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 Long Beach
Lock installation and rekey work in Long Beach typically runs $95-$220 for a standard rekey and $180-$480 for a full lock replacement, depending on hardware grade and cylinder type. We quote the full price on the phone before anyone is dispatched, and that price is the price on the invoice. No call-out surcharge added on arrival, no “found additional problems” markup at the door. Call (331) 310-8471 and you’ll speak to a real person who can give you a firm number in minutes.
Long Beach is not a city where generic locksmith advice applies. The housing stock ranges from 1920s California bungalows in Belmont Heights to dingbat-era courtyard apartments along the 4th Street Retro Row corridor, and the salt air off the Pacific does things to lock hardware that you won’t see ten miles inland. We plan our Long Beach jobs around that reality, not around a one-size-fits-all service script.
Why Novak Lock & Security Is Long Beach’s Preferred Lock Installation & Rekey Company
Since 2002, we’ve worked under one rule that separates us from the bait-and-switch operations in this trade: Haven Standard Clause 1, the price on the phone is the price on the invoice. Our dispatchers quote a firm number, and our technicians are not permitted to change it at the doorstep. That rule has never been bent, not once in over two decades.
We answer calls with a live person, 24/7. No voicemail queue, no automated system, no callback window. When a property manager in Long Beach has a tenant turnover at 6:00 p.m. on a Friday, they speak to someone who can schedule the rekey right then. Every visit includes a background-checked, uniformed technician and a documented photo record left with you at job completion. Not a promise. A procedure.
Daniel Novak built this company on the idea that a real name on the van means more than any slogan. We stand behind every job with the 365-Day Done Right Promise: if it’s not done right, we make it right. On every lock installation, rekey, or emergency call. No fine print.
Our Lock Installation & Rekey Services in Long Beach
We cover the full range of Lock Installation & Rekey work across Long Beach, from single deadbolt swaps to master-key systems for multi-unit buildings. Here’s what Long Beach property owners and managers call us for most often.
Smart Lock Installation
Smart locks are increasingly common in Long Beach condos and single-family homes, especially in Belmont Shore and Naples Island where residents want keyless entry for guests and short-term rental turnovers. We install and program Schlage, Kwikset, and Yale smart locks, and we make sure the mechanical override cylinder is rekeyed to a restricted blank so a copied key can’t defeat the electronics.
A typical smart lock installation in Long Beach runs $220-$380 including the lock, programming, and a rekeyed cylinder. Older 1920s doors with narrow backset or thin slabs sometimes need prep work, which we quote in writing before touching the door.
Keyless Entry
Keyless entry systems for Long Beach multi-unit buildings solve a real problem: shared entry doors where dozens of keys have circulated over decades of tenant turnover. We install commercial-grade keypad entry on shared entries in Belmont Heights and Central Long Beach courtyard buildings, then integrate the keypad with existing deadbolts so the mechanical backup still works.
Owners typically spend $350-$650 per entry door for a commercial keypad with audit trail, depending on the cylinder and finish. The price includes the photo record, the written scope, and the warranty.
Keypad Lock
Keypad locks on individual units make sense when a Long Beach property manager rekeys every time a tenant moves out. Instead of cutting new keys and swapping cylinders four or five times a year, you delete a code and issue a new one in 30 seconds. We install keypad deadbolts from Schlage and Kwikset, and we stock parts locally so a mid-week service call near the 710 corridor doesn’t mean waiting for shipped hardware.
Typical keypad deadbolt installation in Long Beach runs $180-$320 per door, including the mechanical rekey. We walk through the master-code setup with you before we leave.
Biometric Lock
Biometric locks serve Long Beach commercial clients in the port district and Terminal Island logistics corridor, where controlled access to bonded facilities matters. We install fingerprint-scan access on office doors, server rooms, and equipment cages, always paired with a mechanical override keyed to a restricted blank. For residential use, we’re honest when a biometric lock is overkill and a keypad does the job better.
Biometric installation runs $400-$800 per door depending on the reader and wiring. We survey the site, provide a written scope, and quote a flat per-lock price before any work is scheduled.
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 Long Beach
We carry and service Baldwin, Mul-T-Lock, and Abloy hardware, along with the full Schlage and Kwikset lines for everyday residential work. Mul-T-Lock and Abloy matter in Long Beach because their restricted keyways are the practical answer to the city’s tenant-copying problem: when a key can’t be duplicated at a hardware store, the building owner regains control of who holds a working key. We are factory-authorized on premium lines, which means warranty work is handled in-house, not shipped out.
Common Lock Installation & Rekey Problems We See in Long Beach Homes
- Salt-corroded cylinders that won’t rekey. On Naples Island and along the Belmont Shore beachfront, ocean air works into pin tumblers and springs until the cylinder is so corroded that rekeying is impossible. The pins won’t move, the springs snap, and the only fix is a full lock replacement. We see this regularly on canal-front homes where the hardware sits within feet of saltwater.
- Original mortise locks from the 1920s-1940s with no replacement parts. Belmont Heights and Central Long Beach homes still carry original mortise lock bodies that predate standard modern cylinders. A simple rekey turns into a full hardware swap because the internal components aren’t manufactured anymore. We stock retrofit kits for these, but the labor and parts cost more than a standard rekey.
- Uncontrolled key duplication in multi-tenant buildings. Courtyard apartment buildings off Retro Row and in the 4th Street corridor frequently have decades of copies floating around. Property managers call us when they realize they can’t account for who holds a key to the shared entry. The fix is a restricted keyway upgrade, typically Mul-T-Lock or Abloy, so duplication requires a signed authorization card.
- Port-district commercial hardware beaten by industrial air. The harbor adds particulate and humidity that accelerates corrosion on commercial lock bodies along the waterfront. Deadbolts and panic bars on logistics facilities near the 710 and Terminal Island fail faster than identical hardware installed ten miles inland. We spec corrosion-resistant finishes on all coastal commercial work.
Pricing for Lock Installation & Rekey in Long Beach, CA
Lock rekey in Long Beach typically runs $95-$180 for a standard pin-tumbler cylinder. High-security rekey with Mul-T-Lock or Abloy cylinders runs $150-$280 per cylinder because the blanks and tooling cost more. Full deadbolt replacement runs $180-$380 installed, and a mortise lock swap on an older Belmont Heights or Naples Island home runs $350-$650 when the original body needs retrofit work. Smart lock installation runs $220-$380, commercial keypad entry $350-$650 per door, and biometric access $400-$800 per door.
What changes the price is the condition of the existing hardware, not our mood when we arrive. The price you get on the phone is the price on the invoice. Haven Standard Clause 1. No exceptions. If you have a written estimate from another shop, we’ll review it at no charge and tell you honestly whether we can beat it.
Every quote includes the documented photo record, the written scope of work, and the 365-Day Done Right Promise. Call (331) 310-8471 and get a firm number before anyone is dispatched.
We Also Serve Cities Near Long Beach
While this page is built for Long Beach, our crews regularly work in Carson, San Pedro, Lakewood, and Compton. If you manage properties across the South Bay and the 710 corridor, we can handle Lock Installation & Rekey in Long Beach and the surrounding cities under the same written-price standard, same documentation, same warranty.
Serving Long Beach, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Long Beach 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 Long Beach
Rekeying on Naples Island often costs 20-40% more than the same job in Lakewood because the salt air corrodes pin tumblers and springs inside the cylinder, and a rekey that should take 20 minutes becomes a full lock replacement taking an hour or more. The cylinder itself is frequently beyond service by the time a homeowner notices the key sticking or the deadbolt grinding. We quote the replacement price on the phone, not after the tech discovers the corrosion at the door. Call (331) 310-8471 for an exact quote on your address, estimates are free.
Sometimes we can rekey it, but often the original mortise lock body from the 1930s lacks standard replacement cylinders and the internal springs are too worn or corroded to hold new pins reliably. If that’s the case, we install a retrofit mortise lock or a modern ANSI Grade 1 deadbolt with a restricted keyway, which gives you better security and key control than the original hardware. We’ll tell you which path applies to your lock before we quote. Call (331) 310-8471 and we’ll walk through what you have on the door right now.
You stop key copying by moving to a restricted keyway, typically Mul-T-Lock or Abloy, where duplication requires a signed authorization card that only the building owner or property manager can provide. We key all units in the building to a master system under a single restricted keyway, so every existing copy becomes useless the moment the new cylinders go in. This is the standard fix for Long Beach courtyard buildings and dingbat-era four-plexes where key control has been lost for years. Call (331) 310-8471 for a written scope and a flat per-door price.
Yes. We rekey the mechanical override cylinder on smart locks just like any other cylinder, and we can program new codes or delete old user profiles while we’re there. The mechanical rekey matters more than people think: if a previous resident or contractor holds a physical copy of the override key, the smart lock is only as secure as that unaccounted key. We quote the full job, rekey plus programming, on the phone before we arrive. Call (331) 310-8471 and tell us the lock model.
We can usually have a technician at a Long Beach property the same day, including the port district and Terminal Island, and the rekey itself takes 15-30 minutes per cylinder when the hardware is in serviceable condition. If the lock is corroded from harbor air and needs replacement, we carry common Schlage and Kwikset hardware on the truck and can complete the swap on the same visit. Schedule by phone, (331) 310-8471, and we’ll give you a firm arrival window and a firm price.
Call (331) 310-8471 for a free estimate on any lock installation or rekey job in Long Beach. You’ll get a written price before any work starts, a documented photo record when we leave, and the 365-Day Done Right Promise on every job. That’s how we’ve done it since 2002.
Written by Daniel Novak, Owner at Novak Lock & Security, serving Long Beach since 2002.