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Residentials Services: when to Rekey locks and when the Replace them?

When relocating to a new house, it is an important to know who else has access to your property. You should make sure that only you can access the doors of your new house. For all such related concerns, Miami locksmith service provider helps customers with their requirements. To know about the queries related to changing the locks or rekeying go through the below article.

It is definitely an impossible task to know who else can access your property especially when you are relocating to a new house. There is a chance of having a copy of keys with the relatives of a previous owner, or a duplicate set was created.

Usually people will never go for changing the entire lock system as that will cost them a lot of money. But it is not necessary to go for replacing all the hardware of your new property lock system. The best solution for such situations is rekeying or changing the locks.

Rekeying:

The technique of changing the configuration of any existing lock so that the old key will not work is called rekeying. With this, you can make sure that your property can be accessed only with the new key and there is no necessity to have the old one anymore. The benefits of rekeying are

• Save money without replacing the entire lock hardware.
• Access all the doors of your property with a single key and overcome carrying multiple keys with you to wherever you go.
• Ensure that no stranger can access your property.

When to change the locks:

It is important to consider changing locks in such cases as:

• If the current locks are working very poorly and it’s difficult to gain entry, or the lock is torn off.
• When you are looking to upgrade the existing security level of your property especially at the main entrances such as front and back doors.

It is always suggested to consider consulting with one of our locksmiths in these scenarios in order to upgrade your current security levels. Professional Locksmith offers affordable rate for both Rekeying and changing locks, call us today at Contact us today at Call 1-866-776-6062.