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 The Colony
Lock installation and rekeying in The Colony costs between $85 and $240 for a standard deadbolt or knobset rekey, and $175 to $450 for new hardware installation, quoted in writing before we start. That is the number you get on the phone, and it is the number on the invoice. We serve every corner of The Colony, from the 1980s subdivisions along North Colony Boulevard to the condos and retail suites around Grandscape, usually within 45 to 60 minutes for residential calls. Call (331) 310-8471 and a live person answers, not a voicemail queue.
Daniel Novak founded Novak Lock & Security on a single rule in 2002: the price quoted before dispatch is contractually the final price. Haven Standard Clause 1. No technician has ever been permitted to change that number at a door in The Colony. We have installed, rekeyed, and serviced over 60,000 locks and systems across North Texas since then, and every job in The Colony ends with a documented photo record left with the customer.
Why Novak Lock & Security Is The Colony’s Preferred Lock Installation & Rekey Company
The Colony’s locksmith market has a sharp split that most companies miss. The 1980s and 1990s planned-subdivision tract homes south and west of Main Street share identical builder-grade Kwikset and Schlage hardware, and those locks are now 30 to 40 years old. When they fail, they fail in clusters: three houses on a single block off Paige Road will call about deadbolts that stopped throwing within the same year. Meanwhile, the Grandscape entertainment district anchored by Nebraska Furniture Mart generates commercial rekeying, access control, and master-key system demand that no directly neighboring suburb touches.
That bifurcation means a locksmith serving The Colony needs two different tool kits, two different parts inventories, and the judgment to know which one a call requires. Our Lock Installation & Rekey team keeps strike plate relocation kits, 3-inch hinge screws, and fresh Schlage keyways on every The Colony truck, because those are the first-call items that solve the majority of residential failures here.
We know the difference between a dead bolt and a drifted strike plate, and we will say which one we found. No upsell, no fictional broken part. If your lock is fine and the frame has shifted, we will adjust the strike and tell you exactly what we did.
Our Lock Installation & Rekey Services in The Colony
Smart Lock Installation
Smart lock installation in The Colony runs $220 to $480 for most models, including the lock, labor, and configuration to your phone or keypad. We install Schlage Encode, Kwikset Halo, Yale Assure, and August locks on The Colony front doors daily, including the 1980s entry doors with black-clay frame drift that many homeowners assume cannot hold a smart deadbolt. The lock is not the problem. The alignment is. We correct the strike and hinge geometry first, then mount the smart lock so the bolt travels cleanly, which is what prevents motor strain and battery drain down the road.
Keyless Entry
Keyless entry installation in The Colony typically costs $200 to $420 per door, written before we begin. For The Colony residents this usually means a keypad deadbolt with a mechanical key override, which makes sense for families managing kids, dog walkers, or cleaners. We explain the override keyway matter plainly: a keypad deadbolt still has a cylinder, and if it is a builder-grade Kwikset keyway, the keypad does nothing to stop a bump key. We rekey that override cylinder to a restricted keyway if you want the electronic convenience without the mechanical vulnerability.
Keypad Lock Installation
Keypad lock installation in The Colony runs $180 to $380, and the work is straightforward: remove the existing deadbolt, confirm the bore and backset match the new unit, and install. On The Colony’s 1980s and 1990s doors the bore is almost always standard 2-1/8 inches, but the strike alignment is the variable. We install the keypad, test the bolt throw with the door open and closed, and adjust the strike if the frame has drifted from clay movement. You get a photo record of the finished install and the written warranty before we leave.
Biometric Lock Installation
Biometric lock installation in The Colony costs $280 to $600 depending on the model and whether we are integrating it with an existing smart home hub. For most The Colony homeowners, a fingerprint deadbolt makes sense on a side door, garage entry, or a home office where controlled access matters. We install and calibrate the fingerprint reader, enroll your prints, and show you the manual override before we consider the job done. One caveat we always give: biometrics fail dirty. If your hands are wet, muddy, or greased from a Grandscape shift, the scanner may reject you. That is what the keypad or mechanical key on the same lock is for.
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 The Colony
We are factory-authorized on Schlage, Baldwin, Mul-T-Lock, Abloy, and Sargent. In plain terms: we can install, rekey, and repair everything from an entry-grade Kwikset knobset to a Mul-T-Lock high-security cylinder that cannot be picked or bumped by standard tools. Our The Colony trucks stock Schlage keyways, Baldwin trim kits, and Sargent commercial mortise parts locally, so most residential and light commercial jobs here get finished the same day. If you bought a Baldwin front entry set and a locksmith told you it was too complicated to rekey, that was not a locksmith.
Common Lock Installation & Rekey Problems We See in The Colony Homes
- Deadbolts that bind from black clay frame drift. The Colony sits on expansive clay that shrinks in July drought and swells after October rain. Door frames move. A deadbolt that will not throw is usually a strike plate that has drifted a quarter-inch out of alignment, not a dead lock. We carry strike relocation kits and longer screws because this call is routine here.
- Entire 1980s subdivisions hitting hardware end-of-life simultaneously. The planned-community build-out means hundreds of homes share the same generation of builder-grade Kwikset and Schlage. When we rekey one house off South Colony Boulevard, we often get calls from three neighbors within the same month. The hardware wears out on a schedule, not randomly.
- Apartment and condo residents rekeying common-area doors with big-box cylinders. This is a building-wide problem in The Colony’s multi-tenant properties. A cheap cylinder with an unrestricted keyway means residents get keys copied at any hardware counter, and the HOA loses key control. We rekey common doors to restricted keyways where the blanks are controlled, so no one duplicates a key without board approval.
- Grandscape-area retail suites delaying rekey after staff turnover. Three manager changes in a year means a dozen unknown key copies floating around a suite or a back-of-house corridor. We rekey multi-entry retail and restaurant spaces in the Grandscape district with flat per-lock pricing and a written scope, and we schedule the work around business hours so a lunch shift never notices we were there.
Key takeaways:
- A “broken” deadbolt in an older The Colony subdivision is often a drifted strike plate, fixable in minutes without replacing the lock.
- Restricted keyways matter for The Colony HOAs and apartment owners: they prevent unauthorized key duplication.
- Grandscape retail rekeying requires scheduled, scoped work, not dispatch-and-hope service.
- We quote firm prices on the phone, in writing, before anyone drives to your The Colony address.
Pricing for Lock Installation & Rekey in The Colony, TX
What affects the price: the type of cylinder, the number of locks on one keyway, whether the door frame needs strike adjustment, and whether you want standard Schlage keyways or restricted high-security blanks from Mul-T-Lock or Abloy. We will not quote you a teaser number and add a call-out surcharge on arrival. That rule has been in place since 2002 and it is non-negotiable. Call (331) 310-8471 and the dispatcher gives you the full price before anyone gets in a van.
We Also Serve Cities Near The Colony
Our crews dispatch to The Colony and the surrounding North Texas suburbs daily. If you are just outside city limits, we serve Lock Installation & Rekey in The Colony and reach Little Elm, Lewisville, Carrollton, and Plano with the same written-price rule and the same documented photo record. Same firm pricing, same 365-Day Done Right Promise.
Serving The Colony, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the The Colony 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 The Colony
You check the strike plate first. If the deadbolt throws cleanly with the door open but binds or will not throw with the door closed, the frame has likely drifted. In The Colony, the black clay soil makes this the single most common lock call we run. We relocate the strike and swap in longer hinge screws for $85 to $150 in most cases. A real deadbolt failure, meaning a broken tailpiece or worn cylinder, is different, and we will tell you which one we found before we touch a tool. Call (331) 310-8471 and describe what the bolt does; our dispatcher will give you a firm range right then.
Yes. We rekey multiple deadbolts and knobsets in The Colony apartment and condo properties to a single restricted keyway on one service visit. Restricted keyways, like Mul-T-Lock or Abloy, use controlled blanks that cannot be duplicated at a hardware counter or a big-box kiosk. We provide the HOA or property manager with a written key audit: how many keys exist, who signed for them, and the serialized blank numbers. Per-lock rekey pricing runs $18 to $35 per cylinder on multi-unit The Colony jobs, quoted in a written scope before we schedule.
A mortise lock body is a cassette that slides into a pocket cut into the door edge, rather than a bored cylinder. The Colony’s 1990s tract homes occasionally have mortise entry sets, often Baldwin or an older Schlage, and they require removing the lock body, not just the cylinder. We service and rekey these on-site, and we stock Baldwin and Sargent mortise parts locally. The rekey itself costs $25 to $45 per mortise cylinder, and if the lock body is worn, we will show you the wear and quote the replacement before doing it.
After any manager departure or lost key report, you should rekey every exterior and interior door that the departing employee could have accessed. For a Grandscape retail or restaurant suite, that usually means three to eight cylinders. We schedule The Colony commercial rekeying before open or after close, work from a written scope, and charge a flat per-lock price that does not change at the door. Most Grandscape-area suites we service get rekeyed in under two hours. Call (331) 310-8471 for a per-lock quote and a scheduled time.
Yes, and this is a routine job for us. We correct the alignment first: relocate the strike plate, replace hinge screws with longer 3-inch fasteners, and test the bolt travel. Then we mount the smart lock. A smart lock installed on a misaligned frame will burn through batteries and eventually strip the drive motor. On The Colony’s 1980s entry doors, the fix is usually a $45 to $85 strike adjustment added to the smart lock installation, which runs $220 to $480 total. Call (331) 310-8471 and we will quote the full job before we schedule the visit.
For any lock installation or rekeying job in The Colony, from a single deadbolt off South Colony Boulevard to a full restricted-keyway conversion in a Grandscape retail property, call (331) 310-8471. You will get a live person, a firm written price, and a documented record of everything we did. That is how Novak Lock & Security has operated since 2002, and it is how we operate in The Colony today.
Written by Daniel Novak, Owner at Novak Lock & Security, serving The Colony, TX.