Re-Key & New Locks in Margate, FL

If your Margate home has changed hands (or changed tenants, or changed housesitters and contractors with a key) more than once since it was built, there's a real chance more keys exist for that lock than you'd guess. Rekeying replaces the pins inside the existing lock body so old keys stop working, without touching the exterior hardware itself. It's usually the right call when the hardware is still solid and just needs a fresh set of keys.

Where rekeying isn't enough is when the lock body itself is worn: a common story on Margate's original 1960s and '70s exterior sets, where springs and pins have simply outlasted their useful life. In those cases we install new hardware from established manufacturers like Schlage or Kwikset, matched to the existing door prep so you're not left with visible gaps or a mismatched strike plate. For condo residents, we also account for any hardware requirements your association has on file for unit doors.

Every re-key or lock installation includes pricing confirmed before the work starts, and proof of ownership is required for the property before we touch the locks. Oakland Park Locksmith is licensed and insured and serves all of Margate.

Margate's ranch homes typically have more than one exterior entry point worth thinking about beyond the front door: a side door off the carport, a door from the garage into the house, sometimes a sliding door to a Florida room or patio. When we're already on-site for a re-key, we check whether those secondary doors are on a matching key or a completely separate lock, since a lot of older Margate homes ended up with a mismatched collection of hardware added over the years by different owners. Keying everything to a single set of keys, where the hardware allows it, is a common request and one we can usually accommodate in the same visit.

Serving 33063, 33068, and 33093 in Margate. Call (954) 282-8660 for a rekey or new lock quote before any work begins.