeying & master keys Carlton North
- Rekeying & master keys Northcote
- Rekeying & master keys Thornbury
- Rekeying & master keys Brunswick
- Rekeying & master keys Brunswick East
- Rekeying & master keys East Melbourne
- Rekeying & master keys Kew
- Rekeying & master keys Hawthorn