Non-destructive entry first, always - and we re-key Schlage, Kwikset, and Baldwin locks on the spot while you watch
You get a price before we start. It does not change when we arrive. No surprises.
Fast, Reliable Lock Installation & Rekey Across Beaverton
Beaverton’s housing stock runs two very different lives. You’ve got 1970s to 1990s ranch and split-level homes in Cedar Hills, Raleigh Hills, and Murray Hill where original Kwikset deadbolts are now decades old. And you’ve got the dense MAX-corridor apartment blocks near Beaverton Town Center where tenant turnover means constant key changes. We handle both sides of that divide every week. Novak Lock & Security installs and rekeys locks across Beaverton with written pricing before any work starts, and a live person answers at (331) 310-8471 around the clock.
Why Novak Lock & Security Is Beaverton’s Preferred Lock Installation & Rekey Company
The work we do in Beaverton is not generic locksmithing. It is specific to this city’s mix of aging single-family homes and transit-corridor multifamily buildings. Daniel Novak, the owner, set the operating rule back in 2002 that the price quoted on the phone is the price on the invoice. That rule, Haven Standard Clause 1, means a Beaverton homeowner in Cedar Hills gets the same firm number a property manager near Beaverton Town Center gets before we dispatch. No one from Novak Lock & Security ever revises a quote at the door.
Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed. When they finish a job in Beaverton, they leave a documented photo record of the hardware before and after. That is not an add-on. It is standard on every visit, commercial and residential. Beaverton customers see exactly what was installed, what was replaced, and what condition the existing hardware was in.
The Lock Installation & Rekey work we do here spans a wide band: single-cylinder deadbolts on 1980s split-levels, master key systems in MAX-corridor properties, smart lock retrofits for Nike and Intel employees who want app-connected entry. The common thread is that nothing gets done until the price is in writing.
Our Lock Installation & Rekey Services in Beaverton
Smart Lock Installation
Beaverton is Oregon’s tech-industry bedroom community. Nike’s campus carries a Beaverton address, and Intel’s Hillsboro workforce fills the residential neighborhoods in between. That has produced demand for smart lock installation well above the regional norm. Homeowners in Cedar Hills and Murray Hill routinely ask us to swap entry-grade deadbolts for app-connected locks from Yale and Schlage. We program the lock, walk you through user codes, and leave a written record of the installation. Smart lock installs typically run $180-$320 per door in Beaverton, including the labor and programming. The lock itself is priced separately, quoted before we start.
Keyless Entry
Keyless entry means different things in different parts of Beaverton. In the older ranch homes, it usually means a keypad deadbolt on the front door so kids coming home from Beaverton School District schools do not need a physical key. In the MAX-corridor apartments near Beaverton Town Center, it more often means electronic access management where a property manager needs to issue and revoke codes without touching the hardware. We install both. A standard keyless entry deadbolt installation in Beaverton runs $150-$280. Multi-tenant access systems are scoped and quoted in writing before any programming begins.
Keypad Lock
Keypad locks are the most common lock installation request we get from Beaverton homeowners who bought their house between 2015 and 2025. They want the mechanical security of a deadbolt with the convenience of not carrying keys. We stock keypad options from Baldwin and Schlage, and we only install models rated for exterior Pacific Northwest exposure. The Tualatin Valley’s winter rain and freezing-rain cycles are hard on electronics. A keypad lock installed on a front door in Raleigh Hills needs a weather-sealed keypad, not a budget interior-grade unit. Expect $160-$300 for a quality keypad deadbolt installation in Beaverton, including programming and the written photo record.
Biometric Lock
Biometric locks are a smaller share of the Beaverton market, but it is growing. Homeowners with home offices or gun safes ask for fingerprint-activated deadbolts or cabinet locks. We install biometric entry hardware from proven manufacturers only, and we always recommend a mechanical key override. Full biometric deadbolt installation in Beaverton runs $220-$400 depending on the lock grade and whether we are retrofitting an existing door or prepping a new one. The price is firm before we dispatch.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Beaverton
We are factory-authorized on Mul-T-Lock, Baldwin, and Sargent hardware, and we service Yale electronics as well. What that means for a Beaverton homeowner is simple: we stock the cylinders, tailpieces, and strike plates locally, and we do not have to order parts from a warehouse and reschedule. If you have a Mul-T-Lock high-security cylinder in a Raleigh Hills front door and you need it rekeyed, we can do it same-day. If a Baldwin mortise lock in a Murray Hill entry set has failed, we can rebuild it on-site. Having the parts in the van, with Beaverton coverage, means fewer return trips and a finished job on the first visit.
Common Lock Installation & Rekey Problems We See in Beaverton Homes
- Freezing-rain seizure on exterior deadbolts. The Tualatin Valley gets periodic freezing-rain events that hit Beaverton harder than Portland’s west hills. Moisture gets into the cylinder, freezes overnight, and the key will not turn by morning. Rekeying alone does not fix this. The fix is usually a weather-sealed cylinder or a full deadbolt upgrade, plus correcting any strike-plate misalignment that is letting moisture in.
- Swollen door frames on 1970s-90s ranch homes. Cedar Hills and Raleigh Hills are full of wood-framed ranch houses from the 1970s and 1980s. Winter rain swells the frames. The latch no longer lines up with the strike plate, so the key turns but the door will not open. We see this constantly. The cylinder is fine. The frame is the problem. We re-align the hinge, adjust the strike plate, and often install a stronger deadbolt strike while we are there.
- Unauthorized key copies in apartment buildings. Near Beaverton Town Center, the MAX-corridor apartment complexes have continuous tenant turnover. Old tenants leave. Their roommates stay. Keys get copied at hardware stores. Within a few turnover cycles, a property manager has no idea how many copies of a common-area key exist. The only real fix is rekeying the entire system to a restricted keyway that cannot be duplicated without authorization.
- Original Kwikset deadbolts from the 1980s on unprotected doors. Many Beaverton homes still have the lock the builder installed forty years ago. Kwikset single-cylinder deadbolts are fine locks, but forty years of wear leaves them loose and pickable. On a door in Beaverton that is the primary entry, we recommend an ANSI Grade 1 deadbolt with a bump-resistant cylinder. The cost is reasonable, and the door actually resists forced entry.
Pricing for Lock Installation & Rekey in Beaverton, OR
We Also Serve Cities Near Beaverton
Our crews serve the entire Beaverton metro area, including Hillsboro, Portland, Lake Oswego, and Oregon City. If you live just outside Beaverton proper, we can usually get to you within the same response window we quote for Beaverton addresses. No separate dispatch.
Serving Beaverton, OR - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Beaverton area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs - Lock Installation & Rekey in Beaverton
Can you rekey a lock in a Beaverton apartment without damaging the door the property manager owns?
Yes. Rekeying replaces the pins inside the existing cylinder, not the lock body or the door. Non-destructive entry and rekeying is standard procedure for us in MAX-corridor apartment buildings near Beaverton Town Center. The door and the existing hardware stay intact. You get new keys, the old keys stop working, and the property manager’s door shows no marks. Call (331) 310-8471 to schedule.
What’s the best lock upgrade for a 1980s ranch home in Cedar Hills that struggles with freezing rain and sticking deadbolts?
The best upgrade is an ANSI Grade 1 deadbolt with a weather-sealed cylinder and a reinforced strike plate. In Cedar Hills specifically, we see the same failure pattern every winter: moisture in the cylinder, freeze cycle, seized lock. A grade 1 Schlage or Baldwin deadbolt with proper weather sealing stops the moisture at the entry point. We also re-align the door frame so the latch and strike actually meet. That combination ends the seasonal lockout cycle. Call (331) 310-8471 for an exact quote before we dispatch.
How do property managers near Beaverton Town Center handle continuous tenant turnover without replacing locks constantly?
They rekey. A full lock replacement every time a tenant leaves is wasteful. A rekey costs $18-$25 per cylinder and takes minutes per door. For buildings with common-area keys that have been copied too many times, we set up a restricted keyway master key system. Restricted keyways cannot be duplicated at a hardware store. One management change, one rekeying pass, and every previous tenant’s copy is dead. We rekeyed a dozen units in a MAX-corridor complex off Tualatin Valley Highway after a management change, pulling the old Kwikset pin-and-tumbler cylinders and setting up a fresh master key system with restricted keyways so previous tenants’ copies died on the spot. Call (331) 310-8471 and we will scope the building and price it in writing.
Can you install a keypad lock on an apartment door in a building where tenants change every year?
Yes, and we do it regularly. The keypad gets programmed with a new code during each turnover. No physical key changes hands, so nothing gets copied. For apartment doors in Beaverton, we recommend keypad deadbolts with weather-sealed keypads and a physical key override for emergencies. Installation on an existing door runs $160-$300. The property manager gets the master code, the tenant gets a personal code, and the old code is deleted at move-out. Call (331) 310-8471 for a firm quote.
Why does my exterior deadbolt in Murray Hill freeze solid after an ice storm, and can rekeying fix that?
Rekeying will not fix a freeze-seize problem. The freeze happens because moisture penetrates the cylinder. When the Tualatin Valley gets freezing rain, the water inside the lock turns to ice, the pins lock up, and the key will not turn. The fix is replacing the cylinder with a weather-sealed unit, or replacing the deadbolt entirely with one designed for exterior Pacific Northwest exposure. In Murray Hill, we have swapped seized deadbolts on 1980s split-levels within the same week as a freezing-rain cycle. Same week as the apartment rekey job, our tech swapped a corroded exterior deadbolt on a 1980s split-level in Murray Hill that had seized after a freezing-rain cycle, installing an ANSI Grade 1 Schlage with a bump-resistant cylinder and re-aligning the swollen door frame to eliminate the latch-misalignment call that had plagued the owner all winter. Call (331) 310-8471 and we will diagnose the cylinder and quote the repair before we come out.
Written by Daniel Novak, Owner at Novak Lock & Security, serving Beaverton and the surrounding metro since 2002.