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 Novi
Lock installation and rekey in Novi costs between $85 and $320 per lockset for standard residential work, and $250 to $600 per opening when smart or high-security hardware is involved. Every price is quoted in writing before we dispatch a technician, and that number does not change at the door. If you’ve just closed on a home in Beckenham, need a clubhouse rekeyed in West Park, or want a keypad deadbolt on the garage service door your family actually uses, call Novak Lock & Security at (331) 310-8471.
Novi’s housing stock has a quirk most national locksmith chains don’t plan for. The city’s major build-out happened between roughly 1988 and 2008, which means a huge share of homes here carry builder-grade Kwikset locksets that are all aging out around the same time. We see the result every week: a homeowner calls for a simple rekey, our crew arrives, and the cylinder is so worn or corroded that new pins won’t turn cleanly. We handle that on the first visit because we carry replacement cylinders, finishes, and hardware matched to what Novi subdivisions actually use.
Need a lock installed or rekeyed today? Call (331) 310-8471. The dispatcher gives you a firm price on the phone. Haven Standard Clause 1: the price on the phone is the price on the invoice.
Why Novak Lock & Security Is Novi’s Preferred Lock Installation & Rekey Company
Daniel Novak founded this company in 2002 with a single rule: write the price down before anyone touches a lock. That rule still governs every job, and it matters more in a city like Novi, where homeowners have the budget for premium hardware and expect the bill to match the quote. Our Lock Installation & Rekey team works exclusively with background-checked, uniformed technicians. At the end of every visit, you get a documented photo record showing what was installed, what was replaced, and the condition we found things in.
Novi customers tell us the same thing: they called because the price was visible on the phone, and they stayed because the work matched the quote. Our dispatchers answer live, 24/7. No voicemail queue. No callback window. If you’re locked out of a Beckenham colonial at midnight because a garage service door frame warped in a freeze, a person picks up on the first ring.
Because this city is dominated by HOA-governed communities like Beckenham, Brookfield, and West Park, we also do a lot of work that requires coordination with property management companies. We don’t cut keys for whoever asks. We verify authority to order the work, document it, and key the system so the HOA board, not individual residents, controls who can access amenity doors. That is a different skill set than a retail-store locksmith has.
Every job carries the 365-Day Done Right Promise: if it’s not right, we make it right. On any lock install, rekey, or emergency call in Novi. No fine print.
Our Lock Installation & Rekey Services in Novi
Smart Lock Installation
Smart lock installation in Novi runs $180 to $420 per door, including programming and a walkthrough of the app. Most of the 1990s brick-front colonials we work on were built before smart deadbolts existed, so the existing bore and strike often need modification. We replace the strike plate with a reinforced version, adjust the door alignment, and mount the lock so the motor isn’t fighting a binding latch. Schlage Encode, Kwikset Halo, and Yale Assure are the three we install most on Novi homes.
The garage service door matters here more than anywhere else. Most Novi residents enter through the attached two- or three-car garage, not the front door. If you upgrade one lock, start there. We tell every customer this, even when the front door is the one they originally called about.
Keyless Entry
Keyless entry installation in Novi costs $150 to $350 per door for a quality keypad or touchscreen deadbolt. We recommend models with a physical key override, because southeast-Michigan winter temperatures can drain keypad batteries faster than the manufacturer’s rating suggests. A keypad that goes dead at -10°F is an avoidable lockout.
For HOA amenity buildings, we lean toward commercial keyless systems with audit trails, so the property manager can see who accessed the pool house door and when. That matters when a board changes over and access disputes come up months later.
Keypad Lock
Keypad lock installation in Novi runs $140 to $300 per opening, including programming for multiple user codes. For families in subdivisions like Brookfield, the practical benefit is simple: kids come home through the garage door, and a keypad means no lost house keys between school and practice.
We stock keypad deadbolts in the finishes Novi HOAs commonly specify: satin nickel, oil-rubbed bronze, and aged brass. If your HOA’s architectural guidelines require a specific finish on all exterior hardware, we match it so you don’t fail an annual review.
Biometric Lock
Biometric lock installation in Novi costs $300 to $600 per door. These are fingerprint-reading locks, and they are not for everyone. In unconditioned garage entries where winter cold and summer humidity swing wide, fingerprint sensors can misread. We’ll tell you straight if a quality keypad deadbolt is the better call for your specific entry. When a biometric lock is the right fit, we install it with a mechanical key override as standard.
The high-security cylinder options, Medeco, Mul-T-Lock, and Abloy, add $150 to $300 per lock body on top of the install labor. Those cylinders cannot be picked or bumped by standard tools, and the keys can only be duplicated with a signed authorization card. For Novi homeowners who keep valuables or have had a recent break-in scare, this is the upgrade we recommend most.
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 Novi
We install and service the full security spectrum, from entry-grade Schlage and Kwikset to high-security Medeco, Mul-T-Lock, and Abloy. Baldwin gets called for often in Novi’s upscale subdivisions, where homeowners want a mortise lock that looks like their front door’s architecture instead of a generic deadbolt. We also work on Sargent commercial hardware, common in the Class-A office parks along the I-96/M-5 corridor. Our vans carry enough local stock to complete most lock installation and rekey jobs in Novi the same day. No “we’ll order that part and come back next week” unless it’s a restricted keyway that legally requires factory ordering.
Common Lock Installation & Rekey Problems We See in Novi Homes
- Seized front-door deadbolts on houses where everyone enters through the garage. Novi residents park in attached garages and walk straight into the kitchen or mudroom. The front door deadbolt goes months without turning. Repeated freeze-thaw cycles then seize the cylinder internally. A rekey order often becomes a cylinder replacement because the old pins are fused to the housing.
- Warped aluminum door frames on attached garages. Southeast Michigan winters expand and contract aluminum frames on garage service doors. The deadbolt stops throwing cleanly. The fix is rarely just a new lock; it’s realigning or replacing the frame-side strike, which we handle on the first visit.
- HOA amenity doors rekeyed with mismatched hardware. A pool house or clubhouse door gets rekeyed by a locksmith who shows up with whatever deadbolt is on the truck. Then the board notices the finish doesn’t match the community standard and calls us to redo it. We ask about finish and brand spec before we dispatch, not after.
- 1990s builder-grade Kwikset locks reaching the end of life simultaneously. Novi’s boom-era construction means hundreds of homes in the same subdivision carry the same Kwikset pin-and-tumbler deadbolts, all installed within a few years of each other. Those cylinders wear out, tailpieces snap, and smart-lock retrofits reveal doors that were never prepped at modern backset specs. Most calls in this city now go beyond a basic rekey into replacement territory.
Pricing for Lock Installation & Rekey in Novi, MI
Here’s what our Novi customers actually pay:
- Standard rekey, per cylinder: $35 to $55 (labor included, quote in writing first)
- Rekey entire home (3 to 4 locks, keyed alike to one key): $110 to $190
- New deadbolt install, standard Schlage or Kwikset: $120 to $200 per door including hardware
- Smart lock or keypad deadbolt install: $180 to $420 per door depending on model
- High-security cylinder upgrade (Medeco, Mul-T-Lock, Abloy): $150 to $300 per lock body additional
- Key duplication, standard key: $4 to $9
- Key duplication, restricted or high-security key: $25 to $60 with authorization card
The exact price depends on your existing hardware and what you want installed. What it never depends on is our mood at the door. The number quoted on the phone is the number on the invoice, full stop. That’s been the rule since 2002 and it applies to every lock installation and rekey job in Novi. Call (331) 310-8471 for a free estimate before any technician is dispatched.
HOA and Community-Standard Work in Novi
Novi has dozens of HOA-governed communities. Beckenham, Brookfield, West Park, and many others maintain amenity buildings: pool houses, clubhouses, fitness centers, and private gate posts. Those doors require something a basic rekey doesn’t provide: key control. When a board changes over, the new board can’t just trust that no former member kept a copy of the pool house key. The correct move is a rekey to a restricted keyway, where duplicate keys require a signed authorization from the management company. We install Medeco and Mul-T-Lock restricted cylinders on amenity doors throughout Novi for exactly this reason.
In Beckenham, our crew rekeyed the clubhouse and pool house mortise locks on the HOA’s spring turnover schedule, then installed matching Schlage Encode smart locks on all amenity doors so the management company could revoke keypad codes remotely instead of cutting new keys for every board change. We keyed the onsite manager’s master key system to a restricted keyway to keep key control in the management company’s hands. That is how HOA work should be handled in Novi, and it is the work we do most weeks between April and June.
If your community’s amenity doors are on an annual rekey cycle, schedule now. The HOA board turnover window in Novi is predictable. Our calendar fills for this work every spring. Call (331) 310-8471 and we’ll put your property on the schedule with a written scope and a flat per-door price.
We Also Serve Cities Near Novi
Our crews work throughout the western Oakland County and western Wayne County suburbs. If you’re searching for Lock Installation & Rekey in Novi but live just over the border, we cover Canton, Livonia, Southfield, and Westland on the same written-quote terms. The pricing on this page applies to our metro service area.
Serving Novi, MI - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Novi 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 Novi
Many do. Novi HOA-governed communities like Beckenham, Brookfield, and West Park maintain written architectural standards that specify exterior hardware finish, brand, and sometimes even the lock model. Before we dispatch to an amenity building, we ask for the HOA’s spec sheet or confirm it with the management company. We then match the finish and hardware so the board doesn’t fail an annual review or pay for a redo. Call (331) 310-8471 with your HOA’s requirements, and we’ll give you a written price for compliant hardware before anyone arrives.
We rekey to a restricted keyway, which means future duplicate keys can only be cut with a signed authorization card from the management company or board president. We document who holds every key, key the system so the master works across all amenity doors, and hand the management company a written record of the new key hierarchy. No keys get cut for individual residents who just ask. That’s the whole point of key control. For exact pricing per cylinder, call (331) 310-8471.
This is the single most common call we get in Novi’s 1990s subdivisions. You enter through the attached garage, so the front door deadbolt sits unused for months. Southeast Michigan’s freeze-thaw cycles then seize the cylinder internals. Often the cylinder is too corroded to rekey and must be replaced first. We carry replacement cylinders matched to your existing finish, so the repair and rekey happen on the same visit. Schedule it at (331) 310-8471.
Yes, with a qualification. Many Novi HOA gates and amenity doors use commercial access control, not residential smart locks. We install smart locks that integrate with the most common systems Novi management companies run, but we won’t sell you hardware that fights your HOA’s existing platform. If the integration isn’t clean, we tell you so and propose the option that keeps both your door and the HOA’s key control intact. Call (331) 310-8471 with the name of the system your community uses, and we’ll tell you in one call what works.
In most cases we recommend replacing the original Kwikset builder locks rather than just rekeying them. Novi’s homes from the 1988 to 2008 build-out carried the same entry-grade hardware, and that hardware is now 15 to 35 years old across the entire subdivision simultaneously. The cylinders wear out, the tailpieces snap, and the strike plates are thin. Rekeying a worn-out lock is a short-term patch. A replacement deadbolt with a reinforced strike gives you a lock that will actually resist a forced entry. We quote both options in writing so you can compare numbers. Call (331) 310-8471 for the exact cost on your specific doors.
Written by Daniel Novak, Owner at Novak Lock & Security, serving Novi since 2002.
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