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 Bonita Springs
Most lock failures in Bonita Springs follow a seasonal pattern we’ve tracked for over two decades: a snowbird owner closes up the house in April, flies north, and returns in late October to a deadbolt that won’t turn or a key that snaps in the cylinder. The lock didn’t break randomly. Salt air, five months of Gulf humidity, and door framing that swells through the summer are doing the damage. Our Lock Installation & Rekey crews serve Bonita Springs from Pelican Landing to Bonita Bay and every gated community in between. Call (331) 310-8471 and a live person answers, 24/7.
Why Novak Lock & Security Is Bonita Springs’s Preferred Lock Installation & Rekey Company
Since 2002, we’ve installed or serviced more than 60,000 locks, keys, and access systems. Every job in Bonita Springs starts with a written price quoted on the phone, before a technician is dispatched. That price does not change at the door. It’s Haven Standard Clause 1, and it’s been company policy from the beginning. Daniel Novak built the business on that rule, and it is the single biggest reason Bonita Springs homeowners keep our number saved after the first visit.
The work we do in Bonita Springs is specific. We service multi-point mortise locks on hurricane-rated doors, re-key Euro-profile cylinders that standard kits can’t touch, and realign deadbolts thrown off by swollen door frames in concrete-block construction. Background-checked, uniformed technicians document every step with photos and leave you a written record before they leave. That’s not an upgrade. It’s standard procedure under The Haven Standard.
We answer the phone. No voicemail queue, no automated system. When your key won’t turn at 9 p.m. on a Tuesday in October because the cylinder seized while the house sat empty, you get a live dispatcher in seconds. That matters in Bonita Springs, where the seasonal return every late October pushes demand through the roof and the shops that don’t answer lose their place in line fast.
Our Lock Installation & Rekey Services in Bonita Springs
Smart Lock Installation
Smart locks on Bonita Springs doors need more than a screwdriver and a Wi-Fi password. The salt air off the Gulf corrodes battery contacts and internal electronics faster on west-facing properties along the water. We install smart locks rated for coastal humidity, wire them to your existing multi-point mortise hardware where possible, and program keypad codes before we leave. Typical smart lock installation in Bonita Springs runs $180-$320 per lock, depending on the hardware and whether we need to modify the existing strike or door prep. The price is quoted in writing on the phone, before we dispatch.
Keyless Entry
Keyless entry makes sense for seasonal homes. No more hiding keys under the lanai planter or mailing spares to property managers. We install keypad and app-controlled access across Bonita Springs, from single-family homes in Palmira to condos near downtown. If you’re renting through a platform in the high season, we can set up rotating guest codes that expire on the day your renter checks out. Keyless entry installation starts around $150-$280 per opening, and the full scope is on the invoice before work begins.
Keypad Lock
Keypad locks are the workhorse of Bonita Springs vacation rentals and snowbird homes. The models we install most often are Baldwin and Yale keypad deadbolts, chosen because their internal mechanisms tolerate humidity better than cheaper residential hardware. A keypad deadbolt in Bonita Springs runs $160-$300 installed, including programming and a walkthrough of the code management functions. Buy a new snowbird place near Estero Bay? We’ll rekey the old locks and have a matching keypad code set for you the same afternoon.
Biometric Lock
Biometric locks read a fingerprint, and they fail fast in salty, humid air if the sensor isn’t rated for coastal conditions. We install biometric hardware where it makes practical sense: interior access doors, gun safes, and secondary entry points that need tight access control. Bonita Springs pricing for biometric lock installation typically runs $250-$450 per unit. We’ll tell you honestly whether a biometric lock fits your door and your use case, or whether a high-security keypad does the job better for less.
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 Bonita Springs
We’re factory-authorized on Medeco, Mul-T-Lock, Abloy, Baldwin, and Schlage. In Bonita Springs, that matters more than you might think. The gated communities along Bonita Bay Drive and in Pelican Landing lean heavily on Baldwin mortise systems and Mul-T-Lock high-security cylinders. We stock the parts for those systems locally, which means a seized cylinder or a broken tailpiece doesn’t mean waiting on a shipped part. If your locks are Sargent on an HOA-maintained building, we handle those too.
Common Lock Installation & Rekey Problems We See in Bonita Springs Homes
- Seized cylinders on seasonal homes. A deadbolt that worked fine in April sits untouched through five months of 90-percent humidity and salt air, and the brass pins inside the cylinder develop corrosion. The key won’t turn, or it turns and nothing throws. Standard WD-40 blasts don’t fix this; the cylinder typically needs removal, cleaning or replacement, and rekeying to a new cut key.
- Swollen door frames that knock strike plates out of alignment. Even post-1990s concrete block homes in Bonita Springs have wood framing around entry doors. Humidity swells that wood, the strike plate shifts, and the deadbolt no longer lines up with its hole. The lock is not the problem, but it looks like it is. We remove the strike, reposition it, and fasten it with longer screws that bite into the block underneath.
- Multi-point mortise locks that won’t throw all bolts. Hurricane-rated steel and fiberglass entries across Bonita Springs’ gated communities use multi-point locking: three or five bolts, one handle, Euro-profile cylinders. When one bolt jams, the whole mechanism binds. Standard rekeying kits can’t service these cylinders. Our techs carry the Euro-profile pinning and key blanks these systems need.
- Post-Hurricane Ian mismatched hardware. Hurricane Ian damaged thousands of doors across Bonita Springs in September 2022. Rebuilds often paired a new smart lock on the front door with old Schlage or Kwikset deadbolts on side and garage entries. The result is three different keys and no coherent key control. We rekey everything to one key, or install matching hardware so every opening works from a single cut.
Pricing for Lock Installation & Rekey in Bonita Springs, FL
Rekeying a standard deadbolt or knob in Bonita Springs typically runs $25-$40 per cylinder, plus a service fee. Rekeying a multi-point mortise lock runs $75-$140 per door because of the Euro-profile cylinder and the additional labor to remove, pin, and reinstall it. Key duplication starts at $3-$10 per key depending on the blank. Smart lock installation starts around $150 and goes up to $450 for high-security biometric or Mul-T-Lock hardware. Every price is quoted in writing before we dispatch, and the technician is not permitted to change it on arrival. No call-out surcharge added at the door. Bring us a competitor’s written quote and we’ll review it at no charge.
We Also Serve Cities Near Bonita Springs
Our Bonita Springs crews cover neighboring communities including Estero, Lehigh Acres, Fort Myers, and Cape Coral. Response times vary by distance, but the written-price policy is the same from Golden Gate to Gateway.
Serving Bonita Springs, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Bonita Springs 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 Bonita Springs
Salt-laden air off the Gulf of Mexico gets inside the cylinder and corrodes the brass pins, especially on west-facing doors with direct Gulf exposure. Five months of sitting in 90-percent humidity is enough to bond pins to the cylinder walls so the key won’t turn. The fix is removing the cylinder, cleaning or replacing it, and rekeying it to a fresh cut key. Call (331) 310-8471 and we’ll walk through what you’re seeing before we ever dispatch a truck.
Yes. Multi-point mortise locks use Euro-profile cylinders, not the standard American tailpieces you find on pin-and-tumbler deadbolts. Our techs carry the Euro-profile key blanks and pinning kits these systems require. We remove the cylinder from the mortise body, re-pin it, cut new keys, and reinstall it. The door, the hinges, and the multi-point mechanism stay intact. The price is quoted in writing on the phone, before anyone arrives.
That’s almost always a strike plate alignment problem, not a lock failure. The wood framing around the door swelled through the summer humidity, the strike plate shifted a few millimeters, and the bolt can’t find its hole. We reposition the strike and fasten it with longer screws that bite into the concrete block behind the wood. The deadbolt throws correctly again. Call us at (331) 310-8471 and a live dispatcher will schedule a time that works for you.
Most full-home rekeys are done the same day or next morning. If you closed on a house in Bonita Bay or Pelican Landing and want every key changed before the sellers can return with an old copy, that’s a standard job for us. We show up with a written scope, re-key every cylinder to one new key, cut the copies you need, and leave you a documented photo record before we pull out of the driveway. The price is firm from the initial phone call.
Yes. We stock Baldwin and Yale smart locks built with corrosion-resistant internal components and sealed battery compartments, which hold up significantly better on coastal properties than entry-grade residential hardware. For the highest security, Mul-T-Lock smart and high-security cylinders pair with keypad and app control for true keyless access. Bonita Springs smart lock installation runs $180-$320 per lock, quoted in writing before we start. Call (331) 310-8471 for an exact quote and a straight answer on what your door actually needs.
Serving Bonita Springs, FL
Bonita Springs is a seasonal-resident market like few others. Homes in Bonita Bay, Pelican Landing, and the gated communities along Imperial Parkway sit empty through the Gulf summer, and every October brings the same wave of seized cylinders, snapped keys, and deadbolts that won’t throw. That cycle means our dispatchers know exactly what you’re describing before you finish the sentence, and our techs arrive with the parts to fix it. If you need Lock Installation & Rekey help anywhere across Bonita Springs, call (331) 310-8471. Estimates are free, and the price you hear on the phone is the price on your invoice.
Written by Daniel Novak, Owner at Novak Lock & Security, serving Bonita Springs and the Southwest Florida Gulf Coast since 2002.