Home Locksmith Services in The Villages, FL

The locksmiths of 352 Locksmiths perform rekeys, lockouts, deadbolts installations, keypad locks, key extractions, and repairs of lanai sliders in The Villages area and adjacent counties of Sumter, Lake, and Marion. This brief description will help you understand what kind of service you might require before calling us.

We service all three counties where The Villages is located – from northern parts including Spanish Springs to the south and including Lake Sumter Landing, as well as Brownwood and Sawgrass Grove, and further south up to Wildwood, Lady Lake, Oxford, Fruitland Park, Summerfield, and Leesburg.

Rekeying After Home Resale

This is the most frequent service provided in The Villages – almost always it is the very first call placed after purchasing of a resale property.

Rekeying includes changing pins inside the existing locks to render any prior key useless and to make a new key workable. It leaves your existing hardware untouched and requires no installation at all, and costs significantly less than replacing the hardware. It takes no more than fifteen minutes.

Why it is relevant here: the resale home in The Villages probably had many visitors: real estate agent’s lockbox, home inspectors, various contractors, and even seasonal renters. This doesn’t mean that anybody broke the law, but it simply means that there are many copies of keys out there.

Also, all locks could be keyed to a single key for convenience of carrying only one key for front door, garage entry door, golf cart garage door, and lanai or side door. There are often two or three different keys supplied with the house. We can set all of them to a single key.

If you lease your home during season, rekeying is required between tenants as well. Again, the same fifteen minutes of service, no chasing of the missing keys.

Home Lockouts

Locked out of your home? Give us a call and we’ll unlock it.

We pick the locks instead of drilling them. This way the hardware is not damaged and you don’t have to pay for a deadbolt along with service. Drilling is used if the lock is un-pickable, and you’ll get information about the cost of replacement before any work is done.

Here are some details about local lockouts:

– Golf cart garage doors are often left open, but this doesn’t always provide entrance, because the door between golf cart garage and the main house is usually locked. Verify this information before placing the call.
– Sliding lanai doors are commonly used as a back-up entrance point. If you know that one of them is unlocked, inform us when calling – it changes the course of work.
– If there is somebody else (your spouse or neighbor) with spare keys, it is the fastest solution. We prefer that you place this call for nothing than to pay for unnecessary service.

Broken Key and Worn Out Lock

Broken key in the lock can be extracted and doesn’t necessitate changing of the lock.

Leave the broken part of the key there until we get there. Avoid using pliers – they often push the stub inside even deeper. We extract the key and cut you a new one on the spot.

Key breaking suddenly is often the sign of wear. If the key was difficult to turn, it jiggle, or special position was necessary for turning it, then the lock is worn out or the door is misaligned. In either case, having it checked right now would cost less than waiting for malfunction in the middle of the night.

Florida climate wears locks too – high humidity and frequent storms lead to swelling of doors and rapid rusting of cheap hardware. External locks here face more difficulties than in the dry climate.

Deadbolts, Lock Upgrades and Keypad Locks

If you want to change the hardware instead of rekeying, you can choose from:

– Real deadbolt. Grade 2 deadbolt with three inches long screw is the best door improvement for the price.
– Keypad or smart locks. They are popular choice to provide access to your home without using physical keys – great for cleaners, dog walkers, caregivers or other guests. Temporary codes can be given to contractors and removed later. We install, program and instruct you to administer codes on your own.
– Lanai and slider locks. Sliding doors usually have poor latching mechanism. Additional lock or track pin lock is cheap and effective.
– Handleset finish. If you’re changing look of the front door, please check local deed restrictions beforehand.

Rekey or Replacement?

Short answer: rekey if the hardware is in good condition and replace if it is not.

Replacement should be done when the lock is worn out or damaged, if you want to replace it with a different lock or change the finish. Replace the knob with proper deadbolt. If a lock sticks for a year or more, rekeying will not help.

In most cases here replacement is not necessary, since locks in The Villages are usually new and in good condition. The problem is – who has the keys.

What Should Be Available When You Call Us

– Village name and address. Precise address will allow us to arrive faster.
– Types of doors you work with: front, garage entry, cart garage, lanai slider.
– Number of locks. Rekeys are charged per cylinder, so you’d better count them.
– Proof that it is your property. It can be identification card, closing papers, utility bill. We verify at every lockout.

Get It Done

352 Locksmiths serves home locksmith services in The Villages, Wildwood, Lady Lake, Oxford, and adjacent counties of Sumter, Lake, and Marion. New home, worn lock, lost key or door that needs upgrade – call us and we’ll make appointment with you.