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 Redford
Lock installation and rekeying in Redford typically runs $85-$275 depending on the hardware grade and cylinder type, and most residential jobs are completed the same day. If you’re in Redford Township, between Beech Daly and Inkster Road, we’ll have a background-checked, uniformed technician at your door within the hour on emergency calls. Our crews know the brick ranches and Cape Cods of this township the way only people who work them every week can. Call (331) 310-8471 for a firm price before anyone rolls a truck.
When you call, a live person answers. Not a voicemail queue, not a chatbot. You’ll get a written price on the phone, and that price is the price on the invoice. Haven Standard Clause 1 has governed every job we’ve done in Redford since before most of the township’s current residents bought their homes.
Key takeaways:
- Rekeying a standard Redford deadbolt typically runs $95-$160 per cylinder, quoted in writing before we start.
- Landlord rekeys between tenants are one of our highest-volume call types in Redford Township, and we quote per-lock flat pricing for multi-tenant buildings.
- Redford’s freeze-thaw cycles misalign deadbolt strikes on original wooden door frames every winter. We realign before we replace.
- We install smart locks, keypads, and keyless entry on rental doors without drilling into the freeholder’s door or frame.
Why Novak Lock & Security Is Redford’s Preferred Lock Installation & Rekey Company
Lock Installation & Rekey is the core of what our team does day in and day out, and Redford Township has been a steady part of that workload for years. We’re not a call center farming jobs to whichever subcontractor picks up. Daniel Novak owns and runs this company, and the technician who shows up in Redford works to The Haven Standard, the same documented quality framework applied across all ten Haven brands.
Since 2002, we’ve installed or serviced more than 60,000 locks, keys, and systems. Every single one started with a written price and ended with a documented photo record the customer kept. That’s not a marketing line. It’s a procedure. When you hire us for a rekey on a brick ranch off Five Points Road or a smart lock install in a condo near Grand River and Beech Daly, you get the same written scope, the same photo documentation, and the same 365-Day Done Right Promise: if it’s not done right, we make it right.
We stock parts for the hardware Redford actually has on its doors. That means Kwikset and Schlage cylinders in standard and 2-3/4″ backset configurations, yes, but also the retrofit kits and strike plates needed when a 1950s steel-clad door has been swapped piecemeal and nothing lines up the way the original spec said it would. Out-of-town techs get surprised by Redford doors. We’ve already seen the door you’re describing before you finish describing it.
Our Lock Installation & Rekey Services in Redford
Redford’s housing stock demands a specific set of skills. The township’s post-WWII boom left block after block of brick ranch and Cape Cod homes, and many still carry factory-installed Kwikset or Schlage locksets from the Truman and Eisenhower administrations. Those cylinders are often corroded past the point where rekeying makes sense. We’ll tell you that plainly and give you the replacement price in writing before we turn a single screw.
Smart Lock Installation
On Redford apartments and condos where the freeholder owns the door, smart lock installation has to be non-destructive. We install Yale, Schlage, and Baldwin smart locks on existing deadbolt preps without drilling new holes in the door or frame, and we document the existing condition with photos before we start, so the freeholder gets a clean record. Most Redford smart lock installs run $225-$420 including the hardware, and the price is firm before we arrive.
Keyless Entry
Keyless entry systems work particularly well for Redford’s multi-unit buildings, where a landlord resetting a code is faster and cheaper than rekeying a cylinder every time a tenant turns over. We install keypad deadbolts and lever locks on rental unit doors plus common-area entries, and we walk the building owner through code management after the install. A keyless deadbolt on a Redford rental door typically runs $180-$350 installed, depending on brand and grade.
Keypad Lock
For Redford homeowners with an original wooden entry door, keypad lock installation usually requires a backset measurement before we recommend a unit. Those 1950s doors often have non-standard preps, and the wrong keypad won’t seat correctly. We measure first, quote second, and install third. Keypad deadbolt installation in Redford typically runs $165-$320 for the lock plus installation labor, all in writing.
Biometric Lock
Biometric locks are a growing request in Redford, particularly for home offices, gun safes, and rental units where an owner wants an audit trail. They cost more, and we’ll tell you honestly whether a fingerprint reader makes sense for your specific door before you spend the money. Biometric deadbolt installation on a Redford home typically runs $280-$520 including hardware, and we won’t sell you a unit that won’t survive a Metro Detroit winter on an uninsulated entry.
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 Redford
We’re factory-authorized on premium lock hardware including Medeco, Mul-T-Lock, Abloy, Baldwin, and Schlage, and we service the full range from entry-grade Kwikset up through high-security cylinders. For Redford customers, that means we stock the parts needed for same-day rekeys and replacements, not a 3-day special order. If you have a Mul-T-Lock or Sargent cylinder on your Redford rental and need a key or a rekey, we quote it per cylinder in writing and we don’t charge a call-out fee on top of the quoted price.
Common Lock Installation & Rekey Problems We See in Redford Homes
- Corroded 60-year-old cylinders that can’t be rekeyed. Original Kwikset and Schlage locksets in Redford’s brick ranches often have pins and springs so corroded that a new key works once and jams on the second turn. Rekeying a cylinder with degraded internals is throwing good money after bad. We’ll show you the condition of the pins before recommending a cylinder replacement.
- Mismatched backset measurements on replaced doors. Many Redford homes had their original hollow-core steel-clad entry doors replaced with non-standard widths over the decades. A lock prepped for a 2-3/4″ backset won’t seat on a 2-3/8″ door prep, and forcing it strips the screw holes in the metal skin. Our techs measure before pulling anything off the truck.
- Freeze-thaw racking that throws deadbolts out of alignment. Redford’s original wooden door frames shift every winter as temperatures swing across freezing dozens of times. The deadbolt binds, the tenant calls it broken, and the real issue is the strike plate. We realign the strike before replacing hardware, and we tell you if the frame needs a longer-term fix.
- Handyman rekeys that fail mid-lease. We regularly follow behind handyman work in Redford where the rekey was done on a worn cylinder and the lock jammed within a week. The fix is a full cylinder replacement, quoted per lock, with a written record for the landlord’s file.
Pricing for Lock Installation & Rekey in Redford, MI
Here’s what Redford homeowners and landlords should expect to pay, in real dollars, before anyone starts a job:
- Standard deadbolt rekey: $95-$160 per cylinder
- High-security cylinder rekey (Medeco, Mul-T-Lock): $145-$230 per cylinder
- New deadbolt installation (standard Kwikset/Schlage): $165-$285 including the lock
- Smart lock or keypad deadbolt installation: $180-$420 depending on brand and door prep
- Biometric lock installation: $280-$520 including hardware
- Key duplication: $4-$25 depending on blank type and keyway
Those are the ranges we quote in Redford. The price you’re quoted on the phone is the price on the invoice, full stop. We don’t charge a call-out surcharge on arrival and we don’t bait with a teaser figure. If you have a written estimate from another shop, bring it to us and we’ll review it at no charge. Call (331) 310-8471 for a free estimate on any lock installation or rekey in Redford.
We Also Serve Cities Near Redford
Our Lock Installation & Rekey in Redford work regularly takes our crews into the surrounding first-ring suburbs, including Livonia, Westland, Southfield, and Dearborn. If you own rental property across multiple Wayne County townships, one call covers the schedule, one written scope covers the pricing, and one photo record covers the documentation for every unit.
Serving Redford, MI - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Redford 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 Redford
Redford Township carries one of the higher renter-occupied housing rates among Wayne County’s first-ring suburbs, and landlord rekeys between tenants are a recurring, high-volume call type here that simply doesn’t exist at the same scale in owner-occupied Livonia. When every tenant turnover means a former tenant potentially still holds a key, rekeying is the only way to reset building security. We quote flat per-lock pricing for multi-tenant buildings in Redford and provide a written record for the landlord after every rekey. Call (331) 310-8471 to get a per-lock quote for your Redford rental property.
Usually no. Metro Detroit’s freeze-thaw cycles, with temperatures swinging across 32°F dozens of times each winter, cause Redford’s aging wooden door frames to rack and shift seasonally, which throws deadbolt strikes out of alignment. The lock mechanism itself is often fine. We realign the strike plate first and only replace hardware if the lock is genuinely worn. A strike realignment on a Redford home typically runs $75-$120 if no parts are needed. Call (331) 310-8471 and describe what the deadbolt does when it binds, and we’ll tell you what we think before we schedule.
Yes. We install smart locks on Redford rental doors using the existing deadbolt prep whenever possible, which means no new holes in the freeholder’s door or frame. Before we install, we photograph the existing door condition and the existing hardware, and that photo record is included with the written scope we leave with you and the freeholder. A non-destructive smart lock install on a Redford apartment door typically runs $225-$400 depending on the hardware. Call (331) 310-8471 to walk through which smart locks fit a standard 2-1/8″ prep.
If the original Kwikset or Schlage cylinders are still functioning smoothly, rekeying is the cheaper option at $95-$160 per cylinder. But many original locks in Redford’s brick ranches have pins and springs corroded past the point where a rekey will hold, and we’ll show you the internal condition before recommending anything. If replacement is the right call, a new deadbolt installed on a standard prep runs $165-$285 including the lock, and we’ll measure for backset before we quote. Call (331) 310-8471 and we’ll give you a written price either way.
In most cases, we pick the lock open without damaging the cylinder or the door, then rekey the cylinder to a new key so the lost key no longer works. On Redford’s original steel-clad and wooden entry doors, drilling is almost never necessary, and we won’t do it unless you specifically authorize it after seeing a written scope. A lockout plus rekey on a Redford rental typically runs $135-$230 total, and the freeholder gets a documented photo record showing the door was opened without damage. Call (331) 310-8471 day or night, and a live person will answer.
Written by Daniel Novak, Owner at Novak Lock & Security, serving Redford Township with documented, written-price lock installation and rekeying since 2002.