Residential Locksmith Services in Montgomery County, PA
Locks that open when they should and stay shut when they should not — plus the door adjustments people are wrongly told need new hardware.
- Home & Residential around the clock Nights, weekends, holidays
- Licensed, bonded and insured On every job we take
- Home & Residential quoted on the phone Before a truck moves
- One local shop Working out of Elkins Park
Home & Residential in Montgomery County
If you just bought a house in Abington or Glenside, rekey it before you unpack. You have no idea how many working keys are in circulation — the previous owner, a contractor, a dog walker, a realtor lockbox. Rekeying keeps your existing hardware and simply changes what key opens it. It is faster and cheaper than swapping locks, and the result is the same: only your keys work.
The same applies after a roommate moves out, a relationship ends, or a set of keys goes missing somewhere between the Wawa and the car. You do not need new locks. You need the old key to stop working.
We also do the unglamorous stuff that makes a door usable — a strike plate that never lined up, a latch that needs a shoulder, a deadbolt that only throws halfway. Most of those are a door alignment problem wearing a lock costume, and they are usually a short visit.
How a home lock job actually goes
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Count your doors first
Front, back, side, basement, garage entry, the one onto the deck. Rekeying is priced per cylinder on one service call, so knowing the number up front gets you an accurate total.
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We look at the door, not just the lock
Half of what gets reported as a broken lock is a door that has dropped or a strike plate that never lined up. We check that before recommending you buy hardware.
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Rekey or replace — our honest read
If the hardware is sound you keep it and we change the pins. If it is worn past the point of being worth saving, we say so and show you why.
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One key, if you want one
Where the brands allow it we key every exterior door alike, so the keyring in your pocket has one house key on it instead of four.
Home & Residential — common questions
Rekey or replace — which do I need?
Rekey if the hardware is in good shape and you just want the old keys dead. Replace if the lock is worn, broken, or you want to upgrade to a better grade of lock. We will tell you which one your door actually needs when we see it.
Can you make all my doors use one key?
Yes, as long as the locks are compatible brands. Front, back, garage and side door on a single key is one of the most common things we do.
Do you install smart locks?
Yes — we install and set up keypad and app-controlled locks, and we will tell you honestly whether your door and frame can take one. Some doors need the bore or the backset corrected first.
Are you insured to work on my home?
Yes. Licensed, bonded and insured, and the work carries a 12-month warranty on parts and labor.
Where we take home lock work
33 towns, every one of them inside Montgomery County, all run out of a single shop in Elkins Park. Check whether we reach your town.
If a home lock job is not the job you have
Need a home lock job in Montgomery County?
Rekeys are priced per cylinder with a service call, so a whole-house rekey is far cheaper per lock than a single one. Tell us how many doors when you call and you will get the total up front.
Home & Residential carries our 12-month warranty on parts and labor.