Home Rekeying in Pickering
We carry out home rekeying & lock changes for homes across Pickering, from Amberlea, Liverpool and Bay Ridges through to Claremont. New home, lost key or a tenancy change — existing locks re-pinned to a new key at a fraction of replacement cost.
Established 1970s–90s subdivisions across Amberlea and Liverpool, waterfront housing at Bay Ridges, and newer development in Duffin Heights. Knowing the housing stock matters: the right hardware for a 1960s side entrance in Amberlea is not the right hardware for a post-2010 build, and fitting the wrong one wastes your money.
Pickering's 1970s and 80s subdivisions share a specific vulnerability: sliding patio doors of that era used a simple latch in an aluminium frame that can be lifted out of its track in seconds. A secondary foot-bolt or a proper anti-lift block costs very little and closes off what is, in this housing stock, the most common point of entry after the rear door. Newer Duffin Heights construction does not have this problem.
Pickering sits within our standard GTA coverage, so there is no travel surcharge and no minimum job size.
Typical range: $35–$120 CAD per cylinder, plus service call. Ranges are typical for the GTA and depend on the door, the hardware and the time of day. We confirm the price before dispatching.
Where we work in Pickering
We cover the whole municipality for home rekeying & lock changes, including Amberlea, Liverpool, Bay Ridges, Rougemount, Brock Ridge, Duffin Heights and Claremont — across the L1V, L1W, L1X and L1Y postal areas. The main corridors we work are Kingston Road, Brock Road, Bayly Street, Liverpool Road and Whites Road.
Rekey on possession, always
This is the one piece of advice we give unprompted. Whatever assurances came with the sale, keys accumulate over years and nobody tracks them. The cost of rekeying is small and the certainty is complete.
It matters more on newer builds than people expect. Builders routinely key an entire phase to a small number of profiles so trades can move between houses, and that construction keying is frequently still in place at closing. In fast-built areas like Milton, Mount Pleasant and Vellore Village this is common.
Getting to one key
Most homes accumulate different keys for the front door, the back door, the side door, the garage and the shed. There is no reason for that.
Where the locks share a keyway, keying them alike is straightforward and inexpensive. Where they do not, swapping cylinders to a common keyway achieves the same result without replacing the locksets.
When replacement is better
- The lock is worn enough that the key drags or has to be jiggled
- It is a builder-grade lockset on an exterior door, where the grade is genuinely inadequate
- The finish is damaged or the lockset is loose in the door
- You want smart lock functionality, which rekeying obviously cannot provide
- You are rekeying because keys were copied without your knowledge, in which case the open keyway is the actual problem and a restricted cylinder is the fix
This page covers home rekeying & lock changes specifically in Pickering. For the full technical detail — every option, every fault mode and the complete FAQ — see our main home rekeying & lock changes page.
Home Rekeying in Pickering — questions
Do you cover all of Pickering?
Yes — the whole municipality, including Amberlea, Liverpool, Bay Ridges, Rougemount and Brock Ridge, across the L1V, L1W, L1X and L1Y postal areas. We also cover the surrounding Durham Region area and the neighbouring municipalities, so a job that sits on a boundary is not a problem.
How quickly can you get to Pickering?
It depends on the time of day, where in Pickering you are, and what is already in progress. We give you a realistic window when you call rather than an optimistic one, and we would rather tell you ninety minutes and arrive in seventy. For non-urgent work we will usually offer you a scheduled slot, which is cheaper than an emergency callout.
Should I rekey or replace locks when I buy a house?
Rekey, unless the hardware itself is worn out or inadequate. Rekeying gives you exactly the same security outcome — every old key stops working — at a fraction of the cost of new locksets. Put the savings into a reinforced strike plate on the doors that matter, which does more for your actual security than a new lock body would.
How much does it cost to rekey a house?
It is charged per cylinder plus the service call, so a typical home with three to five exterior locks is modest. Keying them all alike so you carry one key is normally included rather than extra. We quote the total on the phone once you tell us how many doors.
How long does rekeying take?
Roughly ten to fifteen minutes per cylinder, so a typical house is done well within an hour including testing every door with the new key.