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Lock Installation & Rekey in Hillsboro: Same-Day Service, Written Pricing
Lock installation and rekey in Hillsboro typically costs $65-$145 for a standard rekey (per cylinder) or $180-$420 for a new deadbolt installed, with high-security Medeco or Mul-T-Lock cylinders running $95-$210 per cylinder. We quote the full price on the phone before anyone is dispatched, and that number is the exact price on your invoice. Our Lock Installation & Rekey crews arrive in Hillsboro neighborhoods like Orenco Station, Reed’s Crossing, and the older downtown core in 45-70 minutes for most appointments. Call (331) 310-8471 and you’ll get a live person, a firm price, and a scheduled window that holds.
Why Hillsboro Homeowners Call Novak Lock & Security
We work in Hillsboro every week, and the jobs here don’t look like the jobs in Portland or Beaverton. The housing stock is different. The way people think about locks is different, too, because a lot of Hillsboro residents work in tech and expect their door hardware to talk to the rest of their house. A homeowner near Orenco Station who already runs Home Assistant doesn’t just want a new deadbolt. They want that deadbolt enrolled in their Z-Wave network, automations written, and a written record of what was done before we leave. That’s work we do regularly, and it’s one of the reasons Hillsboro call volume skews toward smart lock installation and keyless entry more than almost any other city we serve in Washington County.
Daniel Novak founded Novak Lock & Security in 2002 with one rule that hasn’t changed: the price quoted on the phone is the price on the invoice. No technician is permitted to change it at the door. That rule applies to every Hillsboro job, whether it’s a $95 rekey on a 1970s ranch near the fairgrounds or a full Medeco cylinder upgrade in a Reed’s Crossing three-story. Every visit includes a documented photo record and a written scope. No exceptions, no upsell theater.
Our Lock Installation & Rekey Services in Hillsboro
We handle the full range of lock work in Hillsboro, from basic Kwikset and Schlage replacement to high-security systems that require restricted key blanks. Here’s what we see most often in this city.
Smart Lock Installation
Hillsboro has an unusually high concentration of homeowners running Home Assistant or SmartThings, especially along the Orenco Station corridor and in the newer South Hillsboro developments. That changes the job. Smart lock installation in Hillsboro typically runs $120-$260 for the physical install, plus the lock itself, and we frequently pair the lock to an existing Z-Wave or Zigbee hub during the same visit. If you have a Schlage Encode, a Yale Assure, or a Baldwin Evolved, we’ll handle enrollment, app setup, and automations before we leave. The key thing: we check door alignment first. A smart bolt on a misaligned jamb will throw errors and eat batteries, and older Hillsboro homes are prone to exactly that.
Keyless Entry and Keypad Lock Installation
Keypad entry is the most common request in Hillsboro’s newer subdivisions, where families want code access for kids, cleaners, or dog walkers. Keyless entry installation in Hillsboro runs $110-$240, depending on whether you’re replacing an existing deadbolt or adding a keypad to a multi-point door. We install keypad locks from Schlage, Kwikset, and Yale, and we program codes on site. One detail worth knowing: many Orenco Station homes were built with tall, multi-point locking entry doors. A standard single-cylinder keypad won’t retrofit those without a faceplate adapter or a specialized trim kit. We carry those parts and know which ones fit your door before we quote the job. Haven Standard Clause 1 applies here as everywhere: the price we give you on the phone is the price on the invoice.
Biometric and Electronic Lock Installation
Fingerprint and electronic access locks are moving from commercial buildings into Hillsboro homes, particularly in households where someone wants audit-trail logging or restricted access to a home office, gun safe, or wine room. Biometric lock installation in Hillsboro runs $200-$450 depending on the hardware and whether it ties into an existing alarm panel. We work with electronic and biometric hardware from Yale and other manufacturers, and we’ll explain what the lock can and cannot do before you buy it. A fingerprint reader on a door that freezes every winter isn’t the right tool for an Oregon entryway, and we’ll tell you that plainly.
Rekeying and Key Duplication
Rekeying is the highest-volume service we perform in Hillsboro, and for good reason: this city has seen a massive wave of home sales in the last decade, and new owners don’t know who holds copies of their keys. A standard rekey in Hillsboro runs $65-$80 for the first cylinder and $25-$45 for each additional cylinder, quoted in writing before we start. We also handle key duplication, including restricted and patented keyways that a kiosk at a hardware store cannot legally copy. If you bought a resale home in South Hillsboro and you’re not sure whether the previous owner’s contractor, cleaner, or teenager still has a spare key, a full rekey is the only way to close that gap.
What happens when you call
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Hillsboro
We’re factory-authorized on Medeco, Mul-T-Lock, and Baldwin cylinders, and we stock parts locally for those keyways so Hillsboro customers aren’t waiting on a distributor. That matters when you need a restricted key cut or a cylinder re-pinned to a new keyway. Medeco and Mul-T-Lock keys cannot be duplicated at a kiosk or a retail key counter. They require a registered locksmith with card authorization, and that’s us. For everyday deadbolts and handlesets, we service and install Schlage and Kwikset hardware daily across Hillsboro. If you have a Baldwin mortise lock on an older custom home and a handyman has told you it can’t be repaired, get a second opinion from us before you replace a $600 lock body with a big-box substitute. Daniel Novak has been cutting, pinning, and restoring these cylinders for over two decades.
Common Lock Installation & Rekey Problems We See in Hillsboro Homes
- Winter deadbolt binding on older ranch-style homes. Hillsboro sits on the Tualatin Valley floor, and from November through March the rain causes wood-framed door jambs in 1960s-80s homes to swell. Deadbolts that worked fine in September start grinding or refusing to throw by January. We often fix this by shimming the strike plate or adjusting the latch, not by replacing the lock.
- Smart locks installed on misaligned doors without checking the jamb first. We see this constantly in Orenco Station and South Hillsboro: a homeowner installs a smart lock themselves or hires a handyman, and the bolt throws inconsistently because the door itself isn’t hanging square. The lock gets blamed, but the door is the problem.
- Kiosk-copied keys on recently sold South Hillsboro homes. When a resale property changes hands, the buyer often inherits keys that were copied at a hardware store kiosk. Those copies wear quickly, and they don’t tell you who else has one. A proper rekey with new key codes and a documented key count is the fix.
- Restricted keyway needs on high-end Orenco Station homes. Homeowners who own labs, home safes, or rental units along the Orenco corridor frequently request Medeco or Mul-T-Lock cylinders because they want keys that cannot be copied without authorization. Standard pin-and-tumbler cylinders don’t meet that bar.
Pricing for Lock Installation & Rekey in Hillsboro, OR
Here’s what you can expect to pay in Hillsboro, with no bait pricing and no additions at the door:
| Service | Hillsboro Price Range |
|---|---|
| Rekey first cylinder | $65-$80 |
| Each additional rekey cylinder | $25-$45 |
| Standard deadbolt installation | $180-$420 |
| Keypad or keyless entry installation | $110-$240 |
| Smart lock installation and hub pairing | $120-$260 |
| Biometric lock installation | $200-$450 |
| Medeco or Mul-T-Lock cylinder (per cylinder) | $95-$210 |
These are honest ranges for Hillsboro’s market, and the quote you get on the phone is the exact price you’ll see on the invoice. We do not add a call-out surcharge when the technician arrives. If you bring us a competitor’s written estimate, we’ll review it at no charge and tell you whether it’s apples-to-apples. Call (331) 310-8471 for a firm quote before you schedule.
We Also Serve Cities Near Hillsboro
Our Hillsboro crews also cover Beaverton, Portland, Lake Oswego, and Oregon City. If you own rental property in multiple metro cities or you’re managing a property portfolio, one call to (331) 310-8471 handles rekeys and lock installation across the west side.
Serving Hillsboro, OR - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Hillsboro 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 Hillsboro
Yes. We pair Schlage Encode locks to HomeKit, SmartThings, and other hubs during the same visit, and Reed’s Crossing homes are wired and built for exactly this kind of retrofit. The installation and pairing in Reed’s Crossing typically runs $150-$260, and we’ll verify door alignment and update your hub firmware before we leave. Call (331) 310-8471 for a written quote.
Those cylinders use restricted, patented keyways that cannot be duplicated at a kiosk or retail counter, so unauthorized copies are structurally impossible. That’s the difference when you’re protecting a home lab, a safe, or sensitive documents in a Hillsboro property. Medeco or Mul-T-Lock cylinders run $95-$210 per cylinder, and key duplication requires registered card authorization. We handle that in-house. Call (331) 310-8471 to spec the right cylinder for your door.
The Tualatin Valley’s winter rain swells wood-framed door jambs, and older Hillsboro ranch homes are especially prone to deadbolt binding from November through March. In most cases we fix the strike plate alignment or shim the jamb rather than replacing the lock. A site visit in Hillsboro to diagnose and correct this runs $85-$140, quoted before we arrive. Call (331) 310-8471.
Yes, and this is a common request in Orenco Station, where many entry doors are tall and fitted with multi-point locking systems. Keypad entry installation on these doors runs $200-$380 because it usually requires a faceplate adapter or specialized trim kit. We know which keypad models fit your specific door. Call (331) 310-8471 and we’ll quote it in writing.
A rekey is enough in most cases, because it changes the internal pins so that all previous keys stop working immediately. A full-home rekey in South Hillsboro typically runs $95-$180 depending on the number of cylinders. If any cylinders are worn, we’ll recommend replacement and quote the price before we touch the door. Call (331) 310-8471 for a firm number.
What Happens When You Call Novak Lock & Security
You call (331) 310-8471. A live person answers. You describe the locks, the doors, and what you need done. We give you a firm price on the phone, and that price is on the invoice. A background-checked, uniformed technician arrives in Hillsboro within the scheduled window, completes the work, and leaves you with a documented photo record and a written scope. Every job is backed by the 365-Day Done Right Promise. Last winter we rekeyed a 1963 ranch near the fairgrounds where the swollen wood jamb was binding an original Kwikset deadbolt. We pulled the cylinder, reset the pins to a new Schlage key, shimmed the strike plate so the latch threw cleanly, and finished by pairing a Schlage Encode smart lock on the back door to the homeowner’s existing Z-Wave network. That’s what a Hillsboro job looks like from start to finish: named parts, written prices, and a documented record.
Written by Daniel Novak, Owner at Novak Lock & Security, serving Hillsboro with written-price lock installation and rekey work since 2002.
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