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 Florin
Lock rekeying in Florin typically runs $25-$45 per cylinder for standard pin and tumbler locks, and full lock installation starts around $95-$160 per door including the hardware and labor. Most jobs on the Florin Road corridor or in the surrounding ranch-home neighborhoods are completed the same day, often within a couple hours of your call. We know this part of Sacramento County well, from the 1950s tract homes off Gerber Road to the aging commercial spaces along Florin Road itself. Call (331) 310-8471 and a live person answers, 24/7. The price you’re quoted on that call is the price on the invoice, every time, per Haven Standard Clause 1.
Why Novak Lock & Security Is Florin’s Preferred Lock Installation & Rekey Company
Novak Lock & Security has been doing lock work in Florin since 2002, and the neighborhood tells us what it needs. The housing stock here is specific: ranch-style homes from the 1950s through the 1970s, many with original Kwikset and Schlage hardware that’s been rekeyed so many times the cylinders are worn past reliable re-pinning. Rental turnovers are constant. Multigenerational households are common. The commercial strip along Florin Road still has mortise locks and rim cylinders from the 1980s in daily service. We’re familiar with all of it because we’ve worked on it, documented it, and kept a written record of every job.
Every Novak technician is background-checked and uniformed. Before they touch a cylinder, you get a written scope with a firm price. When they leave, you get a photo record of the work. That’s not an upgrade. That’s the Haven Standard, and it applies to every job in Florin, from a single deadbolt replacement to rekeying an entire rental property plus a detached workshop and gate. Daniel Novak, our owner, built the company on one rule: the price on the phone is the price on the invoice. We don’t change that rule for Florin or anywhere else.
Our dispatch and scheduling are coordinated from the brand’s Sacramento office, and crews serve Florin locally. That means when you call with a lockout on Gerber Road in July, the person who picks up knows the area and can route a technician to you without a callback queue.
Our Lock Installation & Rekey Services in Florin
This is the full scope of what we do in Florin, from Lock Installation & Rekey on a single door to whole-property keying plans that include outbuildings, gates, and secondary structures. The work below is what we see called for most often in this part of the county.
Smart Lock Installation
The question from Florin homeowners is usually whether a smart lock will fit an older door that’s already been modified for a previous deadbolt. In most cases, yes, though the existing bore holes on 1960s doors sometimes need a small amount of wood filler and re-boring to hit the proper size for a modern Schlage Encode or Baldwin smart lock. We quote that work in writing before we start, and we calibrate the lock so the bolt throws fully even when the frame has shifted slightly from years of Sacramento Valley heat.
Keyless Entry
For the multigenerational households common in Florin, keyless entry solves a real problem: no more lost keys among six or eight residents, and no more locks wearing out prematurely from constant use. We install keyless entry systems on ranch homes throughout the Florin area, and we set multiple user codes on the spot. The hardware we recommend for older wood doors is a keyless deadbolt with a motorized bolt rather than a spring-loaded latch, because the motorized bolt rides over minor frame misalignment instead of jamming.
Keypad Lock
Along the Florin Road corridor, small-business owners in the nail salons, grocery markets, and family restaurants we serve ask for keypad locks for one reason: former employees. Some of these storefronts have been in the same family for decades, and the original 1980s mortise locks have keys floating around from two or three generations of staff. A keypad deadbolt with code management eliminates that, and we can install one without replacing the entire mortise assembly in most older storefront doors. Full price in writing, no dispatch fee added at the door.
Biometric Lock
Biometric locks are a smaller part of our Florin work, but they’re growing. We’ve installed fingerprint and Bluetooth-enabled deadbolts for homeowners who want access without carrying anything at all, and for a few commercial clients on Florin Road who prefer biometric access over codes for sensitive areas. The catch for older Florin homes is humidity and dirt. We recommend models rated for outdoor temperatures above 110°F and we set the lock so a failed fingerprint read falls back to a keypad code, not a lockout.
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 Florin
We’re factory-authorized for Medeco, Mul-T-Lock, Abloy, Baldwin, and Schlage, and we stock common cylinders, tailpieces, and deadbolt components in our Sacramento service vehicles so a Florin job doesn’t wait on a part. That matters when you’re rekeying a 1970s Schlage B-series lock and the pins are worn to the point that a standard rekey won’t hold. For high-security work, we install Mul-T-Lock and Abloy cylinders that can’t be bumped or picked with standard tools. For commercial storefronts on the Florin Road strip, we carry replacement rim cylinders and mortise cylinders that fit the original hardware from decades ago, so a security upgrade doesn’t require a full door replacement.
Common Lock Installation & Rekey Problems We See in Florin Homes
- Worn-out original cylinders on 1950s-1970s ranch homes. The original Kwikset pin and tumbler locks on Florin’s tract homes have often been rekeyed five or six times over 50 years. The cylinder walls wear down, the pins don’t seat properly, and the lock starts jamming or failing. A simple re-pin won’t fix this, a new cylinder or full lock replacement will.
- Wood door frames that swell in summer heat. Florin’s Sacramento Valley summers routinely hit 105°F, and the wood frames on older ranch homes expand and shift. Deadbolts that worked fine in April won’t throw in August. That’s a frame alignment issue, not a lock issue, and we correct it by re-mortising the strike plate or adjusting the deadbolt alignment. Simple rekeying won’t fix a swapped deadbolt.
- Rental turnover rekeys that fail within weeks. Florin has a high concentration of rental properties, and many have been rekeyed so many times between tenants that the cylinders no longer hold new pins reliably. The rekey itself can be done in 15 minutes, but it’ll fail again in a month. We tell the property manager this before we quote, and offer full cylinder replacement at a cost that’s usually close enough to make the rekey pointless anyway.
- Outbuildings and gates left off the original keying plan. We see this constantly on the larger lots around Florin and the acreage properties to the south. The house has one key, the detached workshop has another, and the gate 200 feet from the back door has a third, or no lock at all. We rekey everything to a single key in one visit, including padlocks and gate hardware.
Pricing for Lock Installation & Rekey in Florin, CA
Here’s what you should expect to pay for common lock work in Florin. These are firm ranges, quoted in writing by a dispatcher before a technician is dispatched, per Haven Standard Clause 1: the price on the phone is the price on the invoice. Rekeying a single cylinder runs $25-$45. Rekeying an entire house, say five or six doors, typically runs $120-$225. Full deadbolt replacement starts at $95-$160 per door with hardware. Smart lock installation is $175-$300 including the lock. Keypad lock installation for a commercial storefront runs $220-$400. The price is set in writing before we start, and there is no call-out surcharge added when the technician arrives. Call (331) 310-8471 for an exact quote, it takes a few minutes and it’s free.
One thing we always tell Florin customers: the 1980s commercial mortise locks on Florin Road often cost more to rekey than to replace, because the mortise cylinder is proprietary and the replacement parts cost about the same as a new lock. We’ll quote both options so you can see the math.
We Also Serve Cities Near Florin
Our service area covers Florin and the surrounding region, from LA County south through Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, and San Francisco. The same written pricing rule applies everywhere: quoted price on the phone, same price on the invoice. No dispatch fee increases, no add-ons at the door.
Serving Florin, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Florin 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 Florin
Yes, that’s standard work for us in Florin. We rekey the house, the workshop, and any gate or padlock to a single key in one visit. The cost is $25-$45 per cylinder plus a flat service call, and we quote the total in writing before we start. If the workshop lock is a rim cylinder or a padlock, we may need to bring specific pins or a replacement cylinder, so mention it when you call. Call (331) 310-8471 for an exact quote.
That depends on cylinder wear, and we’ll tell you the truth either way. If the lock has been rekeyed three or four times and the cylinder walls are worn, a rekey will fail within weeks. In those cases, replacement is the right call, and we quote both options in writing so you can decide. A new cylinder runs about the same as a rekey on some Schlage B-series locks, which makes the decision easy. Call (331) 310-8471 and we’ll walk through it.
Every summer, we get calls from Florin homeowners whose deadbolts won’t throw because the wood door frame has swollen in the 105°F heat. The lock itself is usually fine. The fix is re-mortising the strike plate or adjusting the deadbolt alignment, and that’s a lock installation adjustment, not a rekey. We do it same day, in writing, with a photo record of before and after. Call (331) 310-8471 if it’s happening now.
Yes, in most cases. We can install a keypad deadbolt without replacing the entire mortise assembly, though we’ll often recommend a new mortise cylinder to eliminate the decades of lost or duplicated keys that older Florin Road storefronts accumulate. The price is quoted in writing, and we schedule the work around your business hours. Call (331) 310-8471 for a quote.
Yes, and it’s one of the more common jobs we do in Florin. Bump-resistant Schlage locks use spool pins that can be rekeyed just like standard pins, as long as the cylinder itself isn’t worn. If the cylinder is worn, we’ll tell you before we start and quote a replacement cylinder separately. The rekey runs $25-$45 per cylinder. Call (331) 310-8471 for an exact quote, estimates are free.
Written by Daniel Novak, Owner at Novak Lock & Security, serving Florin since 2002.
Need lock installation or rekey work in Florin? Call (331) 310-8471 now. A live person answers, 24/7. You’ll get a firm price in writing before anyone is dispatched, and that price is the price on the invoice. No dispatch fee added at the door. That’s the rule we’ve worked under since 2002, and it applies to every job in Florin.